Job Title: Sales / Steel Trader - Japanese speaker, London

Salary: Annual up to £40K Bonus+ travel card up to Zone 4

Location: London

Job status: Permanent

Working hours: 08:45 - 17:00

Start date: ASAP

Responsibilities:

• Market research
• Finding new suppliers and customers
• Negotiating contracts (both internally and with clients)
• Customer service of handling any problems that may arise after a contract is fixed.
• The role naturally requires some travel to the customer’s site, mainly focused on trips in the UK and continental Europe, but may also include travel to Asia the middle east and Africa.
• There will also be a requirement to entertain clients in the evening depending on business needs.

Requirements:

• Able to do business trip
• Fluency in English & Japanese is required. A basic/conversational knowledge of other languages would benefit the application.
• A basic knowledge of IT (especially excel and PowerPoint).
• Numerical reasoning ability.
• Motivated with a passion to develop their skills.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to environments is essential.
• Must be a team player but also able to take the initiative to move on an individual level.
• Able to work under pressure
• Managing time efficiently and prioritising effectively.
• Willing to do attitude
• Valid UK driver's license required

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We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.

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