Why Takara?
Takara develops and produces licensed merchandise, plush, mascots and corporate gifts for brands and licensors in Vietnam and abroad, working with a network of vetted partner factories. Takara is an official Pokémon licensee in Vietnam, an OEM manufacturer of Doraemon, Shin-chan and One Piece merchandise for Tagger, and exported 120,000 plush dolls to the US for Walmart and Target through ThreeSixty Group.
- Products with a story: Mascots, character plush and gift sets carrying the client's own brand, not commodity goods.
- Domestic and international: Work with Vietnamese companies as well as brands, licensors and retailers abroad.
- Pay that follows results: Negotiable salary plus sales commission.
- Work directly with the CEO: The sourcing team supports quotes, sampling, quality control and order tracking.
What you will do
- Find and grow B2B clients: in Vietnam (marketing, HR and purchasing teams; retail chains, theme parks, cinemas) and abroad (brands, licensors, retailers, importers).
- Advise on gift and merchandise solutions: plush, mascots, T-shirts, bags, keychains, Lunar New Year and event gift sets.
- Work with the sourcing team on quotes, sample follow-up, negotiation and closing contracts.
- Follow orders through delivery (domestic and export) and help with payment collection.
- Keep leads and opportunities up to date in the internal system.
- Join trade fairs and industry events when planned, and the Tết, Mid-Autumn and Christmas peaks.
You are a good fit if you…
- Have at least 2 years of B2B sales in corporate gifts, merchandise, printing, marketing agencies, consumer goods or export.
- Can show sales results and have built your own client pipeline.
- Write, present quotes and negotiate confidently in English with international clients.
- Are proactive, persistent with opportunities and comfortable with peak-season deadlines.
Nice to have
- Existing relationships with corporate marketing, HR or purchasing teams, or with importers and retailers abroad.
- Understanding of manufacturing and export: MOQs, sampling, quality control, Incoterms such as EXW and FOB, toy-safety standards by market.
- Chinese, Korean or Japanese.
What you get
- Negotiable salary based on skills and experience, plus sales commission.
- Hybrid work: office in Ho Chi Minh City plus remote days.
- Statutory social and health insurance.
- Training on products, manufacturing and export, with a path to a sales management role.
Additional notes
Hybrid: office in Tan Thuan Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, plus remote days; client meetings and events as planned.
Pay: negotiable salary plus sales commission.
Not sure you tick every box? Apply anyway and tell Takara why this role fits you.
