Sales Manager - Japan

Formlabs
Japan
On-site

Who this role is best for

Enterprise sales professionals with technical expertise in additive manufacturing and native Japanese language skills will find this role in Japan rewarding, especially as Formlabs is still building brand awareness in the region.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in channel sales and technical sales support in manufacturing or healthcare sectors
    — “Develop account strategies with partners across manufacturing, medical and dental sectors”
  • Individuals capable of independently managing enterprise accounts and delivering technical presentations
    — “Manage key enterprise accounts alongside channel partners”

Things to consider

  • Regular travel is expected, with approximately 30% of the role requiring on-site visits across Japan
    — “Willing and able to travel regularly across Japan to visit customers and partners (approx. 30%)”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in building long-term relationships with enterprise clients in technical fields
    — “Build strong relationships with key customers to drive satisfaction and growth”
  • Demonstrate ability to translate complex technical concepts into customer-focused solutions
    — “Understand customer technical needs and recommend the right Formlabs 3D printers and materials”
  • Showcase your fluency in Japanese and ability to work in a cross-functional, global team
    — “Native Japanese speaker with business-level English”
  • Emphasize your ability to operate independently in emerging markets with limited brand recognition
    — “Comfortable operating independently in a market where Formlabs is still building brand awareness”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • high-value sales
  • customer satisfaction
  • market growth
Typical background
enterprise salestechnical sales

Skills & requirements

Required

Enterprise SalesTechnical SalesChannel ManagementProduct KnowledgeCustomer Relationship Management

Preferred

3D Printing ExperienceJapanese Market Knowledge

Stack & domain

Enterprise Sales3D PrintingTechnical PresentationsAccount ManagementCRM PlatformsLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingNegotiationManufacturingMedical DevicesDefense

About the role

Original posting from Formlabs

To build something exceptional, you need exceptional people. Formlabs is growing its Japan team and looking for a technically strong, enterprise-savvy sales professional to help our channel partners win their most complex, high-value opportunities.

Industry leaders such as Toyota, Yamaha, Tesla, Ford and Unilever rely on Formlabs. In Japan, we are experiencing rapidly growing demand across key sectors, including automotive, medical devices, and defense. These customers require more than a transactional relationship; they need a trusted technical expert who understands their unique applications and can guide them to optimal solutions.

If you thrive at the intersection of deep technical knowledge and enterprise relationship management, this role is for you.

The Job

Support channel partners on complex, high-value sales opportunities in Japan

Manage key enterprise accounts alongside channel partners

Understand customer technical needs and recommend the right Formlabs 3D printers and materials

Deliver product demos and technical presentations to decision-makers

Build strong relationships with key customers to drive satisfaction and growth

Develop account strategies with partners across manufacturing, medical and dental sectors

Share Japanese market insights and competitive feedback with the broader Formlabs team

You

STEM degree or engineering background

Native Japanese speaker with business-level English

Curious, hard-working, coachable, and eager to win

Comfortable operating independently in a market where Formlabs is still building brand awareness

Willing and able to travel regularly across Japan to visit customers and partners (approx. 30%)

Bonus Skills

Background in manufacturing, dental, medical, or automotive industries

Experience with 3D printing, additive manufacturing, or adjacent hardware technologies

Familiarity with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms

Experience in a high-growth technology or startup environment

Experience working in a channel sales model

Passion for emerging technologies and their industrial applications

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity in a unicorn-stage company

Commuting allowance

Flexible benefit allowance

Hybrid work environment

Unlimited 3D prints

Regular team events

We build amazing things. Come join us!

Even if you don't check every box, but see yourself contributing, please apply. Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 

To all recruitment agencies: Formlabs does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Formlabs employees or any other company location. Formlabs is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered our property and will be processed accordingly.

Source: Formlabs careers

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