Sr Sales Support Assistant

Overview

You will be handling logistics tasks within the General Affairs and Accounting team at TA Instruments, a wholly owned subsidiary of Waters Corporation. The team consists of four members: two in accounting and two in logistics.

Responsibilities

• Order entry into the corporate system based on sales forecast/quotation
• Monitor shipment schedules from the US and Germany to make sure of the arrival date in Japan
• Arrange goods receipt at the warehouse of TA Japan and/or shipping to the customer site, communicating with forwarders
• Communicate with sales persons regarding the above item #3
• Reporting of backlog orders
• Domestic purchase of accessories
• Order entries of consumables for material analytics
• Additional communication: negotiation with forwarders/domestic vendors, if necessary
• Obsolete inventory management
• Other related clerical jobs

Qualifications

• High school diploma or above
• Over five years of experience in logistics operations (including imports)
• Communication skills
• English communication skills (reading and writing)
• Logistics knowledge
• SAP knowledge and experience

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.