SAKAE TABOGAMI
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abm39p@r.postjobfree.com
I'm Japanese bilingual. I have many years of Sales experience in
automotive and electronics industry. My contacts with U.S. Japanese and
Korean OEMs, Tier-1s and Tier-2s and experience in engine / power steering
/ transmission / safety parts / valve system / fuel system / HVAC is robust
and intensive. I handle
electrical switch and LED parts now.
Business Experience
Transplant Automotive Marketing, LLC April 2009 -
Current
Director of Sales: operate with three partners.
Sales representative, new application development and operational
consultation covering supply chain management, logistics, production
migration.
(For example, I visit Toyota to receive RFQ for elastomer parts, then I
issue
RFQ to some manufacturing companies, then quote best one to Toyota.)
Manufacturing companies I represent (as sales rep.):
Interlum: Trim parts with LED manufacturer
Innogroup: Trim parts / Electrical parts / Switch parts with lighting,
Integrated roof console & interior lighting
Viking Products: Coldform parts / Elastomer parts
and other steel and plastics parts suppliers
Customers quoted and contacted (as purchasing rep.):
Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Faltec, Toyoda Gosei, TS-Tech, Yachiyo, Moriroku,
Toyota Boshoku, UGN, Johnan America, M-Tek, Aishin, Moriden, Hyundai,
Kumi Kasei, Showa, JTEKT, Keihin, Unipres, F&P, KTH, DTR, Hi-Lex, PML
Akebono, YH America, Johnan, FPI (Aisan), ADA Tech., Yamada, Kayaba,
Tokai Rika, Newman Tech., Yorozu, Tokyo Buhin, Fuji Buhin
Product line:
- Electrical lighting with switch / sensor
- Cold Formed / Forgings
- LED Illuminated Sill Plate / Cup Holder
- Precision Plastic Molded Parts (Medical / Auto / Electronics)
Sanoh America, Inc., Findlay, OH March 2001 - March 2009
Sanoh is major manufacturing company of Steel & Nylon Brake / Fuel / Engine
/ Trim / Safety Parts.
Sales Manager / Manager of Canadian Operation
- Establish marketing strategy and expand sales to Japanese and Korean OEMs
and Tier-I suppliers.
- Profit / loss management
- Technical development (fuel system / engine system / tank system)
Major achievement as a sales manager:
Obtained new business
Hyundai, Bosch (Plastic FIR), DMAX (Joint venture of
Isuzu/GM), Mitsubishi
SIA (Subaru), Hyundai Mobis, Takata, Nihon Plasto, Autoliv,
Tachies
Current customers
Honda, Toyota, Nissan, AAI (Mazda), Showa, Yachiyo, Kautex, FTS, KIPT
(Keihin)
Customer quoted or contacted
Takata, Hi-Lex, TRW, Toyoda Gosei, Ts Tech, Aishin, Webasto, Johnan America
Cornel Trading (CANADA) Corp. Vancouver, BC August 1999 - March 2001
Senior manager Sales / Purchasing
. Buy / Process / Sell hey and other feed grain to Japan and Korea
Kaneka Texas Corp. October 1989 -
August 1999
Kaneka is major Japanese chemical and trim parts manufacturer.
(Eperan is a Kaneka's brand name of foamed expanded PE/PP and Poly-urethane
foam. Main application is automotive energy absorber / trim parts and
electronics parts after injection molding and chemical reaction.)
VP of Eperan division (Sales / Purchasing)
- as sales staff covering electronics companies and Japanese OEM and Tier-
1s
- profit / loss management (sales quantity, production and inventory,
- support sales staff, expenses) and other managerial operational support
including material and equipment purchasing
- supply chain management / sub-assy / logistics cost minimization
Obtained new business
Honda, Mitsubishi, SIA, Toyota, CAMI, GM, Vuteq, Ts Tech,
Kasai Kogyo,
Nissan, Nissen America, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Compaq, Epson
Toyo Cotton Co. (Tomen Corp. Dallas, TX) April 1987 - September
1989
Purchasing and sales manager of cotton and textile
Tomen Corp. Osaka, Japan April 1979 - April 1987
Sales and logistics manager of cotton and textile
(Tomen is the seventh largest Japanese Trading Company merged by Toyota
Tsusho lately. )
Education
1979. Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Received Bachelor of Economics degree