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Leading global talents into a brighter professional future
Career Management was founded in 1999 as a recruitment agency with the aim of bridging the gap between Asian business needs and global talents located in Germany. We are using our experience and history of success to enable businesses to thrive in Europe by connecting them with talented candidates hoping to further their careers in an international environment. We have provided permanent and temporary (e.g., for maternity cover) staffing solutions across various sectors to over 600 clients.
To our clients, we promise to introduce the best team of people who will empower your business to succeed in Europe. To our candidates, we promise to do our best to help you fulfill your potential and pursue your career ambitions.

Why choose us?

Since our establishment in 1999, we have through our work in recruitment continuously built relationships with more than 600 companies. Our experienced consultants are able to introduce you to a diverse range of candidates who are well acquainted with the corporate cultures of Japan and Europe.

With offices in Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart and Hamburg, we have gathered a team of multinational consultants all of which are familiar with prevailing local regulations in each city.
We constantly update our recruitment information in line with current trends and offer the best solutions for your recruitment needs or potential career change.

Our affiliated attorneys, who are all well versed in German labor law, will both provide advice on how to resolve questions and problems related to topics concerning recruitment and contracts, as well as how to work with our relocation service. This will create an environment in which candidates can smoothly and without delay begin their work after receiving a job offer.
*Please note that actual costs will be billed separately.
Latest Jobs

SCM Specialist (m/f/d)
Responsibilities:
- Delivery management and shipping coordination
- Quotation creation and order management
- Issuing customer invoice
- Collaboration with internal/external stakeholders
- Delivery monitoring
- System input, report creation
Requirements:
- Import/export, trading experience
- German-Fluent, English-Fluent
- Nice to have working experience at maker company
- Communication skill
- Good at building great relationship with internal/external stakeholders
Benefits:
- Permanent employment contract
- Full-time employment
- Commuting allowance
- International team with many opportunities to use your language skills
- Dynamic and international working environment
- Wide range of tasks
Career Management GmbH
Our client is a mechanical manufacturing company originally from Japan. They are currently looking for a new SCM specialist for their organisation.
- Delivery management and shipping coordination
- Quotation creation and order management
- Issuing customer invoice
- Collaboration with internal/external stakeholders
- Delivery monitoring
- System input, report creation
- Import/export, trading experience
- German-Fluent, English-Fluent
- Nice to have working experience at maker company
- Communication skill
- Good at building great relationship with internal/external stakeholders
- Permanent employment contract
- Full-time employment
- Commuting allowance
- International team with many opportunities to use your language skills
- Dynamic and international working environment
- Wide range of tasks
Your Career Management Team
Your Career Management Team

Sales Assistant (m/f/d) *Chinese or Vietnamese speaking
Responsibilities:
- Provide administrative support to the sales team, including order management, invoicing, and delivery coordination.
- Communicate effectively with customers and suppliers in both English and Chinese or Vietnamese.
- Assist with sales documentation, including contracts, quotations, and agreements.
- Respond to inquiries, including inventory checks and inspections.
- Ensure timely processing of sales orders, following up with clients and suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.
- Handle customer inquiries, resolving any issues or concerns.
- Maintain and update the customer database and ensure data accuracy.
Requirements:
- Fluent in both English and Chinese (Mandarin) or Vietnamese (Advanced level).
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Experience in the food wholesale or distribution industry is a plus.
Benefits:
- Permanent employment contract
- Part-time employment (15h-20h/week)
- Attractive pension program
- International team with many opportunities to use your language skills
- Dynamic and international working environment
- Wide range of tasks
Career Opportunities in Japanese companies - Building Connections, Shaping Careers
Our client is a Japanese food wholesale company dedicated to supplying high-quality Japanese food products to Europe markets. We are seeking a motivated and skilled Sales Administrator to join their dynamic team.- Provide administrative support to the sales team, including order management, invoicing, and delivery coordination.
- Communicate effectively with customers and suppliers in both English and Chinese or Vietnamese.
- Assist with sales documentation, including contracts, quotations, and agreements.
- Respond to inquiries, including inventory checks and inspections.
- Ensure timely processing of sales orders, following up with clients and suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.
- Handle customer inquiries, resolving any issues or concerns.
- Maintain and update the customer database and ensure data accuracy.
- Fluent in both English and Chinese (Mandarin) or Vietnamese (Advanced level).
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Experience in the food wholesale or distribution industry is a plus.
- Permanent employment contract
- Part-time employment (15h-20h/week)
- Attractive pension program
- International team with many opportunities to use your language skills
- Dynamic and international working environment
- Wide range of tasks
Your Career Management Team
Your Career Management Team

Field Service Engineer (m/f/d)
Responsibilities:
- Handling advanced troubleshooting, system start-up, and adjustments at customer sites
- Requires a comprehensive understanding of the entire system
- Often responsible for root cause analysis and proposing improvements
- Frequent business travel (domestic and international)
- Strong technical communication with customers is essential
Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- System-level understanding
- Problem-solving skills (root cause analysis)
- Proficiency in German and English is required
Benefits:
- 30 days of vacation
- Permanent employment contract
- Full-time employment
- Travel allowance
- International team with many opportunities to use your language skills
- Dynamic and international working environment
- Wide range of tasks
- Attractive development opportunities
Career Opportunities in Japanese companies - Building Connections, Shaping Careers Our client is a Japanese company specializing in machinery equipments. They are currently seeking a new Field Service Engineer member in Dresden
- Handling advanced troubleshooting, system start-up, and adjustments at customer sites
- Requires a comprehensive understanding of the entire system
- Often responsible for root cause analysis and proposing improvements
- Frequent business travel (domestic and international)
- Strong technical communication with customers is essential
- A bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- System-level understanding
- Problem-solving skills (root cause analysis)
- Proficiency in German and English is required
- 30 days of vacation
- Permanent employment contract
- Full-time employment
- Travel allowance
- International team with many opportunities to use your language skills
- Dynamic and international working environment
- Wide range of tasks
- Attractive development opportunities
Your Career Management Team
Your Career Management Team

Design Engineer (m/f/d)
Responsibilities:
- Engage with customers to confirm requirements, adjust specifications, and incorporate feedback into product development.
- Provide technical support to both internal teams and external stakeholders throughout the entire product lifecycle.
- Stay up to date with the latest technologies and regulatory trends in the automotive industry and apply them to daily work.
- Conduct feasibility studies and technical evaluations for new products and components.
- Collaborate with European OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers to develop innovative and cost-effective solutions.
- Work cross-functionally to analyze customer needs and deliver optimal technical proposals.
- Participate in product design and development activities, ensuring compliance with quality standards and specifications.
- Use design tools to create and modify product designs.
- Contribute to the improvement and advancement of engineering processes and methodologies.
Requirements:
- Bachelor or Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline
- Hands-on background in automotive product development and design.
- Experience collaborating with European OEMs or Tier-1 suppliers is considered beneficial.
- International work exposure is a plus.
- Solid understanding of automotive systems and components
- Mandatory proficiency in CATIA V5 for design tasks.
- Familiarity with Siemens NX is an added advantage.
- Strong communication skills for engaging with customers and coordinating across multidisciplinary teams.
- Language requirements include German and English (minimum B1 level)
- Experience in testing, validation, and evaluation processes to ensure product performance and compliance.
- General knowledge of engineering tools and software used in automotive development.
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities and attention to detail.
- Awareness of automotive industry standards, regulations, and best engineering practices.
Benefits:
- 30 days of vacation
- Permanent employment contract
- Full-time employment
- International team with many opportunities to use your language skills
- Dynamic and international working environment
- Wide range of tasks
- Attractive development opportunities
Career Opportunities in Japanese companies - Building Connections, Shaping Careers Our client is a supplier for Automotive business.
They are currently hiring a new Design Engineer for their organisation in Stuttgart.
- Engage with customers to confirm requirements, adjust specifications, and incorporate feedback into product development.
- Provide technical support to both internal teams and external stakeholders throughout the entire product lifecycle.
- Stay up to date with the latest technologies and regulatory trends in the automotive industry and apply them to daily work.
- Conduct feasibility studies and technical evaluations for new products and components.
- Collaborate with European OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers to develop innovative and cost-effective solutions.
- Work cross-functionally to analyze customer needs and deliver optimal technical proposals.
- Participate in product design and development activities, ensuring compliance with quality standards and specifications.
- Use design tools to create and modify product designs.
- Contribute to the improvement and advancement of engineering processes and methodologies.
- Bachelor or Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline
- Hands-on background in automotive product development and design.
- Experience collaborating with European OEMs or Tier-1 suppliers is considered beneficial.
- International work exposure is a plus.
- Solid understanding of automotive systems and components
- Mandatory proficiency in CATIA V5 for design tasks.
- Familiarity with Siemens NX is an added advantage.
- Strong communication skills for engaging with customers and coordinating across multidisciplinary teams.
- Language requirements include German and English (minimum B1 level)
- Experience in testing, validation, and evaluation processes to ensure product performance and compliance.
- General knowledge of engineering tools and software used in automotive development.
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities and attention to detail.
- Awareness of automotive industry standards, regulations, and best engineering practices.
- 30 days of vacation
- Permanent employment contract
- Full-time employment
- International team with many opportunities to use your language skills
- Dynamic and international working environment
- Wide range of tasks
- Attractive development opportunities
Your Career Management Team
Your Career Management Team

Sales representative Oil/Gas Industry (m/f/d)
Responsibilities:
- Carrying out general sales and marketing activities
- Daily communication with customers by phone and email
- Proactively identifying customer needs
- Ensuring customer satisfaction, achieving mutual understanding and building a good relationship with the customer
- Creating offers, conducting price negotiations and dealing with customer complaints
Requirements:
- Relevant professional experience as a sales representative, key account manager, sales manager, in business development, etc. at a manufacturing company in the oil and gas industry
- Fluent written and spoken English, confident Italian knowledge is a great advantage
- Excellent communication, organizational and presentation skills
- Ability to work in a team and a high level Self-motivation
- Willingness to travel regularly for customers
- Good knowledge of MS Office
Benefits:
- 30 days vacation
- Permanent employment contract
- Travel allowance
- International working environment
- Work from home option
- Competitive Salary (up to 120.000€ p.a. depending on experience)
Career Opportunities in Japanese companies - Building Connections, Shaping Careers Our client is a leading Japanese company in the mechanical engineering sector for various industries. The company is currently looking for a Sales Representative (m/f/d) for its German branch in the greater Munich area (100% home office possible).
- Carrying out general sales and marketing activities
- Daily communication with customers by phone and email
- Proactively identifying customer needs
- Ensuring customer satisfaction, achieving mutual understanding and building a good relationship with the customer
- Creating offers, conducting price negotiations and dealing with customer complaints
- Relevant professional experience as a sales representative, key account manager, sales manager, in business development, etc. at a manufacturing company in the oil and gas industry
- Fluent written and spoken English, confident Italian knowledge is a great advantage
- Excellent communication, organizational and presentation skills
- Ability to work in a team and a high level Self-motivation
- Willingness to travel regularly for customers
- Good knowledge of MS Office
- 30 days vacation
- Permanent employment contract
- Travel allowance
- International working environment
- Work from home option
- Competitive Salary (up to 120.000€ p.a. depending on experience)

Sales in Baden-Württemberg (m/f/d)
Responsibilities:
- Maintaining and expanding existing customer relationships (including preparation and follow-up of quotations, as well as price and contract negotiations)
- Acquiring new customers, executing sales campaigns, and participating in trade fairs
- Technical consulting for customers with a focus on application technology and process optimization in the field of machining
- Conducting training sessions and machining tests at customer sites
- Handling negotiations from both technical and commercial perspectives
- Developing and implementing sales strategies
Requirements:
- Working experience in sales and machinery industry
- University degree
- German-Native, Nice to have English speaking skill
- Proactive, positive mind-set
- Good at building relationship with internal/external stakeholders
Benefits:
- 30 days of vacation
- Permanent employment contract
- Full-time employment
- Bonus
- Full remote
- Company car
- Company benefits
- Work at home
- Regular team building events
- International team with many opportunities to use your language skills
- Dynamic and international working environment
- Wide range of tasks
- Attractive development opportunities
Career Opportunities in Japanese companies - Building Connections, Shaping Careers Our client is a machinery equipment maker.
They are currently hiring a new sales member who is based in Baden-Württemberg.
- Maintaining and expanding existing customer relationships (including preparation and follow-up of quotations, as well as price and contract negotiations)
- Acquiring new customers, executing sales campaigns, and participating in trade fairs
- Technical consulting for customers with a focus on application technology and process optimization in the field of machining
- Conducting training sessions and machining tests at customer sites
- Handling negotiations from both technical and commercial perspectives
- Developing and implementing sales strategies
- Working experience in sales and machinery industry
- University degree
- German-Native, Nice to have English speaking skill
- Proactive, positive mind-set
- Good at building relationship with internal/external stakeholders
- 30 days of vacation
- Permanent employment contract
- Full-time employment
- Bonus
- Full remote
- Company car
- Company benefits
- Work at home
- Regular team building events
- International team with many opportunities to use your language skills
- Dynamic and international working environment
- Wide range of tasks
- Attractive development opportunities
Your Career Management Team
Your Career Management Team
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