Experience

ITO EN (North America) INC.

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President - Canada

  • May 2021 - Present

  - Operate general management tasks of Canadian business;- Execution of local employee recruitment and team composition;- Visit customers in order to build and maintain a good relationship;- Offer support and solutions to help their business succeed in terms of their tea product sales;- Consult with customers on inventory control, storage procedures, promotional techniques and other issues;- Establish organization policies and procedures in relation to sales; and- Determine the strategic planning related to existing and new product lines.

• General Manager of CANADA

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  - Implement the Direct Store Delivery system and programs for Canada;- Visit customers in order to build and maintain a good relationship;- Offer support and solutions to help their business succeed in terms of their tea product sales;- Consult with customers on inventory control, storage procedures, promotional techniques and other issues;- Establish organization policies and procedures in relation to sales; and- Determine the strategic planning related to existing and new product lines.

• Senior Manager of Management & Sales Support

  • Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

  - Responsible for constant communication to Sales Management on potential issues/opportunities- Responsible for delivering brand selling stories to Field Sales team and customers by working with the Marketing team- Portfolio expert and consultant for Field Sales team in establishing and deploying tactical best practices – assortment, pricing, shelving and promotion- Involved in corporate acquisitions and large-scale capital investment projects- Manage CEO's secretary work

• Sales & Marketing Manager Northern California

  • Mar 2014 - Aug 2018

  - Implement the company’s DSD system and programs for the Northern California region - Visit customers in order to build and maintain a good relationship and offer support and solutions to help their business succeed in terms of their tea product sales- Consult with customers on inventory control, storage procedures, promotional techniques, brewing methods and other issues specified in the DSD system- Product sales to Silicon Valley tech companies and execute tea seminars for their employees- Product sampling at events such as the tech community- Planning and management of events in collaboration with companies and local communities

• Manager NY DSD

  • Jun 2013 - Feb 2014

  - Implemented the company’s DSD system and programs for the New York region - Visited customers in order to build and maintain a good relationship and offer support and solutions to help their business succeed in terms of their tea product sales- Consulted with customers on inventory control, storage procedures, promotional techniques, brewing methods and other issues specified in the DSD system



ITOEN LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• QA/QC

  • Jul 2011 - May 2013

  -Worked closely with ITO EN’s Research and Development Department and co-packers to develop new beverage products for the Japanese market as well as for global markets -Also worked closely with a new co-packer in Taiwan to organize a new production line and systems -Was involved in the development and launch of new unsweetened tea products for international markets, including Taiwan, the U.S. and Canada -Analyzed ITO EN`s beverage products for physicochemical and microbial tests -Got ITO EN`s in-house Tea Taster certificate in May 2013



ITO EN (North America) INC.

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trainee

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2011

  - Received On-the-job Training in several sales departments and learned the significant differences between Japan’s operations and the U.S. subsidiary`s operations - Trained in other non-sales departments to learn about what these departments did in the U.S. market and how the departments manage their workloads and staff - Received On-the-job Training in several sales departments and learned the significant differences between Japan’s operations and the U.S. subsidiary`s operations - Trained in other non-sales departments to learn about what these departments did in the U.S. market and how the departments manage their workloads and staff



ITOEN LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Representative

  • Apr 2006 - May 2010

  -Developed business with new customers -Supported and maintained existing customers, such as Yokota Air Force Base in Fussa city -Developed business with new customers -Supported and maintained existing customers, such as Yokota Air Force Base in Fussa city