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TRUMPF

Corporate venture capital for deep-tech

Automation Consultant

Pre-Sales Solution EngineeringUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeYokohama, Kanagawa, JapanNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Understand metal-processing factory manufacturing processes and information flows.
  • Analyze business processes and develop return-on-investment analyses and business cases.
  • Have native-level Japanese and business-level English proficiency.
  • Use Microsoft 365, including Excel, Power Automate, SharePoint, and Power BI.
  • Communicate effectively with customers and manage international stakeholders.
  • Have at least 5 years of experience with manufacturing-industry software such as enterprise resource planning, manufacturing execution systems, computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing, production-planning systems, or in a smart-factory environment.
  • Have at least 2 years of experience in technical sales or solution consulting.
  • Have experience investigating and analyzing customer requirements, defining and selecting suitable software requirements, and designing solutions.
  • Have experience delivering software demonstrations and customer workshops.
  • Coordinate with sales, project management, information technology, service, product management, and headquarters teams.

Responsibilities

  • Promote sales of smart-factory automation solutions and analyze customers’ factory layouts, logistics and material handling, and equipment utilization to propose suitable automation systems, including automated warehouses, robotic systems, and integrated automation cells.
  • Translate manufacturing-site and operational challenges into scalable machine and automation concepts, and design, estimate, and propose solutions that are technically and commercially feasible.
  • Lead automation projects from prospecting through order placement, supporting customer decisions through technical discussions, specification and layout reviews, demonstrations, and presentations.
  • After an order is placed, provide a structured handover to project management and execution teams for installation and commissioning, sharing technical information, assumptions, risks, and customer expectations to support a smooth project launch.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of manufacturing software, including enterprise resource planning, manufacturing execution systems, advanced planning and scheduling, computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing, and core business or production-management systems.
  • Knowledge related to sheet-metal processing.
  • Knowledge of information technology/operational technology integration.
  • Knowledge of cloud and software-as-a-service business models.
  • Knowledge of data analysis and reporting solutions.
  • Knowledge of smart-factory business.
  • Ability to translate manufacturing-site and operational challenges into software solutions.
  • Experience working in Japanese manufacturing factories, including sheet-metal processing, machining, assembly, or industrial production.
  • Experience using customer relationship management systems, SAP, Smartsheet, Salesforce, or similar platforms.
  • Experience implementing enterprise software.
  • Experience selling business-to-business solutions.
  • Experience consulting on digital transformation.
  • Experience in technical and consultative sales.

About the Company

TRUMPF

Corporate venture capital for deep-tech

TRUMPF Venture is the corporate venture capital unit of the TRUMPF Group. It invests globally in early-stage deep-tech startups that complement or are adjacent to TRUMPF’s core business. The selection criteria include strategic fit, high innovation leverage, differentiating technology or business model, an experienced management team, and a path to risk-appropriate financial returns. Its approach combines funding with strategic collaboration, giving portfolio companies access to TRUMPF’s resources, customers, and manufacturing capabilities to accelerate scale. The company differentiates itself by focusing on strategic alignment with TRUMPF, global reach, and a disciplined, value-adding partnership model rather than mere financial investment. The goal is to back startups that can strengthen TRUMPF’s technology landscape and create financially attractive outcomes for both sides.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
$498.6M
Headquarters
Ditzingen, Germany
Founded
2016

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