Overseas Business Development / Project Manager【Construction Industry DX（Tokyo or Singapore)

About the Company

• Established in 1598 and incorporated in 1947, this is a long-established company specializing in the sale and construction of interior and exterior building materials, cement, steel, civil engineering materials, as well as the manufacturing and sales of road signs.
  
• While construction and trading businesses have been the core focus, the company is now emphasizing web-based business development and digital transformation as new pillars of growth.
  

Why Work Here?

• While the construction industry still heavily relies on traditional methods, our company is leading the way in digital transformation, aiming to secure a competitive advantage.
  
• This is a position where you can be actively involved in transforming and leading the construction industry by embracing digital innovation.
  
• As part of our work style reform initiatives, we actively promote flexible working arrangements, including telework, allowing you to take on challenging and rewarding tasks that shape the future of our group while enjoying a diverse and flexible work environment.
  

We are a leading company in the construction industry with a proven track record. We offer a wide range of materials and solutions for infrastructure and construction projects. Currently, we are driving a company-wide digital transformation to enhance operational efficiency, sustainability, and productivity by adopting cutting-edge technologies.

This transformation includes developing new digital tools aimed at modernizing traditional industry practices, making construction processes smarter and more efficient.

Career Development

• We strongly encourage our team members to think and act independently with a strong sense of ownership, fostering new value creation and business operations (including startups).
  
• We are committed to creating an environment that supports this, including career development training programs.
  

Job Description

1. Overseas Market Expansion Research and Strategy Planning
   

   • Conduct market research
     
   • Develop expansion strategies
     
   • Build business models
     
   • Define action plans
     
   • Design schedules, and more
     

2. Project Management for Execution
   

   • Manage actions
     
   • Develop partnerships and build local organizations
     
   • Establish operational structures, and more
     

3. Implement PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) for Success Models
   

   • Conduct promotional and marketing activities
     
   • Implement internal controls
     
   • Manage profit and loss (P&L)
     
   • Operate management meetings, and more
     

Requirements

Mandatory Requirements

• Experience in developing and implementing business strategies in overseas markets (excluding Japan and China)
  
• Experience in strategic planning and execution for business expansion, as described in the job description
  
• Experience managing projects with 5 or more team members, including identifying actions, setting priorities, and scheduling
  
• Native-level English proficiency
  
• Additional qualifications:
  
  • Strong logical thinking skills
    
  • Good communication skills
    
  • Strong listening and facilitation abilities
    
  • Ability to document, articulate, and organize ideas clearly
    
  • Passion for creating new business ventures
    

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduates from architecture programs in Europe or the U.S., or those with over five years of construction site management experience in English-speaking countries
  
• Experience with BIM (Building Information Modeling)
  
• Previous experience as a business leader
  
• For non-Japanese candidates: Business level of Japanese Language.
  

Benefits

• Permanent position
  
• Expected annual salary: Up to ¥15,000,000
  
• Remote work available
  
• Working hours: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (Standard working hours: 7.5 hours, 60-minute break)
  
• Flextime system: Core time 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  
• Full weekends off (Saturday and Sunday), public holidays, year-end holidays (122 holidays per year as of 2023)
  
• Vacation: Annual paid leave, summer and year-end holidays, bereavement leave, refresh leave, life support leave, anniversary leave, etc.
  

Location: Shinjuku, Tokyo (Headquarters) or Singapore