Project Assistant Sales Admin
Job Summary
This position provides essential administrative and management support for space and national projects. Responsibilities include contract management, purchasing, expense processing, and travel arrangements. It is a high-impact back-office role requiring English proficiency and meticulous attention to detail.
Responsibilities
- Manage research and outsourcing contracts
- Handle purchasing, invoicing, and expense processing
- Coordinate domestic and international travel
- Provide scheduling and administrative support for projects
- Maintain documentation via Google Drive and SharePoint
Required Skills
- Sales administration or secretarial experience
- Proficiency in contract and document management
- Business-level English (TOEIC 735-860)
- Native-level Japanese
- Experience with Google Workspace and MS Office
Job Details
Job Description
You will provide administrative and management support for the operation of space and national projects. This is a highly rewarding back-office position, as you will be involved in a wide range of tasks, from contract management and purchasing to expense processing and travel arrangements.
Specifically:
- Contract procedures and management for research contracts, joint research agreements, and outsourcing agreements
- Purchasing, ordering, inspection, and payment operations
- Document management including contracts, invoices, quotations, and delivery slips
- Arrangement, application, and settlement support for domestic and international travel
- Expense reimbursement, payment processing, and document management
- Schedule coordination and meeting scheduling with internal and external stakeholders
- Document management using Google Drive, SharePoint, etc.
- Project materials, deliverables, and knowledge management
- Other administrative support related to project promotion
Job Requirements
■Required Qualifications
- Practical experience in sales administration, sales assistant, departmental assistant, secretarial work, etc.
- Experience in contract management, purchasing, expense reimbursement, document management, etc.
- Ability to handle emails and administrative tasks in English
- Ability to perform accurate and meticulous administrative tasks
- Experience using Google Workspace or Microsoft Office
- Ability to handle various security and identity verification procedures related to national projects
- Japanese nationality
■Preferred Qualifications
- Assistant experience in university research laboratories, research institutions, or R&D departments
- Experience as a contract, legal, purchasing, or accounting assistant
- Project assistant/PMO support experience
- Experience managing documents using SharePoint, Google Drive, etc.
- Experience coordinating meetings and arranging overseas business trips in English
Working Conditions
- Working Hours: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, 1-hour break (Remote work negotiable)
- Holidays: Complete two-day weekend (Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays), Year-end and New Year holidays, Paid leave
- Contract Period: Full-time employee