Date: 2025/06/16

Location: Head Office, Tokyo

Interested applicants may send their Resume with a Cover Letter, along with copies of college or university certificates, and letters of previous company’s employment (Two or more).

Position

Title – Associate
Function – Assistant Trader

Department

Aircraft Sales

The details about the department

Aircraft cross-border trading, aircraft to include helicopters, regional jets, turboprops, and small-business jets. Our Executive Vice President, a well-experienced aviation trader, leads the team.

Company Description

FUNDING MISSIONS THAT MATTER

We are Japan’s leading independent leasing and trading company. We have been serving the international general aviation community since 1985, focusing on helicopters, turboprops, and regional jets.

We offer a broad range of services from leasing, financing, brokerage sales, and import/export of various fixed and rotary wing aircraft to consultation of aviation projects and aircraft appraisals.

Employment status

Permanent, full-time employment

Period of employment

No stipulations (65 years old with retirement age system).

Probational Period

Six months

Salary range

• Depending on the experience.
• If performance is as expected a bonus equivalent to two months’ salary shall be paid twice per year in summer and in winter, hence a total of four months additional salary. Exceptional performance may be subject to an additional bonus.
• A salary review is done every six months, where fair assessment would allow salary raises and extra bonuses for those who exceed their qualitative or quantitative targets.

On-the-job training

Intensive on-the-job training shall be provided throughout and beyond the probational period. The candidate would be expected to be proactive in learning.

Recruitment background

Due to organizational expansion, we are looking for assistant traders who can help us grow, develop their own careers, and be sales focused.

Expected joining date

As soon as possible

Role Summary

Assist traders, especially the Head of Aircraft Sales, to materialize deals efficiently with a focus on customer satisfaction and creating sales opportunities.

Tasks

• Work on general marketing and generation of marketing material.
• Assist with aircraft inspections and valuations with the collaboration of the Asset Management Team.
• Manage projects and liaison with various departments.
• Negotiate commercial terms with advice from a supervisor.
• Use of various online valuation tools, databases, and marketing websites.
• Any other tasks associated with the above.

Qualification Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or similar – commerce, engineering, financial, or legal qualifications may be beneficial.
• Substantial commercial and sales background.
• PC skills (Competent in using Excel formulas and functions, general PowerPoint and Word skills).
• Presentation skills (good written and oral communication in English for sales pitches to domestic and foreign companies.)
• Ability to manage projects and adapt to different company cultures and perspectives.
• Comfortable with data and numbers analysis, with strong logical skills.
• Genuine Interest in the aviation industry and aircraft.

Not required but desirable:

• Ability to utilize programming skills and AI technologies to streamline workflows and improve business efficiency
• Familiarity with the aviation industry

Language

Japanese: Intermediate level
English: Native level

Desired Characteristics

• Eager to go through such intensive on-the-job training.
• A natural communicator and team player.
• Strong sense of ownership, a natural leader.
• A positive /energetic person.
• A good logical thinker and a good listener. It is ideal if one has lived abroad and been exposed to various cultures including Japanese.
• Clean / well-organized / detail-oriented person.
• Interests/passion outside of work, i.e., a hobby, focused on work/life balance: work hard, play hard.

Others

The company will be flexible and open-minded to consider additional/specific terms for the right candidate.