Oakley & Bliz – BRAND ACCOUNT MANAGER

Job title:

Oakley & Bliz – BRAND ACCOUNT MANAGER

Company

EssilorLuxottica

Job description

Established in 1975 and headquartered in Southern California, Oakley is one of the leading sports brands in the world. The holder of more than 600 patents, Oakley is continually seeking problems, solving them with inventions and wrapping those inventions in art. We call it Mad Science, and it lives in everything that fuels our passion; our athletes, our employees, our culture, our brand.If you’ve worn a pair of glasses, we’ve already met.We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products (such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions), iconic brands that consumers love (such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear and Costa), as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences (such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and the GrandVision network), and leading e-commerce platforms.Join our global community of over 190,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry.Discover more by following us on LinkedIn!Your #FutureInSight with EssilorLuxotticaAre you willing to pioneer new frontiers, foster inclusivity and collaboration, embrace agility, ignite passion, and make a positive impact on the world? ​Join us in redefining the boundaries of what’s possible!​Your roleWe are now looking for Oakely and Bliz sales representative based in the area of Bergen or Stavanger. If you are a strong sales professional, interested and knowledgeable about the Sports industry, this might be something for you!Main responsibilities:

• Guarantee sales in your area or assigned clients /products – by delivering individual targeted sales volumes, values, return rates, and brand distribution and penetration objectives by effectively identifying and meeting customer needs.
• Develop business by building relations with customers and visiting them frequently.
• Effective territory coverage – you will ensure frequency of visits and a consistent level of service for all customers in accordance with company guidelines.
• Driving customer recommendation – ensuring effective brand, product, and visual merchandising training for your customers’ sales and/or dispensing staff to ensure that our customers not only buy our products, but actively recommend them.
• Deliver presentations of new collections to clients at least two times per year for registration of orders in accordance with adopted annual plan of the Company.
• Follow up new leads and referrals resulting from field activity.
• Support local and international events and trade marketing and visual merchandising initiatives.
• Keep product range at clients’ outlets, quality and quantity of stock and store supplies under control, ensure that orders input is done in a timely manner and control orders execution.
• Identify and resolve client concerns related to Luxottica products and services.
• Guarantee respect and correct deployment of commercial policy.
• Bring energy to colleagues and contribute to creating a world class team.

Main requirements:The successful candidate will require a number of key competencies and abilities to succeed in the role:

• Speaks fluent Norwegian & English.

Have strong interpersonal and communications skills. * Have strong Apple iPad and PC skills including competent use of Microsoft Office.

• Have an understanding and minimum 2-3 years of experience from the sports/fashion and/or FMCG industry.
• Have a full, clean driving license and passport(essential).
• Have demonstrable customer service and selling experience, ideally in a field sales environment.
• Preferably, have a bachelor’s degree.

Recruiting process * Interview with Sales Manager

• Interview with Sales Manager & HR
• Interview with Sales Manager & Commercial Director demonstrating competency with pre-prepared presentation.

If you are selected, you will be contacted by HR Department to guide you through the specific steps for your application.​Keys to Success

• demonstrating outstanding product knowledge – understanding, demonstrating, and bringing to life the histories, visions, and stories of individual portfolio brands as well as the superiority of Essilor Luxottica manufacturing; acting as a brand ambassador. Effectively managing a brand portfolio to meet the needs of company, brands, sales team, and customers.
• acting as a guardian of the Culture – leading by example in all of the above; maintaining focus on brand building as the cornerstone of our success; demonstrating integrity and trustworthiness, according to company values.
• acting as a guardian of the Brand – building an account base to deliver and exceed objectives in line with brand strategy is essential.
• using a structured approach to sales meetings – using appropriate questions to establish customer needs, answering customer questions and handling objections effectively, applying a professional and structured approach to conducting sales meetings, preparing and following-up in an effective and expedient manner in line with company standards.
• being an active team member – creating internal and external business partnerships, showing a willingness to share ideas and actively supporting other members of the team and other company functions.

Hours & EnvironmentThe normal working hours will be full time, Monday to Friday. However, you may need to work longer when necessary. The role is predominantly field based; approximately 80-90% of your time will be spent visiting customers. You may occasionally need to attend conferences, events, trade fairs and exhibitions. Your job will involve frequent overnight stays away from home.​Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitment​We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and provide equal opportunities to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that makes us unique.

Expected salary

Location

Oslo

Job date

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:35:34 GMT

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