MD Buyer - MD Section, Rakuten24 Business Department (C&M)

Description

Department Overview

The Home Life Direct Division operates Rakuten24, a direct sales service for daily necessities, as well as specialized category shops such as the Rakuten24 Baby Shop, Pet Shop, and Drink Shop on Rakuten Ichiba, one of Japan's largest online shopping malls.

Through collaboration with national manufacturers, who are our main business partners, we are promoting e-commerce in the area of ​​daily consumer goods, aiming to transform the purchasing behavior of users, who are still primarily focused on offline shopping.

As a buyer for Rakuten24 within the Home Life Direct division, you will be responsible for sales within the business, from product purchasing and product planning to sales areas such as promotional planning and advertising utilization.

Position : Why We Hire

Due to the recent rapid expansion of sales due to the shift to e-commerce, we need to increase our staff.

Position Details

Each category will have a buyer in charge who will not only select products to purchase and sell and manage sales and profit figures, but will also conduct market and customer analysis for your company and match products in your category with Rakuten users in order to maximize sales.

In order to develop the e-commerce market together with our main client, a major national manufacturer, you will work with relevant departments within the company to come up with original products and plan unique sales promotion measures, so you will acquire analytical, negotiating, and execution skills based on strong communication skills.

Also, due to the nature of e-commerce, if the products you have planned for sale match the market, the results will immediately be reflected as large sales, making it a very easy-to-understand and rewarding job.

We are looking for colleagues who will develop the market with us, so we look forward to your application.

Work Environment

The MD department is divided into 10 categories by product category, and consists of a total of 35 buyers.

The organization is mainly made up of young people in their late 20s to early 30s.

The staff is roughly half new graduates and half mid-career hires (whose previous jobs span a wide range of fields, including manufacturing, wholesale, and retail in other industries).

Mandatory Qualifications :

• Those with at least 2 years of work experience
• Those with strong negotiation and communication skills with people inside and outside the company
• No matter what industry your previous job was in

Desired Qualifications :

Others Information :

Additional information on Location

Rakuten Crimson House

Additional information on English Qualification

TOEIC Score exceeding 800 (or similar level of English ability) or a University Degree earned in an English-speaking country

If no evidence is available to prove the qualifications denoted above, taking an IP test, organized by Rakuten, during selection process is required.

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