Business Development Manager

Summary

Join Mintel as a Business Development Manager in Tokyo, Japan, and drive sales success for our research tools and services to companies in FMCG, Trading Company, ingredient company professional service industries.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Ability to travel throughout Japan and overseas if required
• 4+ years of proven sales experience
• Strong business development background, with proven success in establishing and expanding client relationships
• Must be a highly motivated individual with a positive, can-do approach to problem-solving

Responsibilities

• Sell the new business and create a strategy to target key clients in FMCG/ Trading Company/ ingredient company professional service in Japan
• Deliver exceptional sales results against target
• Utilize a consultative approach with clients to understand their ambitions and be able to demonstrate how Mintel can support that with a clear ROI
• Travel to clients for face-to-face meetings and manage your territory to the highest standards
• Demonstrate a highly polished, professional and consultative selling style
• Work strategically with the team to start, grow and support all aspects of the business sales cycle
• Gather and relay market feedback information to the sales teams
• Maintain records of all interactions with qualified prospects using our internal tracking database

Benefits

• Culture that supports true collaboration whilst embracing remote working
• Flexi-time working hours (start working between 8:00am and 10:00am)
• Blended (office/home) approach to work
• Approach to personal development where we encourage individuals to grow and share what they’ve learned
• Social events, both within the department and across the company
• Generous annual leave
• Additional one day off to celebrate your birthday
• Membership in Employee Resource Groups (Mintel Diversity, Mintel Wellness and Mintel Gives)
• Giving back is part of our culture with this in mind, Mintel gives employee 2 days leave per year to join local volunteering activity organised by our Mintel Gives (where applicable)
• Mental health and wellbeing support via Modern Health App and Employee Assistance Programme
• Beautifully designed offices to foster collaboration and fun