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Nex

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

🎮 Gaming

🥽 AR/VR

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 Series B on 2021-04

Gaming • AR/VR • eCommerce

Nex is a company that creates immersive motion games and experiences focused on physical play. They believe that physical activity is crucial for fun and social interaction, which is why they develop innovative games that transform everyday environments into engaging play spaces. With advanced motion technology, Nex enables sensor-free motion tracking on various devices, allowing users to enjoy games that make movement enjoyable and accessible.

📋 Description

• Owning the direct buyer relationship with Yodobashi Camera as our primary retail launch partner. • Managing and growing the Nex Playground Amazon Japan account, including product listings, A+ content, promotional placements, and advertising. • Negotiating shelf space, promotional placements, co-op marketing budgets, and trade terms directly with retail buyers. • Serving as Japan’s local execution lead for supply operations — monitoring inventory levels, coordinating replenishment, and managing logistics issues on the ground. • Driving sell-through performance through data-driven account management, forecasting, and inventory planning. • Serving as the Japan-side counterpart to the US Retail Strategy and Supply Chain teams.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in retail account management, trade sales, or channel management in Japan. • Proven track record of directly negotiating with senior buyers at Yodobashi Camera or equivalent major Japan consumer electronics or mass retailers; experience with AEON or similar mass retail channels is a strong plus. • Hands-on experience managing an Amazon Japan vendor or seller account, including buyer negotiations, promotional planning, and listing management. • Demonstrated ability to secure shelf space, promotional placements, and co-op funding through direct buyer negotiation. • Strong commercial acumen — comfortable with trade terms, P&L impact of promotional activity, and sell-through economics. • Experience in retail operations or supply chain execution in Japan, including inventory monitoring, replenishment coordination, and logistics issue management. • Existing senior-level relationships with buyers at Yodobashi Camera; relationships with additional mass or consumer electronics retailers (e.g., AEON, Bic Camera) are a strong plus. • Native or near-native Japanese proficiency (written and verbal) for direct buyer negotiations; working English for collaboration with US teams. • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, startup-like environment with lean resources and shifting priorities.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package. • Flexible working hours and vacation policy. • Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth. • Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field

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