Lens Care Account Manager - Grocery

Job Description:

Summary
Completed template for the role of Account Manager - Lens Care, UK Grocery Channel at ZEISS Vision Care UK.

ZEISS is technology and innovation. Founded in Germany, in 18461846, ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the optics and optoelectronics industries across 5050 countries.

As a company wholly owned by a foundation, ZEISS is committed to responsibility in all its activities. As a pioneer in scientific optics, it's employees across the globe continue to push the boundaries of what is possible. With a strong focus on quality and innovation, ZEISS creates value for its customers and helps shape new ways of seeing the world.

We're looking for an Account Manager - Lens Care, UK Grocery Channel to join us in Birmingham (office-based), serving the UK Grocery Channel with regular travel to key grocery customers and ZEISS stakeholders across the UK.
ZEISS Vision Care UK, based in Birmingham, is an international leader in optics and the branded leader in lenses, offering premium and pioneering products that enhance the lives and vision of millions of people around the world. Part of the ZEISS Group (revenues of approx. EUR88bn and over 40,00040,000 employees globally), ZEISS Vision Care UK has delivered double-digit growth for the past 1010 years and is focused on accelerating further growth towards its 20302030 ambition.

Your Role

The purpose of this role is to scale ZEISS Lens Care within the UK Grocery Channel by significantly growing business with 11 major grocery account and winning new distribution in up to 55 additional target retailers, delivering compelling commercial proposals that meet both retailer and ZEISS financial and consumer objectives.

The role of Account Manager - Lens Care, UK Grocery Channel will involve:
* Significantly growing business with 11 major UK grocery account by understanding their ambitions and building customer-centric proposals with compelling financials and consumer insight.
* Modelling financial growth and investment plans in spreadsheets to achieve revenue and profit targets that are attractive to retailers and internal stakeholders.
* Assertively leading cross-functional teams (local marketing, finance, supply chain, global lens care) to ensure activation plans go live on time and in full.
* Maintaining and developing a strong network of contacts in existing and target grocery accounts to build insight, improve influence and help ZEISS grow and win new business.
* Working with marketing to develop creative contact strategies and campaigns that secure meetings and engagement with key contacts at target retailers (e.g. "ZEISS sweeps the board this awards season"), while keeping internal stakeholders updated.
* Evolving and sharpening the current new business concept sell to maximize influence, secure distribution wins and support ZEISS's 20302030 growth ambition in lens care.

Your Experience
* Proven experience developing business with a minimum of 2 UK grocery retailers.
* Demonstrable track record of winning new accounts and/or new business within the UK grocery channel or similar FMCG/consumer environment.
* Strong ability to create professional, "smart-look" customer presentations and to model commercial scenarios and financials in spreadsheets.
* A valid UK driving licence and willingness to travel to customers and ZEISS offices as required.
* Clear examples of demonstrating the ZEISS Commercial Commitments:
* Understanding customers' ambitions
* Experimenter mindset
* 1%1% better / continuous improvement mindset
* Reapplying what works
* Making the buyer a hero

Your Benefits
If you join ZEISS, you will have access to a range of benefits, including:
* 10% employer pension contribution (with a 4% employee contribution).
* Performance-related bonus scheme.
* Private BUPA healthcare and life insurance.
* Professional body subscription paid for by ZEISS.
* 2525 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing with service.
* Free ZEISS lenses for you and discounted ZEISS lenses for your friends and family.
* Employee health and well-being programme, including premium access to the Calm app.

Role Details
* Location & working conditions:
* Office-based in Birmingham, within the ZEISS Vision Care UK Commercial team.
* Permanent, full-time contract, 37.537.5 hours per week.
* Reporting line: Associate Director - KAM Channel.
* Regular travel to UK grocery customers and relevant ZEISS locations as required.
* Salary information:
* Competitive salary and bonus package, aligned with experience and market benchmarks.
* Additional legal requirements:
* Right to work in the UK.
* Valid UK driving licence.

Next Steps
Apply now to take the next step in joining ZEISS, where you can push technological boundaries, shape markets and contribute to the advancement of society.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:Lameez Peer, Navdeep Aulak