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Canon believes the process of meeting our Global objective of 'Committed and Competent employees' begins with the right recruitment of the right people. Successful careers are those which are based upon mutual benefit and gain. It is the combined responsibility of both you and Canon to maximise these opportunities.

We are looking for people with visionary, innovative and ambitious flair and are confident that in our diverse organisation there are opportunities for everyone to shine if they are ready to embrace a challenge. In return, Canon offers its employees both an open environment and an informal culture, encouraging fresh ideas and helping employees realise their true potential.

Sales & Marketing: Account Executives (Sales)

Responsibilities:
  • Develop sales opportunities, promote and secure sales for multi-functional imaging devices and solutions to customers
  • Service existing accounts and solicit for new accounts
  • Conduct product demonstrations and trainings for new and existing accounts

Requirements:
  • Minimum Diploma with at least 1 year sales experience in IT office automation or similar industry
  • Possess initiative with the desire drive for excellence in a dynamic environment
  • Good interpersonal communication and presentation skills with a positive mindset
  • Possess a successful track record in achieving set objectives
  • IT-savvy and possess a Class 3 driving license preferred
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Sales & Marketing: Account Executives (Production & Graphic Arts)

Responsibilities:
  • Develop and generate revenue in Graphic Arts, digital print-on–demand environment
  • Support and grow existing accounts
  • Manage complete cycle from pre to post sales on business solutions
  • Advise customers on best practices on work flow, printing & document management solutions
  • Responsible for meeting targets

Requirements:
  • Diploma in IT / Electronics field
  • Minimum 1-3 years sales experience in equivalent field
  • Knowledge in Adobe, PC & Apple Macintosh environment will be an added advantage
  • Knowledge with Publishing & Printing industry, Printing Work Flow Solutions & Digital Print-on-demand will be an added advantage
  • Possess good communication skills at all levels
  • Candidate should be mature & process a strong desire for success
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Sales & Marketing: Business Development Specialist

Responsibilities:
  • Account for corporate business sales targets
  • Build referrals and lead generation network
  • Be aligned with the corporate business strategy and develop on the brand strategy
  • Conduct market intelligence activities for targeted business sectors to identify opportunities and needs
  • Develop and grow existing government and corporate accounts to meet corporate business objectives
  • Good sales presentation skills and knowledge of tender preparation and proposals
  • Be able to work closely with various departments especially the channel management team to ensure smooth fulfillment of orders
  • Handle product enquiries and complaints from customers whenever necessary
  • Conduct product demonstrations at events, seminars and exhibitions whenever necessary
  • Any other duties as assigned by the Business Development Manager

Requirements:
  • Diploma holder in any related discipline
  • Minimum 3 years of sales experience
  • Possess initiative and able to work independently, with desire and ability to strive for excellence in a dynamic environment
  • Good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
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Sales & Marketing: Global Major Account Executive

Responsibilities:
  • Responsible in servicing existing Global Major Account and develop high valued accounts
  • Facilitate Global Major Account business between regional Global Major Account and domestic sales which include sales lead generation, customer liaison, information sharing and support
  • Maintain an active global network of customers with partners and distributors
  • Negotiate profitable Global Major Account contract terms with due consideration for local jurisdiction and application law with directions from regional Global Major Account department
  • Lead and harmonise price structure across the different business units and countries. Work closely with regional Global Major Account managers to execute a go-to-market strategy for international clients
  • Develop necessary support plan and rollout implementation for product delivery, service maintenance accounts reporting and problem resolution
  • Provide accurate forecast of opportunities for planning a purpose
  • Effectively identify and leverage resource across organization to execute a solution approach towards enterprise selling process

Requirements:
  • Candidate must possess at least a Diploma, Advanced / Higher / Graduate Diploma, Business Studies / Administration / Management, Marketing or equivalent
  • Minimum 1 year of working experience in the related field is required for this position
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Sales & Marketing: Managed Services Business Consultant

Responsibilities:
  • Actively identify and develop business opportunities in commercial buildings, locations and targeted accounts
  • Project based on account management in support of sales operations
  • Provide business consultancy services on targeted projects in line with Business Imaging Solution products, services and high value software and solutions
  • Prepare presentation and project concept to targeted project based account
  • Manage the overall project solutions offering and profitability
  • Liaise with sales operations, service and all relevant internal departments to ensure all products and solution are commissioned successfully

Requirements:
  • Diploma holder with minimum 3 years of sales experience in the field of office automation or similar industry
  • Initiative and independent, with the desire and ability to drive for excellence in a dynamic environment
  • Good interpersonal, strong communication and presentation skills with positive mindset
  • Successful track record in achieving set objectives
  • IT-savvy and preferably possess a Class 3 driving license
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Sales & Marketing: Product Executive (Consumer Products)

Responsibilities:
  • To assist the Senior Manager in developing and implementing product strategies & direction and in the preparation of pricing proposal to achieve operation goals, sales and market share targets
  • To assist the Senior Manager in preparing consolidated purchase-sales-stock (PSS) and liaise with Business Planning Department to track and manage purchase and stock at the console level
  • To monitor usage of marketing fund, monitor, evaluate the effectiveness of the marketing activities
  • To monitor total A&P claims and work with advertising department to ensure accuracy and promptness in claims submission
  • To ensure regional subsidiaries’ distributors A&P activities are in line with the department direction
  • To provide administrative support to the Senior Manager, respond to his/ her behalf or refer to the functional activity within the company for a response and monitor the result
  • To collate information and advice managers in the region or department of the company matter or specific matters relating to their function or external organization on administering matters
  • To report sales situation at regular meetings

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in any discipline
  • Minimum 3 years of working experience
  • Traveling is required
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, especially Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint
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Sales & Marketing: Product Executive (Training)

Responsibilities:

  • Perform in-depth product evaluation on pre-embargo product so as to assist the sales and marketing department in providing sufficient technical information
  • Conduct SWOT analysis on product
  • Offer product technical advice and be responsible for checking the accuracy of product description and specification in all publications
  • Design product training materials. This includes the accompanied accessories, software, usage, setup and installation
  • Able to travel and deliver product training to the Regional Sales Subsidiaries in a professional and interactive manner. Plan training schedules for the respective sales subsidiaries before the product launch date

Requirements:
  • Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree in any discipline
  • Minimum 1 year of working experience in the related field is required for this position
  • Travelling is required
  • Applicants should preferably be Singaporean citizens or PR holders
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Sales & Marketing: Regional Product Marketing Executive

Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for product marketing on business multifunction printers product line
  • Responsible for planning and managing new product launches
  • Plan and develop launches, marketing & sales support, sales collaterals and market training
  • Delivery of the "Product Launch Documentation"
  • Conduct market research on the assigned products
  • Actively motivate Canon's subsidiaries and business partners to drive sales and promotion for assigned product line
  • Closely monitor and track appropriate usage of A&P funds and subsidies to achieve optimum support for new product launch activities

Requirements:
  • Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Minimum 3 years of experience as a Product Manager / Management with technical background
  • Good or sufficient project management skills includes having discipline and general management to ensure follow the standard process and procedure are met
  • Proactive verbal and written communication skills, including good, active listening skills
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Sales & Marketing: Sales and Marketing Executive (Digital Camcorders)

Responsibilities:
  • Manage and achieve regional sales and market share targets
  • Work closely with the subsidiaries to achieve optimal Purchase, Sales and Stock Planning
  • Attend to daily sales and marketing operational issues
  • Gather sales, marketing and pricing information for analytical, strategic planning and action plans
  • Collect and analyze competitors' strategic marketing activities
  • Evaluate effectiveness of marketing activities and assist in developing marketing collaterals
  • To monitor marketing fund usage and claims

Requirements:
  • Degree in Marketing or its equivalent
  • Minimum 2-3 years sales and marketing experience
  • Marketing and sales oriented
  • Good interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Good presentation and analytical skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Powerpoint and Excel
  • Resourceful, independent and strong team player
  • Occasional traveling required
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Sales & Marketing: Sales Support Executive (Camera / Video)

Responsibilities:
  • Participate in organizing sales / products training & improve the efficiency of sales team
  • Motivate and manage sales promoters including formulating of promoters' incentive scheme
  • Involved in sales execution from time to time, including sales visits and follow ups
  • Conduct Competitive Analysis, monitor market pricing etc
  • Improve shop front presence and Canon products display merchandising
  • Support in sales team activities / programs
  • Assist in implementing of sales channel strategies

Requirements:
  • Candidate must possess at least a Diploma in any discipline
  • Minimum 2 years of working experience in retail consumer product merchandising is required for this position
  • Applicants should preferably be Singaporean citizens or PR holders
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Sales & Marketing: Training Executive (Sales)

Responsibilities:
  • Manage E-Learning portal and sales effectiveness projects such as conceptualization of sales kits
  • Develop and conduct training
  • Facilitate internal sales programs
  • Understand industry trends and customer business issues
  • Monitor sales effectiveness of assigned area and make plans to support and improve on it
  • Develop and apply key sales concepts on Company's solution offerings
  • Joint visits with sales colleagues for coaching and improvement
  • Provide Marketing support and administer training programs and projects

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in any field
  • Minimum 2 years of working experience in document, multi-function printer environment
  • Candidates with strong IT / Networking background and able to deliver training would be preferred
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Administration: Customer Service Assistant (CII)

Responsibilities:

  • Provide after sales service to the customers who send in the equipment for services, or for collection after services
  • Perform basic demonstrations or functional check of all equipment which required services
  • Maintain and update customers and services data to the our in house system
  • Maintain and document all equipments sent in for services and segregate the equipment according to machine status and conduct stock take once a month
  • Collect service payment and submit it to superior daily

Requirements:
  • Minimum GCE ‘O” level
  • Minimum 1 year related working experience in indoor Customer Service
  • Posses pleasant voice and personality with good customer relation skill
  • Applicants should be Singaporean citizens or hold relevant residence status
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Administration: Customer Service Assistant / Telemarketer

Responsibilities:
  • Attend customers' enquiries and coordinate with technicians on machine servicing
  • Perform data entry and extraction for Monthly Servicing Performance Reports using Oracle System
  • Sort, arrange and file all service related documents
  • Update machine agreement status in Oracle System
  • Update customers' change of addresses and conduct billing
  • Receive documents from Marketing and Indoor Service Dept
  • Handle ad-hoc assignments

Requirements:
  • Minimum a Diploma in Business Administration or in or equivalent
  • Minimum 1 year related working experience in indoor Customer Service
  • Possess pleasant voice and personality with good customer relation skill
  • Applicants should be Singaporean citizens or Permanent Residents
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Administration: Global Account Officer

Responsibilities:

  • Provide sales and administrative support for global and regional accounts
  • Assist in the collation and maintenance of corporate Global database
  • Compile reports from various countries
  • Liaise with other countries for collection of data
  • Maintain accurate up-to-date records
  • Responsible for daily sales enquiries, customer liaison and information sharing to Canon Sales office in region
  • Responsible for day to day relationship and execution between Canon and customers

Requirements:
  • Diploma in Business Management / Marketing
  • Fresh graduate are welcome to apply
  • Conversant with Microsoft Office applications
  • Organized, meticulous with numbers and an eye for details
  • Able to work well with minimal supervision
  • Applicants should be Singaporean citizens or hold relevant residence status
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Administration: HRD Executive

Responsibilities:
  • Conduct training needs analysis to identify competency gaps and areas of development for staff
  • Conduct Customer Service, Performance Management and Orientation programmes for new staff
  • Involvement in design and content development of training programmes
  • Briefing staff on education and policy matters
  • Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of training
  • Act in the capacity as People Developer (PD) Manager / Assessor and ensure that PD procedures like annual Learning Needs Analysis and Total Company Training Plan are effectively reviewed and executed
  • Assist in preparation of internal and residential programmes

Requirements:
  • Degree or post-graduate qualification in HRM or HRD preferably with technical knowledge
  • Minimum 3-4 years of experience in training
  • Knowledge of and experience in People Developer standards and stand up training will be preferable
  • Applicants should be Singaporean citizens or hold relevant residence status
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Administration: HRD Officer

Responsibilities:
  • Maintain all internal staff records and skills inventory
  • Process and maintain internal education applications
  • Attend to enquiries from staff regarding internal & external training programmes and other training matters
  • Initiate dissemination of monthly nomination forms for training programmes and collate requests to confirm respective training programmes
  • Compute and compile nomination, confirm training schedules and disseminate such information to HODs
  • Assist in preparation of internal and residential programmes such as scheduling, refreshment, evaluation, set-up and all necessary generation of course materials
  • Collating and generating reports on training effectiveness for internal programmes. And follows on to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of training through course evaluation forms
  • Analyse and conduct preliminary assessment of training vendor proposals as well as negotiate with training vendors for better pricing
  • Make or initiate changes to orientation or Service Delight programme schedules according to situational needs
  • Assist the HRD Manager in implementing People Developer (PD) for the General Affairs / HR Division and ensure that all PD procedures like the annual objective setting Learning Needs Analysis and Total Learning Plan review exercises are followed
  • Tracking utilization rate of training places, total training budget of the company and any necessary statistics to generate the bi-annual training report

Requirements:
  • Diploma in Human Resource Management/Development
  • Good knowledge of People Developer standards
  • Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience
  • Good computer skills in MS Office applications
  • Applicants should be Singaporean citizens or hold relevant residence status
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Administration: Internal Auditor

Responsibilities:
  • Assist in identifying and evaluating the organization’s risks and provide input to the development of the annual audit plan
  • Perform audit procedures including identifying and defining internal control issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing audit evidence and documenting and mapping client process and procedures
  • Ability to do analyzing with evaluate evidentiary information, adequacy with effectiveness of the business units’ internal control system ,and the efficiency of the performance of the business unit’s activities being reviewed by written reports and oral presentations to senior management
  • Suggest recommendations on ways to improve audit work process

Requirements:
  • Diploma / Degree in Accountancy / Business Administration
  • Minimum 2 years work experience in internal audit
  • Frequent traveling in Asia is required
  • Positive working attitude, independent, analytical , professional and willing to learn
  • Good interpersonal communication skill, excellent report writing skill
  • Passion in internal audit and risk management
  • Applicants should preferably be Singaporean citizens or hold relevant residence status
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Administration: Regional Planning Assistant

Responsibilities:
  • Arrange the shipment according to purchase order and inventory availability
  • Execute delivery order management process on system and make sure shipment on schedule
  • Keep sales company & distributors fully informed of purchase order position, approved purchase plans

Requirements:
  • Minimum Diploma in Business or equivalent
  • Possess high level of communication and negotiation skill as extensive communication is required internally and externally
  • Applicants should be Singaporean citizens or hold relevant residence status
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Technical: Customer Service Technical Representative (Printers)

Responsibilities:
  • Ensure daily service activities are carried out within the service procedures
  • Service and repair all machines assigned, update the repair status to customer promptly
  • Provide prompt service to customer, gives maintenance or technical advise if required
  • Work closely with the team. Acquire technical or repair data and report to supervisor
  • Maintain and record all equipment sent in for repair or service and segregate according to machine status, maintain workplace neat and clean at all times
  • Responsible to ensure that all tools, equipment and parts provided by the company are well maintained
  • Assist and guide junior technicians and conduct on-job training if required
  • Ensure all administrative works are updated and submitted on time
  • Carry out duties or assignments given by the superior

Requirements:
  • Candidate must possess at least an "O" level
  • Minimum 1 year of working experience in the related field is required for this position
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Technical: Customer Service Technical Specialist

Responsibilities:
  • Manage a team’s overall service performance
  • Ensure all calls and assigned installation are duly attended
  • To manage with various departments on how to meet service targets
  • Perform role-plays and hold regular discussions with zone members
  • Check and inspect on the multifunctional products to ensure quality work are performed
  • Ensure all services and technical information are imparted to the staff and all records are well maintained
  • Render assistance to any major faults
  • Ensure all administration works are submitted on time

Requirements:
  • Diploma in Electrical / Mechanical / Electronics Engineering or its equivalent
  • Minimum 2 years of working experience in related field
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Technical: Field Service Engineer / Supervisor

Responsibilities:

  • Provide after-sales technical service to customers for business imaging products to ensure service quality and customer satisfaction
  • Able to analyse customers’ problems and provide constructive solutions to customers
  • Provide guidance and supervisory role to team of field technicians
  • Ensure that customers’ feedbacks are acted upon with appropriate actions
  • Provide corrective and effective rectification actions on any deviations in administration and operational procedures

Requirements:
  • Degree / Diploma in Engineering or equivalent
  • Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience in technical service related field
  • Experience in graphic imaging industry will be an added advantage
  • Possess Class 3 driving license
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Technical: Service Engineer (Medical)

Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for installation, repairs and maintenance of medical and optical instruments within the department
  • Provide pre / post sales technical consultancy and support to customers
  • Provide application support to end-users
  • Conduct trainings to business partners
  • Develop and maintain organizational processes and documents control

Requirements:
  • Degree / Diploma in Electronics / Mechanical Engineering
  • Minimum 2 years experience in the ophthalmology field preferred
  • Familiar with Digital Imaging & Communication in Medicine (DICOM) and local Goods Distribution Practices of Medical Devices (GDPMDS), Medical Device Act is essential
  • Excellent presentation, communication and MS Office skills
  • Willing to travel within South Asia and South East Asia region
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How to apply

About Canon - Careers at Canon - Canon Singapore - Personal
Please email your resume with a copy of your photo attached to recruit@canon.com.sg by 31 August 2010. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.