Account Manager - Beauty Japan

Role Summary

Job Purpose and Impact

The Sales Representative II will lead commercial activities for Cargill's Bioindustrial Beauty & Personal Care business in Japan, focusing on bio-based, plant-derived and sustainable ingredient solutions for cosmetic and personal care applications.

In this role, you will develop and strengthen relationships with strategic customers, identify growth opportunities across existing and new product portfolios, manage distributor partnerships, and provide local market insights to regional and global teams.

As a key commercial representative for the Japan market, you will act as a bridge between customers, local stakeholders and the APAC Beauty organization to help accelerate business growth and strengthen Cargill's presence in Japan's highly sophisticated beauty and personal care industry.

Responsibilities

• Development and delivery of sales proposals and conducting detailed presentations for effective product demonstration.
• Build a business plan for each account developing strong client relationships.
• Plan daily activities, including customer visits and establish quantitative and qualitative objectives to achieve.
• Follow market and competition evolution, relaying information to senior staff.
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 3 years of experience in sales, account management, business development or technical sales.
• Experience in Beauty, Personal Care, Cosmetic Ingredients, Specialty Chemicals or related industries.
• Experience managing B2B customer relationships.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Native-level Japanese and business-level English communication skills

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience selling ingredients, raw materials or functional solutions to cosmetic and personal care manufacturers.
• Experience managing strategic accounts within multinational business environments.
• Knowledge of bio-based, natural, plant-derived or sustainable ingredient solutions.
• Experience collaborating with regional and global stakeholders in a matrix organization.

About the Company

At Cargill our team of 160,000 professionals in 70 countries draws together the worlds of food, agriculture, nutrition and risk management. For more than 150 years, we have helped farmers grow more, connecting them to broader markets. We are continuously developing products that give consumers just what they're seeking, advancing nutrition, food safety and sustainability. And we help our partners innovate and manage risk, so they can nourish the world again tomorrow.

We combine 156 years of experience with new technologies and insights to serve as a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial and industrial customers in more than 125 countries. Side-by-side, we build a stronger, sustainable future for agriculture and help the world thrive.

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