SALES & PRODUCT ADVISOR

Function: SALES & PRODUCT ADVISOR – SOUTHERN NETHERLANDS
Contract: Full-time, 40-hour workweek
Location: Work location; Southern Netherlands
Head office: Breda
Department: Vision Care, Netherlands

As a Sales & Product Advisor, you are the face of ZEISS at the customer’s location. You are never in the same place; every day is different and offers a new challenge. You see opportunities and provide optimal advice and service to the customer. You are responsible for the activities in Southern Netherlands. The team of which you are a part consists of 6 sales colleagues, and you report directly to the Sales Manager Netherlands.

What does your day look like?
• You advise independent opticians on the ZEISS product portfolio (lenses & diagnostic instruments). In doing so, you are able to further develop and improve the sales results of your customers with the right product and the right actions;
• In addition, you provide technical support in the field of spectacle lenses/instruments and you share your knowledge during product demonstrations and trainings;
• You have an eye for new needs among existing customers for maximum customer satisfaction and you prospect new customers;
• You handle any incoming complaints and you resolve the problems at the opticians in your sales territory.

What do we expect from you?
• A completed optical education (MBO or HBO).
• At least 8 years of work experience in optics, at an optician, for example as a branch manager, an optical chain, or a manufacturer of spectacle lenses and/or contact lenses.
• Entrepreneurial mentality: able to think like an independent entrepreneur.
• Customer orientation: properly identifying customers’ wishes and needs and translating them into actions.
• Excellent social and communication skills.
• Language skills: fluent in Dutch and English.
• Category B driving license is required due to frequent travel to customers.
• Preferably living in the region of Southern Netherlands (Den Bosch, Eindhoven, Tilburg).

This comes with it:
• An attractive salary package (including half of a 13th month).
• Variable bonus depending on company objectives.
• 8.33% holiday allowance.
• 26 days of leave based on a full-time employment contract (with the possibility to earn 5 additional days).
• Pension scheme (defined contribution plan).
• A great company culture and an inspiring workplace.
• Flexible working hours.
• Company car, laptop, and phone.

Who are we

ZEISS Benelux
In the Benelux, we operate from two locations: Breda in the Netherlands and Leuven in Belgium. In total, approximately 200 employees work in the Benelux. Our beautiful head office in Breda connects us through open communication, pride in our products and innovations, and a pleasant working atmosphere.

ZEISS Group
ZEISS is a global market leader in optics and opto-electronics. In the past financial year, revenue amounted to 10 billion euros, divided across the divisions Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, and Consumer Markets. The product portfolio includes, among other things, microscopy solutions for life sciences and materials science, multidimensional metrology, medical technologies for ophthalmology and microsurgery, spectacle lenses, camera lenses, binoculars, and telescopes. In addition, 80% of the world’s microchips are produced using ZEISS optical lithography. ZEISS has approximately 43,000 employees and is active in nearly 50 countries with 30 production sites, 60 sales and service offices, and 27 research and development facilities.

We are proud of our heritage and have been at the forefront of scientific discoveries and innovations since our founding in 1846. The Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany dedicated to the promotion of science, is the sole owner of the holding company Carl Zeiss AG. The long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation is to bring science and society together into the future. That is why we invest 12% of our revenue in research and education, thereby supporting progress within the optical industry and beyond.

ZEISS believes that innovation and technology are the key to a sustainable future and solutions for global changes.

Apply?
If you are a driven person with a strong interest in our field, we would like to hear from you. This position offers a unique opportunity to work at an innovative, leading organization. Working at ZEISS is more than just a job. Step out of your comfort zone, excel, and redefine the boundaries of what is possible. That is exactly what our employees do every day. After all, behind every successful company are great, inspiring people.

Make a difference and join our team!

Apply now and take the next step toward a career at ZEISS, where you can push technological boundaries, shape markets, and contribute to societal progress.

We look forward to receiving your CV and motivation letter.

Diversity is important at ZEISS. We welcome your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation and identity.

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