Key Facts

Remote From:

Switzerland , France , Italy

Category: Sales Manager

Full time

Senior (5-10 years)

Italian, Spanish, French, English

Hard Skills

Technical Sales Optics Sales Management Business Development Customer Relationship Management SAP CO HubSpot CRM Empowerment

Other Skills

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Microsoft Office
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Communication
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Organizational Skills

Roles & Responsibilities

Must have technical background (MSc or equivalent)
At least 5 years of experience in technical sales, preferably in optics
Direct experience in the French, English or Italian market is a must
Market knowledge in medical, microscopy, semiconductor or vision applications

Requirements:

Strengthen the relationships with existing key accounts
Acquire new business in the designated region (UK, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece)
Provide feedback to product management
Manage and foster local sales partners

Optotune & NextLens

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

About Optotune & NextLens

Optotune® develops and manufactures industry shaping active optical components that allow customers around the globe to innovate. Founded in 2008, we started out with our core technology of focus tunable lenses, which was inspired by the working principle of the human eye. Laser speckle reducers, 2D mirrors and tunable prisms are further additions to our product lines. Thanks to our deep understanding of optics and mechanics and a passion for technology, Optotune is your ideal partner when it comes to solving challenges where conventional optics fail.

Company type: SME

Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

Founded: 2018

Company size: 201 - 500

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Job description

Liquid lenses are the flagship product line at Optotune and the very first product which has been developed and patented. As the technological advantage is becoming clearer to a broader audience, the support to our customers is key to continue our growth. Your task is to take Optotune’s products (liquid lenses and optical actuators) sales to the next level by scaling up our core markets, finding new applications for existing products or developing new markets by acquiring development projects. As Sales Manager you are going to support the company sales expansion and business development.

Tasks

Strengthen the relationships with existing key accounts

Acquire new business in the designated region (UK, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece)

Provide feedback to product management

Manage and foster local sales partners

Support local marketing activities including several trade shows

Requirements

Must have technical background (MSc or equivalent)

At least 5 years of experience in technical sales, preferably in optics

Direct experience in the French, English or Italian market is a must

Market knowledge in medical, microscopy, semiconductor or vision applications

Ability to identify new customers, build up and maintain relationships

Ability to understand customers’ technical requirements and suggest solutions

Passion for sales and marketing, friendly personality, well organized, autonomous and team player

Excellent knowledge English, any other European language is advantageous (Spanish, Italian)

Good working knowledge in MS Office applications

SAP and Hubspot knowledge is a plus

Benefits

Broad field of activity with short decision paths

Exciting professional exchange in a fast-growing high-tech environment

Respectful and supportive corporate culture

Flexible working environment

Are you an outgoing person looking for a challenging job in an innovative environment? Are you ready to take on responsibility and influence the future of our company? Are you determined to use your sales and communication skills to bring our revolutionary products to the market? If so, then we would be pleased to get to know you!

For this particular position we don´t work with external agencies. Thank you for understanding.

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