Nils Takakura

Experience

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  Suntory Holdings Limited

  Apr 2016 - Sept 2019

  Suntory Holdings Ltd., domestic sales department for alcoholic beverages (Shizuoka prefecture)▪️ transfer to Shizuoka branch, wholesale / supermarket and department stores group▪️ notable clients: Welcia Pharmacy Tokai region, Entetsu Store (local major wholesale chains)▪️ December 2018: achieved annual sales goal as first foreign sales employee in company history (results: 108% against sales budget, 114% against previous year’s results)▪️ budget achievement ratio ranked No.1 among all branch employees in charge of wholesale chains▪️ was given 2018 company-wide Special Award for Structural Innovation “Yatte Minahare TaishoTokubetsusho” (+ monetary reward of 30,000 Yen) for holding weekly TOEIC and English conversation classes for Japanese staff. Number of participants 5-8 persons each class, managers participated regularly Weniger anzeigen ▪️ in charge of procurement of citrus juice varieties used for soft drinks and alcoholic beverages sold in Japan▪️ responsibilities: procurement (incl. lot price negotiation), quality assurance, stock managementcoordinated entire procurement process of 2017 annual consumption lot (ca. 30 tons) of direct-trade-item Mexican-grown lime (incl. crop quality evaluation, price negotiations, order procedures, transport and delivery)▪️ achieved 2% reduction of procurement costs compared to 2016 crop by discovering different lime variety with equal quality characteristics Weniger anzeigen

  • Alcoholic Beverages Sales Account Manager

    Apr 2017 - Sept 2019

  • Procurement Officer

    Apr 2016 - Jan 2017
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  SARCLE Co., Ltd.

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  Managing Director European Branch Office

  Career change to Japanese professional football agency SARCLE Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)▪️ in charge of all football agent-related activities, i.e. networking with club officials and scouting staff, doing club roster analyses to define possible player proposal potentials, coordination of contract player media coverage and social network account management, financial and everyday life assistance for contract players▪️ responsible for all first, second and third division clubs in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, France and Turkey (built up direct network from nothing with all 1st-3rd division clubs in GER, NL, B) Weniger anzeigen

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  SARCLE Europe B.V.

  Jan 2020 - Jun 2023

  Managing Director European Branch Office

  Managing Director of SARCLE Europe B.V.(registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands)▪️ residing and working in the Netherlands with the status of a Japanese expat (Chūzai’in 駐在員)▪️ responsibilities: commercial registration process of the Dutch branch, business commencement procedures, everyday financial duties (tax, accounting, corporate finance, annual financial statements etc.) + agent-related activities as before▪️ DFB/KNVB/KBVB-registered agent in professional football▪️ notable negotiated transfer and marketing contracts:Keita Endo: Yokohama F-Marinos (J.League 1st division) → Union Berlin (1st German Bundesliga), loan with option to buyAtsuto Uchida: retirement → FC Schalke 04 (then 1st German Bundesliga) club ambassador Daichi Hayashi: Sagan Tosu (J.League 1st division) → VV St. Truiden (1st Belgian league) Naoki Maeda: Nagoya Grampus (J.League 1st division) → FC Utrecht (1st Dutch league) Ayase Ueda: Kashima Antlers (J.League 1st division) → Cercle Brugge (1st Belgian league) Weniger anzeigen

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  Kirchhoff Consult AG | Team Farner

  Jul 2023 - Jan 2023

  Junior Consultant IR/PR

  Intern at Kirchhoff Consult AG, a major German consultancy specializing in Investor Relations. Before entrance, I had already undergone specialized training in Investor Relations and Corporate Finance for 9 months at Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (self-funded).Responsibilities:▪️ Ongoing advice to companies in the area of capital market communication▪️ Support in the development and implementation of IR/PR concepts▪️ Support in the refinement of clients' equity story▪️ Support in the preparation of financial reports▪️ Presentation creation and refinement of existing investor presentations▪️ Arrangement of press meetings and interviews with financial journalists and press briefings▪️ Coordination and execution of market studies and company analyses Weniger anzeigen

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  CCI Manufacturing Germany GmbH (CCI Corporation)

  Jan 2024 - now

  Finance Manager