Bilingual Japanese sales assistant
Description
SUMMARY
OF POSITION:
Provides
sales support to contribute to and facilitate the Portland Food & Agriproducts
Department’s ability to meet its sales obligations after contracts have been
negotiated.
ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS:
SALES
SUPPORT
■ Receives and/or processes customer orders
■ Receives, creates and distributes Purchase
Orders, invoices, contracts, sales confirmations, packing lists, certificates
of origins, and other sales documentation. Enters sales information into the
accounting system.
■ Maintains close communication with buyers,
suppliers, freight forwarders, shipping lines, warehouses and brokers via
telephone and e-mail.
■ Coordinates transportation for all inventory
related sales.
■ Conducts collection e-mails and calls when
payments are overdue.
■ Maintains working knowledge of products and
product specifications.
■ Assist the sales manager.
ACCOUNTING
■ Processes accounts payable/receivable in
accounting system.
■ Collects inventory records and processes entry
in the system.