Experience

Mitsui & Co Europe PLC

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Jul 2018 - Present

• Senior Business Development Associate

  • Feb 2015 - Present



Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Assistant Ship & Marine Project

  • 2010 - 2013

  - Business promotion and marketing to European shipping operators to obtain long-term commitment of time charter/bareboat charter - Business promotion and marketing to European ship owners to sell new-building vessels built in Japan, Korea and China - Remain up to date with market information of the shipping industry through maintaining relationships with European shipbrokers and research papers - Documentation of the related contracts to the shipping business such as Shipbuilding contracts, Time Charter Parties, Loan Agreement - Business promotion of second hand vessels sales - Researching and exploring new business venture/ideas to enhance and evolve the business model Show less



AAF Ltd

• Cramlington

• PA and Interpreter

  • Aug 2009 - Oct 2010

  - Translated both Japanese and English business which included R&D technical information, marketing and strategy documents, meeting minutes and daily e-mails. - Interpreting meetings such as Global Sales, Budget, CAPEX and other general meetings. - General administrative responsibilities included arranging meetings, general e-mail communication and travel arrangement for business trips. - I was involved in most of the decision making and assisted the Vice President with some of the management/business issues. Show less



Hashimoto Ltd

• Sunderland, United Kingdom

• Production Planning Controller

  • May 2008 - Jan 2009

  - Created production schedules for customers such as Honda, Honda Service, Pilkington, R-Tek Wales and Honda Belgium, volume of cars ranged from 500 to 2000 sets per day. - Daily contact with customers and dealt with any delivery or quality issues. - Organised delivery or shipments of goods, materials and tools. - Headed a ‘Productivity’ management project where using a new method of calculation measured efficiency for all the production lines. - Responsible for the allocation of manpower and other requirements for weekly production, using productivity as a key measurement to minimise waste and maximise efficiency. Show less



Saint-Gobain Quartz Ltd

• Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• Customer Service Co-ordinator

  • May 2005 - May 2008

  - Main sales and customer service contact for clients based in Japan, Taiwan, Korea and China which equated to over 70% of the company’s sales. (Approx £15-20 million turnover per year) - Processed orders and held regular meetings with production staff to ensure all orders were despatched on time. - Processed all sales using the JBA AS400 program. - Produced quotations for new business using the quotation engine and inter-department discussions. - Dealt with all customer complaints by creating and using a customer complaints intranet log to monitor progress and ensure a speedy response. Show less