Richmond, VA -(AmmoLand.com)- The Sports Optics Division of Carl Zeiss SBE, LLC, seeks highly motivated professional for a career with ZEISS, one of the most innovative and dynamic names in global sport optics.
Position Title: Sales/Business Development Manager – E-Commerce Channel and Special Segments
Position Summary:
Independently drives and manages all sales activities in the e-commerce channel of trade, with separate focus on the business development of specialty retailer segments of Birding, Archery, Outdoor and Conservation businesses within the United States. This includes active qualification and expansion of dealer network, development of strong direct relationships with key accounts, and management of independent sales representatives in the region who are responsible for select retailers. This position will have a strong emphasis on digital retail marketing and the unique retailer needs of the E-Commerce trade to include the support, development and implementation of marketing and PR activities within this channel of trade.
The Sales/Business Development Manager reports to the President of the Sports Optics Division, in North America.
Education:
- Requires a bachelor degree in business related field or equivalent
Work Experience:
- Proven track record in defining and successfully implementing sales growth strategies
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the outdoor industry; with a focus on digital retail experience, account growth and training
- Experience and ideally strong relationships with key dealers and industry contacts is preferred
- Experience in design and implementation of digital retail marketing, digital support tools, retail incentive schemes, SPIFFS, and POP related marketing
- PC Proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email)
- Demonstrated leadership abilities and excellent written/oral communications skills are expected
Working Conditions and Special Demands:
- Extensive travel required, typically 60%+, often week-ends
- Works from home office (eastern USA) with convenient access to national transportation or preferably in the Richmond, VA office
Applicants may follow the link below to review & apply for the position.
For more information about ZEISS’ and our award winning products, please visit us at www.zeiss.com/us/sports-optics or join us at facebook.com/CarlZeissHuntingUS.
About the ZEISS Group
ZEISS is an international leader in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. The more than 24,000 employees of ZEISS generated revenue of about 4.2 billion euros in fiscal year 2012/13. Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. ZEISS has been contributing to technological progress for more than 160 years. ZEISS develops and produces solutions for the semiconductor, automotive and mechanical engineering industries, biomedical research and medical technology, as well as eyeglass lenses, camera and cine lenses, binoculars and planetariums. ZEISS is present in over 40 countries around the globe with more than 40 production facilities, around 50 sales and service locations and over 20 research and development sites. Carl Zeiss AG is fully owned by the Carl Zeiss Stiftung (Carl Zeiss Foundation).
For more information, please visit www.Zeiss.com.