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Junior Sales & Business Development Executive (International Trade)

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This job is a Junior Sales & Business Development Executive in international trade. You might like this job because you’ll combine business development and import/export skills to foster global partnerships and drive success in a growing company!

RM 3000 - RM 5000

26th Floor, Menara Boustead 69 Jalan Raja Chulan 50200 Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur

Job Description

🚨 STRICT EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT 🚨 This is an early-career, Junior-Level position. We are exclusively seeking candidates with exactly 1 to 2 years of experience in either BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT or IMPORT/EXPORT roles

Why This Role? Are you a driven, early-career professional looking to make your mark in international trade? We are looking for an ambitious Junior Business Development Executive to drive new business and coordinate international trading accounts. Whether your 1-2 years of background is in hunting for B2B sales (Business Development) OR handling shipping/logistics documentation (Import/Export), we want you! This is the perfect role to merge both skill sets and grow within a global trading powerhouse.

Key Responsibilities:

  • 🔥 Drive Business Development: Actively prospect, generate leads, and pitch to potential partners to secure new business in domestic and international markets.

  • 📦 Manage Import/Export Operations: Oversee the commercial success of your accounts by collaborating with internal teams on order management, stock planning, customs compliance, and shipping logistics.

  • 🤝 Client Account Management: Manage, nurture, and strengthen relationships with both new and existing clients to build long-term trading partnerships.

  • 📈 Market Strategy: Conduct industry and market research to identify upcoming trends, new product segments, and opportunities for revenue growth.

  • ✈️ Global Networking: Represent the company in meetings, coordinate sales activities, and liaise between domestic and international customers and suppliers.

Job Requirements

Requirements:
💼 EXPERIENCE: You must possess 1 to 2 years of proven experience specifically in Business Development OR Import-Export roles. (If you have a BD background, you must be willing to learn the logistics side. If you have an Import-Export background, you must be eager to learn B2B sales!)

  • 🎓 Education: Minimum Diploma or Degree in Business, Marketing, International Trade, Logistics, or a related field (A technical background is an added advantage!).

  • 🗣️ Communication: Excellent written and spoken English. The ability to speak Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin/Chinese Dialects, or Japanese is a strong advantage for international client relations.

  • 🚀 Mindset: Ambitious, highly proactive in networking, and keen to balance aggressive new business creation with detail-oriented trade operations.

  • 🧠 Traits: High sense of responsibility, strong problem-solving skills, and a positive learning attitude.

  • 💻 Tech-Savvy: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

  • 🌎 Mobility: Willing to travel domestically and internationally from time to time to meet clients and oversee projects.

    • Perks & Benefits:

  • Company phone provided.

  • Business expenses (parking, tolls, client entertainment) are fully claimable.

  • Paid Time Off, Retirement Savings Plan, Performance Bonuses, and Professional Development Opportunities.

Skills

Business Development
Sales
Project Management
Export Control
Import/Export Logistics
Account Management

Company Benefits

Paid Time Off

Enjoy vacation days, personal leave, and holidays to relax and recharge without losing income.

Retirement Savings Plan

Helps you save for the future with employer contributions and tax advantages.

Professional Development Opportunities

Access to training programs, workshops, and seminars to enhance your skills and career growth.

Performance Bonuses

Financial incentives based on individual and company performance to reward your hard work.

Employee Assistance Program

Provides confidential support for personal and professional challenges, including counseling services.


Additional Info

Company Activity

Last active - 1 hour ago

Career Level

Junior Executive

Job Specialisation


Company Profile

ITOCHU Malaysia Sdn Bhd-logo-image

ITOCHU Malaysia Sdn Bhd

ITOCHU Corporation is one of the leading general trading and investment companies, engaging in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, information and communications technology, realty, general products, insurance, logistics services, construction, and finance, as well as business investment in Japan and overseas.
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