Business Development Specialist Job in San Diego, California US
Business Development Specialist
Panasonic's vision of the digital future is driven by the needs and aspirations of our business customers and millions of consumers around the world who use our products everyday. We share their dream to live a fuller life by providing ways of working smarter and enjoying the rewards of technological advances. At Panasonic, our success depends on every single employee's contributions - because the more we grow as individuals, the more we grow as a company. Currently we have an opening for a Business Development Specialist . In this position you will: - Investigate customer's area of interest and check the venders ability to work with us for business development - Provide basic marketing functions to our customers to identify suitable business development areas - Identify new business opportunities for PPA through the (re)sale of products or services - Work with the customers to provide a valued added service that will generate margins for PPA - Support customer's request for negotiation, problem resolution, and overall business issues - Receive orders from customers - Place orders to venders (domestic or overseas) as necessary to meet customer's delivery requirement - Track order status - confirm and negotiate delivery schedules with venders customers - Arrange import customs clearance (or transshipment) documents for import shipments as required - Coordinate shipment from the vender's facility to PPA's designated warehouse (or customer's location) - Receive goods into inventory (issue Goods Received Note "GRN") - Coordinate delivery instructions with the warehouse based on the customer's required delivery schedule - Prepare delivery order "DO" sheet to the warehouse so they can arrange delivery of the goods - Prepare PITA sales invoice to the customer for the goods delivered - Insure timely collection of account receivables from the customers - Insure timely payment of invoices to the suppliers, freight companies, warehouse companies - Summarize monthly PL and BS figures for each account - Maintain the computer system master data (customer, vender, and product) including price, minimum order quantity, delivery lead time, etc.) Qualifications Include: - Education: BA / BS in International business preferred - Experience: Sales administration, logistic, and international business coordination - Proficiency: Microsoft Office (Windows, Word, Excel, and Outlook). Experience with ERP systems helpful but not a requirement. Computer knowledge is preferable. - Communications: English, Japanese speaking, reading and writing ability required We are committed to creating a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer (m/f/d/v). Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Corporation of North America.
