Lens Care Account Manager - Grocery

About this role

Summary
ZEISS is technology and innovation. Founded in Germany in 1846, ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the optics and optoelectronics industries across 50 countries.


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 approximately €8 billion and over 40,000 employees globally), ZEISS Vision Care UK has delivered double-digit growth for the past 10 years and is focused on accelerating further growth towards its 2030 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 accounts 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 accounts by understanding their ambitions and building customer-centric proposals supported by 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.
• Leading cross-functional teams across local marketing, finance, supply chain and global lens care to ensure activation plans go live on time and in full.
• Maintaining and developing a strong network of contacts within existing and target grocery accounts to build in...