Japanese Bilingual Sales Assistant

Japanese Bilingual Sales Assistant with Impeccable Attention to Details needed for Japanese Company!!

A Japanese Trading Company is currently looking for a full time, fully onsite  Japanese Bilingual Sales Assistant to join their Schaumburg, IL location.

In this role, you will coordinate customer and supplier transactions, prepare sales documentation, support import/export operations, and provide overall administrative support to the sales team.

DOE and skills, the pay range for this position would be between the 60k-70k mark with amazing benefits.

Your essential duties would be as follows: 

Sales & Administrative Support

・Prepare quotations by translating documents from Japanese to English.

・Create and process purchase orders, invoices, and sales orders.

・Provide day-to-day administrative assistance to the sales team.

Operations & Trade Support

・Coordinate parts procurement with customers and suppliers.

・Prepare import/export documentation, including commercial invoices and customs-related paperwork.

・Assist with occasional shipping activities.

Financial Support

・Record sales transactions and support accounts receivable (AR) collections.

Please consider the following qualifications:

・Languages: Business-level Japanese and English communication skills (written and spoken). Must be able to read inquiries in Japanese and translate them into English.

・Experience:

・General office experience is required.

・Experience in international trade operations is preferred.

・Skills:

・Proficiency with Microsoft Office (including Excel and PowerPoint).

・Strong organizational and time-management skills in a fast-paced environment.