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Kyoko Saito

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Work Type

Full Time

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Summary

Bilingual Sales and Marketing professional with extensive experience driving sales, strengthening customer relationships, and managing multi-channel marketing initiatives in the functional ingredients industry. Demonstrated success in increasing sales, enhancing brand visibility, and leading global coordination between U.S. and Japanese teams. Recognized for strong communication skills, creativity, and the ability to quickly learn and apply new tools and knowledge in fast-moving environments.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work History

Sales Manager

Morinaga Nutritional Foods, Inc.
01.2025 - Current

• Expanded sales of probiotics and postbiotics ingredients across the Americas by establishing long-term partnerships with key distributors and customers, achieving a 10% year-over-year increase in total sales volume.
• Built strong, lasting relationships with customers by addressing their unique project challenges, leading to repeat business.
• Demonstrated product benefits at trade shows, contributing to the highest B2B sales in the American market in 2025.
• Led the development of product-specific webpages and digital marketing campaigns, which nearly doubled lead generation.
• Managed marketing strategies and budgets for social media, trade shows (U.S., Mexico, Brazil), and email campaigns, driving brand visibility and engagement.
• Delivered educational presentations at trade shows to attract new customers and strengthen industry presence.
• Organized promotional events, engaging directly with the community to generate leads and expand market presence.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with teams in Japan and North America, ensuring clear communication between headquarters and local staff by seamlessly switching between Japanese and English, while providing timely U.S. market updates.
• Pursued certification in content marketing, Adobe creation tools to improve creative skills.

Assistant Sales Manager

Morinaga Nutritional Foods, Inc.
01.2023 - 12.2024

• Assisted in driving sales of probiotics and postbiotics ingredients in the Americas, focusing on expanding the customer base and supporting long-term business growth.
• Coordinated with marketing to align sales strategies with ongoing digital campaigns and trade show activities.
• Collaborated with a marketing agency to develop and launch a new probiotics website, integrated with the CRM to enhance customer engagement and easy operations.
• Participated in the planning and execution of promotional events to generate new business leads.

Marketing

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., LTD
10.2021 - 12.2022

• Initiated and proposed a global rebranding project for a key postbiotic ingredient, contributing to the creation of a new name and logo through cross-functional collaboration.
• Planned, executed, and coordinated internal global education sessions for overseas subsidiary sales teams.
• Supported global trademark registrations and contract processes in partnership with the internal legal department.
• Assisted in designing brochures, flyers, banners, and advertisements to promote probiotics and postbiotics ingredients to global audiences.
• Managed multiple marketing projects in collaboration with a marketing agency, ensuring timely delivery and consistent brand standards.

Sales

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., LTD
04.2019 - 09.2022

• Sold functional food ingredients—including probiotics, proteins, and flavored milk powders—to B2B clients in supplement, food, and beverage industries.
• Secured a new client relationship and generated $35,000 in sales from the initial engagement.
• Supported clients across the entire sales cycle, from initial outreach to post-sales follow-up, ensuring smooth onboarding and customer success.
• Contributed as a member of the initial project team for the Osaka Expo project.

Education

Bachelor of Science - International Studies

Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, MN
08.2017 - 05.2018

Skills

  • B to B sales
  • B to B marketing
  • Tradeshow management
  • Bilingual in Japanese and English
  • Global communication
  • Client relationship management
  • Management of marketing & sales budget and projects
  • Collateral and digital content creation
  • Digital campaign optimization
  • Sales reporting
  • Presentations, public speech
  • Team building
  • Microsoft tools: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Canva, Procreate
  • Adobe tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign (Beginner)

Certification

  • Serve Safe Certification National Restaurant Association - March 2024
  • The strategy of Content Marketing Certification - University of California, Davis - December 2023

Languages

English
Full Professional
Japanese
Native or Bilingual

Projects

  • Public speech about the company and product at the tradeshow, Fi South America, in Brazil in 2025.
  • Launched the US website and dedicated SNS account in 2024.
  • Global Product Rebranding Project in 2022.
  • Facilitate educational sessions with all global subsidiaries in 2022.
  • A part of the Osaka Expo project team in 2021.

Timeline

Sales Manager

Morinaga Nutritional Foods, Inc.
01.2025 - Current

Assistant Sales Manager

Morinaga Nutritional Foods, Inc.
01.2023 - 12.2024

Marketing

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., LTD
10.2021 - 12.2022

Sales

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., LTD
04.2019 - 09.2022

Bachelor of Science - International Studies

Minnesota State University Moorhead
08.2017 - 05.2018

Interests

Traveling

Creating digital artwork using software like Photoshop, Illustrator, or Procreate

6 Years of experience of Hula dance