Corporate Sales / Business Development

This role is assigned to the Sales Headquarters, within either the Corporate Development Department or a Special Demand Branch. The Corporate Development Department proposes products and specifications to headquarters teams at major house makers and wide-area builders, works to have housing equipment adopted as standard specifications, and supports nationwide rollout after adoption. It also plans new products and business themes based on customer issues and market needs, manages sales launches, initial performance and expansion progress, and develops long-term client relationships.

The Special Demand Branch strengthens proposals to locations of major house makers, renovation companies and builders. The role plans and operates promotional activities, training and experiential events, works with showrooms, affiliated-company sales representatives, building-material agents and trading companies, and proposes and sells housing-related and Panasonic Group products. It also supports sales expansion in new construction, renovation and non-residential fields, using KPI and KAI-based PDCA operations to create stable sales.

Daily responsibilities include proposal sales to corporate headquarters or assigned-area client locations, planning new adoption themes and sales measures, supporting projects through adoption decisions and nationwide deployment, coordinating internal and external stakeholders, and expanding sales through collaboration and events. The position combines sales, planning and event operations.

Required skills include negotiation, proposal development, communication, idea generation for creating customer value, stakeholder coordination, and project execution. The posting welcomes knowledge of architecture, housing or equipment, as well as experience in planning, event operations or corporate sales. It also describes the need for customer-focused thinking, continuous learning, teamwork and the ability to involve others.

The work is based in Minato, Tokyo; Nakamura Ward, Nagoya; or Kadoma, Osaka. Working hours are 9:00–17:30 in Tokyo and 8:45–17:15 in Nagoya and Osaka, with a non-core flextime system. The position is permanent, includes a three-month probationary period with unchanged conditions, and provides a two-day weekly holiday system, public holidays, leave programs, insurance, financial and pension programs, housing support, welfare facilities, training and career-support programs. Annual holidays are stated as 127 days for fiscal 2024, with 25 days of annual paid leave granted per year, subject to the stated conditions.