The Sales Assistant Manager role is a great fit for a sales professional who can manage customer enquiries, coordinate cross-functional project development, and support sales reporting in a manufacturing environment. This onsite role offers the opportunity to work closely with customers, internal teams, and overseas stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely, and well-coordinated sales and project execution.
Responsibilities
Act as the first point of contact for customers across automotive and non-automotive segments
Handle new enquiries and RFQs, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely submission
Coordinate with cross-functional teams for technical feasibility reviews, project development, customer requirements, and project execution
Manage customer interactions related to project development, specification meetings, and customer-specific requirements
Prepare monthly sales reports for submission to headquarters in Japan and maintain order, sales, forecast, and dispatch-related data
Coordinate dispatch plans, follow up on plan adherence, and update order status based on customer priorities
Prepare and maintain project development documentation, including APQP documents, timeline plans, IATF 16949:2016-related documents, audit-related records, and action plans for development observations
Requirements
Experience in sales, business development, customer coordination, or project-related sales within a manufacturing environment
Ability to handle customer enquiries, RFQs, specifications, and project development discussions
Experience coordinating with cross-functional teams for technical feasibility, project execution, and customer requirements
Knowledge of sales reporting, order tracking, dispatch planning, and forecast management
Understanding of APQP documentation, development timelines, audit preparation, or IATF 16949:2016-related documentation
Strong communication and coordination skills for working with customers, internal departments, and overseas stakeholders
Comfortable working onsite in a manufacturing-related environment
About the company
A manufacturing company in India backed by an international group. The organisation works with customers across multiple segments and supports its business through local production, project management, and sales operations.