Associate Manager, Channel Marketing

About Us:

How many companies can say they've been in business for over 177 years?

Here at ZEISS, we certainly can! As the pioneers of science, ZEISS handles the everchanging environments in a fast-paced world, meeting it with cutting edge of technologies and continuous advancements. ZEISS believes that innovation and technology are the key to a sustainable future and solutions for global change. We have a diverse range of portfolios throughout the ZEISS family in segments like, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, Consumer Markets and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology. We are a global company with over 42,000 employees and have over 4,000 in the US and Canada alone! Make a difference, come join the team!

What's the role?

Our Associate Channel Marketing Manager will create and execute go-to-market strategies and drive brand awareness across our retail channel for our Eye Care & Accessories business. The channel manager role focuses on consumer brand marketing & product marketing management for our e-tail/retail business. You will act as the internal "channel marketing expert" across retail partners such as Regional, Mass, Drug, Club, e-commerce, Dollar and Food.

Sound Interesting? Here's what you'll do:

• Develop and implement marketing plans and communications, including web content, promotions, printed material, digital marketing, and other media.

• Develop a 12-month promotion calendar, by Key Accounts.

• Work to create and execute customer or channel-specific marketing, content, and merchandising plans.

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to produce messaging, creative, and technical assets to support the successful implementation of campaigns.

• Develop and execute product sampling, digital ads, in-store coupons, and digital coupons with each Key Account's approved Vendor

• Develop key Marcomm assets with Internal Creative Services and ensure brand compliance, messaging, and positioning is consistent across all touchpoints

• Ability to engage and influence at senior levels as well as build partner marketing relationships.

• Work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with challenging timelines and multiple projects running simultaneously.

• Work independently as well as with other internal departments (i.e. Creative, Sales Operations, Product Management, Legal).

• Take initiative and make suggestions to improve processes.

• Analyze and report on campaign results, market data, trends, consumer preferences, and competitor behavior to optimize marketing strategies.

• Set up Purchase Orders; approve and receive invoices; update POs

• Schedule and track fulfillment to ensure deadlines are met

• Route contracts to Legal; Set-up Vendors with Accounting;

• Conduct post-promotion analysis

• Follows safety standards and reports any safety concerns to leadership.

We have world class benefits to support you as an employee at ZEISS:

• Medical

• Vision

• Dental

• 401k Matching

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Vacation and sick pay  from your first day

ZEISS is an EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled Veteran Employer

Do you qualify?

• Bachelors degree

• Minimum 2 years of Retail Channel Marketing or Customer Marketing experience.

• 1+ year experience in optical or similar medical/technical product category preferred.

Nice to Have:

• Experience working with cross-functional teams and facilitating teams to identify and implement solutions to complex problems.

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Highly self-motivated, positive thinker, eager to learn.

• Thorough understanding of digital marketing components such as SEO, SEM, ROAS, Social Media, and Google Analytics.

• Skilled in Microsoft Office Tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

• Willingness to travel up to 15% of the time

• Preferred experience with national e-tail/retail product marketing, content creation and management

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Emilio Arias

Zeiss provides Equal Employment Opportunity without unlawful regard to an Applicants race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizen status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (includes childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), genetic predisposition, carrier status, gender expression or identity, including transgender identity, or any other class or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law of the employee (or the people with whom the employee associates, including relatives and friends).