In the Overseas Trading Dept., starting with the USA and China, then to India, Thailand, ASEAN countries and Europe, we cover a considerably large range of business. As Japanese automakers increase manufacturing development overseas, we as suppliers are expected to meet their global needs. The Tokin group includes: headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan, manufacturing in Suzhou, China and distribution in Ohio, USA. Together these sites act as a global hub for our customers.

Primarily, our department handles order processing and export shipment for overseas distributors, robot makers, system integrators, Japanese-owned trading companies, local trading companies, and other sales channel or supply chain affiliates. In order to meet end-user specific needs and make appropriate adjustments, internal coordination between our sales and engineering department is essential. Within the Tokin group, we also import components from our manufacturing subsidiary in Suzhou, China and export finished goods to our distribution subsidiary in Ohio, USA. Our sales team members typically visit customers overseas once every two months for 7 to 10 days. Emailing with customers is generally done in English so business level reading and writing skills are required.

Even though companies may be Japanese-owned, in reality the welding operations are done by local non-Japanese workers. Given the region of the world, the standards by which things are evaluated, selected, and inspected changes. Over time your ability to accept disagreements in thinking will increase. As a trade partner, this occupation will allow you to learn varying end user and distributor commercial practices.

Japanese automakers at both their overseas and domestic manufacturing sites use many predetermined specifications. Therefore, daily correspondence with the domestic sales department is typical. Throughout your career, you’ll gain a balanced sense of foreign and domestic production needs.