Job News Jul 06 Japanese Speaking Jobs ================================================================================= david@jac.com.sg yoshida@jac.com.sg ray@jac.com.sg ogura@jac.com.sg kahjin@jac.com.sg Tel: 6224 4185 mira@jac.com.sg www.jac.com.sg ================================================================================= 1) 2) PROCESSING OFFICER (MO) Job Responsibilities Support cash management business for Japan funds transfer products. Handling daily process flows of customers’ payments ensuring timely execution of customers’ instructions. Job Requirements Fluent in Japanese(speak/write) and English PC knowledge-Microsoft Words/Excel Good Communication & Interpersonal skills Some banking experiences will be advantage Location East Salary Negotiable SALES ENGINEER (MO) Job Responsibilities Job Requirements Provide sales support to customers in Asian Pacific Conduct market research & development for market expansion in this region Coordinate with factory Diploma or Degree Holder in Engineering or related SC Fluent in English and Japanese skill is advantage Min 2 years working experience in Sales (prefer in semiconductor field) Experience in dealing with Japanese customers MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint Location Central Salary S$3k 3) Brand Management / PR (MO) Job Responsibilities Planning and coordinating marketing communications programs Public Relations and Image Building Job Requirements Male/Female Fluent in English & Basic Japanese At least 5 years experience of Brand Management Location City Salary S$3-4k 4) HR/ADMIN Manager (MO) Job Responsibilities Manpower planning/Training & career development/Performance management Job analysis & design/Employee & industrial relations/ Recruitment & selection Compensation & benefits/ Admin management duties Job Requirements Male/Female Fluent in English & Chinese & Basic Japanese 5-8 years experiences as HR 5) Location City Salary S$4-5k INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE (RL) Job Responsibilities To Support the corporate mission of leadership in sales growth by cost effectively providing high revenue-generating customer solutions and building key relationships for future company growth Job Requirements Location 6) Degree or Diploma holder At least 2 years of successful quota-carrying sales experience Solution sales experience of a highly technical offering preferred Must be familiar with the Japan market At least a JLPT 2 certification or its equivalent for non-native Japanese Central HELPDESK SPECIALIST (RL) Job Responsibilities Provide day to day support for all Sales Help Desk applications Log all work and service provided into Remedy call handling application Stay current on application development activities; know application features and functions of new releases. Stay current on latest technical innovations in the industry, specifically as it applies to MS Windows and related layered products Assist in the creation and maintenance of FAQs for applications. Populate Knowledge Management database with three to five solutions per a week Provide End-of-Month and End-of-Quarter analytical feedback to the Development team and Business team Maintain weekly metrics for POC specific applications. Take directions from Help Desk Lead. Job Requirements Must be proficient in Japanese/English At least JLPT 1 certification or its equivalent for non-native Japanese Excellent customer service orientation Location Central 7) SAP HR INTERFACE ANALYST (RL) Job Responsibilities - Will work with existing outsource provider implementation team to supplement their SAP ASPAC (including Australia) analysis work and assist client in meeting deliverables - Will work closely with offshore Functional and Business Analysts providing knowledge transfer of local country compliance requirements and SAP 4.7 functionality to support them - Will perform implementation analysis work involving multiple sites in multiple ASPAC (including Australia) countries being migrated from client multiple legacy systems into hosted SAP HR 4.7 environment - Will work closely with the Testing Team in some of the functionality testing. - Will analyze legacy interface environment and assist in the definition of the ‘To Be’ interface landscape based on predefined HR processes to be implemented Job Requirements Location 8) 9) - At least SAP HR 4.6C or higher - Hands-on configuration experience in SAP HR for ASPAC countries, including Australia - At least 3 years SAP HR experience, implementing one or more ASPAC countries (including Australia) and meeting local regulatory requirements. Preference will be given to those who have SAP HR implementation experience in China and/or Japan. - Detailed experience in interface analysis and functional requirements documentation - Ability to work remotely, directly with client or 3rd parties, and with offshore implementation team - SAP HR Interface experience, Interface Analyst Experience, Experience must be with SAP release 4.6C or higher, Business Analyst - Strong self-starter and adherence to deadlines required - Candidate with strong Chinese and/or Japanese language skill is an advantage Central SALES EXECUTIVE (AY) Job Responsibilities - Maintaining key accounts and gathering market information - Develop new prospects and co-ordinate with principals to support customers’ needs - Assist in budget plan, formulating sales strategies in business development - Price negotiation and periodic cost review with principals and pass the saving - to customers - Ensure timely shipment of goods to customers and assist in inventory management Job Requirements - Diploma / Degree in Electronics & Electrical Engineer - Proficiency in English, Chinese & Japanese ( Advantage ) - 1-2 yrs experience Location - Harbourfront Salary - $ 2.5k ADMIN CUM SECRETARY (AY) Job Responsibilities - Provide secretarial and administrative support to the management staff - Translation of materials and documents from Japanese into English, and vice versa - Co-ordinate and liaise with head office in Japan - Prepare and compile management reports Job Requirements - A recognized Degree - JLPT 1 Location - City Salary - $2.5k 10) 11) 13) ADMIN & CONTROL OFFICER IN PRIVATE BANK (AY) Job Responsibilities - Supervision of sales activities through the review and analysis of key supervision reports/tools and account activities - Performs the review of daily, monthly compliance and control reports - Manage the prompt preparation of client account activity reviews - Review e-mail and facsimile correspondences to ensure that external communication standards are adhered to Job Requirements - Proficiency in English and Japanese (JLPT 1) - Experience in Banking and knowledge of Lcs, Deposits, Loans, FX and Derivatives - Detail oriented, strong analytical and numeric skills plus a strong sense of business priorities Location City Hall Salary ~$Neg SALES ASSISTANT (AY) Job Responsibilities - Over all sales support duties - Liaise with HQ in Japan by phone call & e-mail - Preparing reports Job Requirements - Preferably experience of Sales Support - JLPT 2 and above - Good in English and Chinese Location - Alujinied Salary ~$4k APPLICATIONS ENGINEER (DY) Job Responsibilities To provide Engineering support to meet customer requirements Job Requirements Degree in any Engineering field (mechanical, electronics or chemical etc) Fluent in Japanese (JLPT1) 2-3 years of working experience in Engineering field Location Salary 14) West S$3.5k INVESTMENT FUND OFFICER (DY) Job requirements & Responsibilities -Degree in Business Administration or its equivalent -Min 2-3 years' relevant experience in funds management -Promote investments to Japan from other countries (Australia, NZ, India etc) by networking -Japanese language skill is an advantage Company Japanese Bank Location Raffles Salary S$4k 15) MARKETING SPECIALIST (DY) As part of the Corporate International Trading Division, you will be supporting all the factories in the Asia Pacific region in their procurement of raw materials like electric components, PCB assembly, AV parts and semiconductors. Your job scope includes understanding and anticipating the needs of the factories and liaising with the raw materials suppliers to provide the best product at the right price and time. As such, you should be able to work with a high degree of independence and creativity to achieve the sales target of the division. Requirements: A good degree obtained in Japan universities About 3 years of relevant experiences in trading houses or other relevant outfits Creative and original with good communication and presentation skills Proficiency in Japanese language (JLPT 1/JLPT2) is necessary Competent in software applications Frequent overseas travel is required Company Japanese Location Salary 16) City S$2.8k–S$3k MECHANICAL DESIGNER (DY) The Job: o Mechanical design for remote controller from conceptual stage to mass production o Mechanical parts evaluation & analysis o Coordination with relevant departments o Cooperate with supplier & vendor The Requirements: Degree/ Diploma in Mechanical Engineering with minimum 2 years of relevant working experiences Knowledge & experience in 2D & 3D CAD software. E.g. Solid works, Solid Edge and Pro/ Engineer o Knowledge in plastic injection, metal stamping & design analysis o Ability to speak Japanese Company Location Salary 17) Japanese East S$2.7k CUSTOMER SUPPORT ENGINEER (DY) Job Requirements Provides technical customer support through phone and email communications to our customers in JAPAC, but based in APAC CSO in Singapore Communicates with customers, troubleshoots issues, reviews scripts generated by our software and delivers solutions and workarounds Prioritizes and follows-up with customer requests. Documents accurately customer’s problem and any solution provided Sets realistic customer expectations and address them in a timely manner Assists internal and external customers with their use of Mercury's software Work effectively with the Customer Support team requesting and providing assistance when required Experience and Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, or other related field or equivalent experience. Technical Skills Required Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills. Possesses good programming skills and aptitude for understanding complex technical concepts Has good working knowledge and experience in some of these areas: JBoss, Weblogic, VBScript, C, Java, J2EE, SQL, HTML, .Net, Windows, Solaris, Linux, database and networking Familiar with some of these software: SAP, Siebel, Terminal Emulators, MS SQL Server, Oracle, Java, VB, PowerBuilder, Delphi, Apache, Citrix Company American Location City Salary S$4k 18) NETWORK SUPPORT CONSULTANT(KJ) Responsibilities: To provide technical support to strategic clients in problem solving, maintenance support, and project implementation. To liaise with different parties including Japan HQ for knowledge transfer and project execution. Requirements: Have technical hands-on experience (2-3 year experience) & skill sets in Network, Hardware Infrastructure support Willing to learn and explore other areas to improve self and contribute to projects Required language(s): Must be able to speak FLUENT Japanese (JLPT 1), English Salary: Minimum $3k & Above (depends on experience) Location: Bugis 19) ASSISTANT PURCHASING MANAGER (KJ) Responsibilities: 1) Sourcing & localisation of parts/components within ASEAN 2) Negotiate cost down & do cost comparison analysis 3) Evaluate new suppliers & conduct factory audit 4) Propose new parts & suppliers to Thailand factory & Japan HQ 5) Prepare monthly reports to Factory & Japan HQ Requirements: Candidate will be hired in Bangkok based on Thai local terms. Preferably Male < 35 years Diploma in Electronics Engineering or related Min 3 years experience in parts/components procurement, preferably in electronics industry Good analytical & follow-up skills. Sense of responsibility & self-motivated. Good command of Japanese / English / Thai languages Good communication, presentation skills, MS Office (Excel, Word & Powerpoint) Note: Candidate is required to work in our Thailand factory at Prachinburi for initial 1-2 years. 20) ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (KJ) Requirement: i. Possess Japanese Language skill ii. Fresh graduates are highly encouraged iii. Diligent & Responsible Job Duties: i. Handling purchase order, sales order ii. Perform administrative task Working Hour: 8.30am – 5.30pm Location: Paya Lebar 21) MANAGER (Finance, Accounting) (KJ) Job Responsibilities Manage and maintain full spectrum of accounts and reporting function including the following: i. Statutory reporting: liaise with auditors and government bodies ii. Provide reliable, accurate and timely financial information to the Management iii. Prepare, analyze, interpret financial and management reports iv. Ensures compliance with accepted accounting principles, accounting policies and procedures, balance sheet reviews and internal controls processes v. Assist in formulating accounting policies and strategies, financial and management accounting, internal auditing, costing, taxation and all finance-related matters vi. Reconcile intercompany account balances with subsidiaries and parent company vii. Responsible for monthly account reconciliations viii. Maintain the fixed asset sub ledger ix. Assist treasury functions Requirements i. Degree , ACCA or CPA in Accountancy ii. 5 years related experience iii. Able to handle full set account iv. Management skills v. English, Mandarin, and Japanese skills vi. Singaporean or Singapore PR Location Jurong 22) ADMINISTRATOR (KJ) Requirement: i. Diploma in Business Admin or other related discipline ii. Age 20-30 iii. Speak/Read/Write Japanese (JLPT 1) & English iv. Experience: 1 – 3 yrs office administration or relevant business management skills v. Computer literate Job Duties: 1. Assist M.D. & COHQ Manager in clerical & administration work 2. Perform secretarial job for M.D. 3. Handle translation/documentation work for M.D. & COHQ 4. Support events or projects organized by COHQ 5. Assist confidential correspondence Location: Woodlands 23) PURCHASING ASSISTANT (KJ) Requirement: 1) A technical person who has an engineering background to interpret engineering drawings. 2) A person who can at least speak and communicate in Japanese to our Japan vendors. 3) A person who can at least understand and interpret Japanese so that he/she can interpret and understand the drawings if they are in Japanese. 4) A person who can at least write Japanese so that he/she can communicate to our Japan vendors through email. 5) Fresh Graduate can be considered too. Job Duties: 1) Responsible for preparing quotations, purchase orders, import/export documentations and reviewing quotations to meet cost targets Location: Tuas 24) SALES EXECUTIVE (KJ) Requirement: i. Japanese and English ii. 20-30 year old iii. Electrical & Electronic Components Knowledge is an advantage iv. Sales Experience Job Duties: Opening of new accounts Follow up existing accounts Opportunity to travel to Malaysia, Thai, and Indonesia Location: Tampines or China Town or Bugis 25) PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE (KJ) Requirement: Computer literacy Engineering background preferred Comprehensive understanding of inventory management & material planning 1-2 years purchasing experience Good interpersonal skills & able to work independently Good Japanese Job Duties: Sourcing & Purchasing Plan order and shipment schedule Location: Jurong 26) TECHNICAL ENGINEER (KJ) Male/ Female Age 21-30 Work hours: 8:30-18:00 -Graduate in engineering with an electrical / electronics background -Responsible for international technical and warranty support to our global network of distributors in more than 75 countries -Update product user and service manuals in coordination with the R&D and production departments -Carry out training for our international distributors to improve technical knowledge and therefore customer satisfaction -Highly analytical so as to be able to remotely troubleshoot service problems by Internet and phone -Coordinate field service calls to international customers -Outspoken, articulate and customer oriented with excellent writing skills -Excellent command of written and spoken English / Japanese with technical writing skills. -Able to give insightful input on service issues to the R&D and QC departments for future product enhancement Requirements -Masters / Bachelor Degree in Electrical / Electronics / Computer Engineering or relevant -A pleasant personality, an inclination towards service-oriented activities -Innovative, resourceful and able to work independently -Strong writing, documentation and communication skills in both English & Japanese Location: Changi 27) MARKETING EXECUTIVE (KJ) Male /Female (Native Japanese most preferable but Singaporeans/ other nationalities are welcome to apply ) Age 21-30 Work hours: 8:30-18:00 Estimated Monthly Salary in SGD: 2800 - 3000 (Negotiable) -Evaluates existing marketing strategies for different product groups, and proposes improvements and amendments -Working with the sales / marketing team to launch and promote new products and services -Develops effective marketing strategies based on market research and competitor analysis -Coordinates the development and distribution of marketing and sales materials. -Excellent command of written and spoken English / Japanese with technical writing skills. -Experience with / interest in photography an advantage -Familiarity with page layout and computer graphics software is an advantage -Experience in dealing with external graphics design houses an advantage -You will be working closely with the marketing department to conceptualize and design marketing materials, including product catalogues, promotional leaflets, posters, exhibition and trade show material designs. Ability to work independently is a must. Requirements Minimum Diploma in Graphic Design Minimum 2 years working experience in similar capacity Must be proficient with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator programs. Experience with html programming, multimedia designs preferred but not necessary Creative with positive working attitude Must have excellent command of written English and Japanese Must have a creative flair for colours and layout Do bring along a portfolio of your past work to the interview Location : Changi 28) SALES EXECUTIVE (MA) Male/31 or under Location Working Hours Salary Orchard 8:30 – 17:30 (5 day week) $ 2.5k - $3.5k (commensurate with experience) Job Responsibilities: - Fluent English and JLPT 2 holder preferred - At least 2 years experience in Electronic sales or related sale fields - Occasional overseas travel (within Asia Pacific) Job Requirements - Work in sales division and report directly to Director - Products to be handled: LED related parts for cell phones, TV, etc - Be knowledgeable about electrical components/products - Results oriented with excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Maintain relations with existing clients 29) TRAVEL RESEARCHER (MA) Fresh Grads OK Location Working Hours Salary Benefits City 15:00 – 23:00 (5 day week; Any 5 days between Monday-Sunday) $ 2,800 or above Overtime/Night time taxi allowance provided Job Responsibilities: - Do Travel/FMCG related research and make arrangements based on requests from clients in Japan (Credit card companies) and reply via fax. - Communicate with European Design houses (U.K., Spain, etc) regarding prices and delivery arrangements - Respond to Japanese consumer queries Job Requirements - Fluent English and Japanese (JLPT 1) -Candidate must possess at least "A" Level certification/Diploma in any field (Applicable only to Singaporeans/PR/DP Holders) - EP will be granted to foreigners with University Degree - Previous admin/co-ordination experience requiring Japanese language a Plus - Proficiency in French/Spanish/other European languages a plus 30) OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (MA) Location Working Hours Salary Alexandra (US IT MNC) 8:30 – 17:30 (5 day week) $ 2,700 or above (commensurate with experience) Job Responsibilities: Reporting to the Operations Manager: - Prepare account adjustments as needed within financial deadlines. - Perform various payment postings - Provide weekly/monthly reporting - Maintain working knowledge of legal/tax regulations affecting international software/hardware payments. - Stay current on changing regulations in countries supported. - Support requirements for internal audits, quarterly/annual business reviews Job Requirements - Candidate must possess at least a Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accountancy/ Banking or equivalent. - Required skill: ACCA ll - Fluent English and Pre-Advance Japanese (JLPT 2) - Diploma holder with 2-3 years working experience - Degree holder with at least 1-year working experience - Applicants must be willing to work in Alexandra (US IT MNC) - Preferably junior executives specializing in Finance - General Accounting or equivalent. 31) MATERIALS CO-ORDINATOR (MA) Location Working Hours Salary Shenton Way 8:00 – 17:45 (5 day week) $ 2,800 or above (commensurate with experience) Job Responsibilities: - Expediting of parts - Excellent co-ordination with suppliers and buyers - Manage and maintain documentation, inventory control, and reporting - Organize and monitor supply continuity, quality, and timely delivery Job Requirements - Some overseas travel may be required - Advanced Japanese (JLPT 2)