Careers

Careers at Takara

A small team in Ho Chi Minh City making licensed merchandise, corporate gifts and art toys, and getting them onto shelves on time.

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Colleagues giving a high five in a bright office
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A team gathered around a table reviewing notes
Colleagues reviewing printed samples at a table
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A team sorting photos and cards on a meeting table
01 · The team

Small enough that everyone feels the work

Takara started in 2013 as a small e-commerce team and spent the years since earning trust with some of the industry’s strictest licensors. The team stays small enough to keep meeting that standard.

  1. 2013Started as a small e-commerce team, not a factory.
  2. 2016Pokémon trusted a small Vietnamese team with its name.
  3. 2020Won ThreeSixty Group’s Vietnam sourcing business.
  4. 2025Rohto’s blind-box launch shipped 25 days ahead of contract.
About Takara and the team
Amy Nguyen
Amy NguyenCEO & Co-founderLinkedIn
Tuan Anh Vu
Tuan Anh VuHead of EngineeringLinkedIn
Alice Duong
Alice DuongHead of Business DevelopmentLinkedIn
Dat Tran
Dat TranPartnership ManagerLinkedIn
02 · How the team works

Four habits, every order

01

Bad news travels the same day

If a date slips or a sample fails, the client hears about it that day, not at the next meeting. Catching it early makes the fix smaller, for everyone.

02

Quality has a name on it

The QC lead signs every lot report by name. People check more carefully when their name is on a report, and new members get used to it from their first order.

03

Every order teaches the next one

After each purchase order, the team reviews the defect rate and updates the inspection checklist for the following run. It is part of the routine.

04

Small team, visible work

When someone finds the right factory or saves a timeline, everyone notices, because the whole team reads the same schedule.

03 · Benefits

What you get

Employment terms follow Vietnamese labour law.

04 · Open roles

Open roles

Don’t see your role? Send your CV and a short note to amy@takarahq.com.

Careers

Learn the trade on real orders.

A first job in licensed merchandise: how products are made, checked and shipped on time. Bring care, English and the will to learn.

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