VACATURE ZEISS: PRODUCT MANAGER LENSES

PRODUCT MANAGER LENSES
 
General Overview
Job Title: PRODUCT MANAGER LENSES
Contract: Full-time, 40-hours
Location: Breda, The Netherlands
Department: Marketing department Vision Care, The Netherlands
 
Purpose of the Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and results-driven Product Manager with a passion for optics and Myopia Management. You will effectively position and manage our product portfolio, ensuring a strong focus on our customer’s needs. You understand that the success of our products relies on how well they align with the desires and expectations of our clients. As Product Manager Lenses, you will be responsible for developing and executing both operational and strategic product strategies.
 
The key responsibilities for this position include (but are not limited to):

• Managing three product portfolios: ZEISS, synchrony and Cleaning Solutions.
• Analyzing market trends, competition, and customer needs to identify opportunities for portfolio composition.
• Overseeing product launches in collaboration with marketing and our sales team with our Vison Care department.
• Coordinating and maintaining product catalogues and ordering systems.
• Supporting our sales team with product information and training to help our colleagues to achieve sales targets.
• Delivering technical and commercial product training to our customers, helping them effectively sell and position our products.

 
Required knowledge & experience

• Relevant bachelor's degree (HBO level) with a minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Background in optometry and experience in myopia management.
• Knowledge of the optical market and spectacle lenses.
• Excellent communication skills in Dutch and English. The local working language is Dutch, communication with headquarters is in English.
• Creative and strategic mindset with a passion for product positioning and customer focus.
• Experience in project management and working within cross-functional teams.
• Proactive, independent, and a strong team player.
• Proficient in MS Office and comfortable with business software.
• Preferably living in the Breda, Tilburg, Den Bosch, Rotterdam region. 

 
Our benefits

• An attractive salary package (including a half 13th month)
• Variable incentive depending on business objective
• 8.33% holiday allowance
• 26 days annual leave based on full-time contract (with possibility for 5 extra leave days)
• Pension scheme (available premium scheme)
• A great company culture and an inspiring working space
• Flexible working hours
• Option to work partially from home (up to two days per week working from home based on a 40-hour working week)
• Laptop and telephone

 
 
Who are we
 
ZEISS Benelux
In the Benelux we operate in 3 locations: Breda in the Netherlands and in Zaventem and Leuven in Belgium. In total, around 200 employees work in the Benelux. We have a beautiful headquarter in Breda which connects us through open communication, pride in our products and innovations and a pleasant working atmosphere.
 
ZEISS Group
ZEISS is a world leader in optics and optoelectronics. Last financial year, revenue was EUR 10 billion divided between the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology and Consumer Markets divisions. The product portfolio includes microscopy solutions for life science and material sciences, multidimensional metrology, medical technologies for ophthalmology and microsurgery, spectacle lenses, camera lenses, binoculars and telescopes. In addition, 80% of the world's microchips are manufactured using ZEISS optical lithography. ZEISS has approx. 43,000 employees and is represented in almost 50 countries with 30 production sites, 60 Sales & Service offices and 27 R&D facilities.
 
We are proud of our heritage and have been at the forefront of scientific discovery and innovation since our creation in 1846. The Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany committed 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 into the future together. This means we reinvest 12% of our revenue to fund research and education, supporting progress within the optical industry and across the community. ZEISS believes that innovation and technology are the key to a sustainable future and solutions for global change.
 
How to apply 
If you are a driven individual with a keen interest in our business, then we would like to hear from you. This role represents an opportunity to work for an innovative world-leading company.  Working at ZEISS is more than just a job. Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That’s just what our employees are doing every single day. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people.
 
Make a difference, come join the team!
Apply now to take the next step in joining team ZEISS, where you can push technological boundaries, shape markets, and contribute to the advancement of society. We look forward to receiving your CV and covering letter, you may send it to: HR.BNL@zeiss.com for the attention of Madelon Weemers.
 
Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, age or sexual orientation and identity.