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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.

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