Senior New Business Innovation Manager

Contract: Permanent/Full time

Compensation: 

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.

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Your #FutureInSight with EssilorLuxottica

Are 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 role We are looking for a [Senior New Business Innovation Manager] who will lead the growth of EL smart eyewear category in GC by overall strategy/model design and implementation. Key objective is to identify opportunities and shape effective business model to meet and exceed sales goals set by the commercial management leadership team.

Main responsibilities:

- Maintain ongoing relationships with existing customers & partner. Develop new business and expand customers base (prioritize, extract sales potential).

- Drive the launch of new products and projects in the customer group. Continuously assess market trends and consumer dynamics of smart eyewear category.

- Proactively identify new growth opportunities by creative thinking to seed for future break through ideation. As the project lead, play actively in cross-function teamwork with R&D, operation, marketing and relevant supporting functions(Finacnce, IP, and etc.).

- Supply efficient and effective data analysis incl. weekly & monthly & quarterly report on target tracking,market information, project updates and success stories on a regular basis, and make recommendation/action plan.

Main requirements:

- Well rounded knowledge in optical industry, ideally cover lens, frame, material and engineering. New business development and key account management experience is preferred.

- Strong problem solving skill, resilience personality, open and collaborative working style.

- Demonstrates foundational knowledge of smart eyewear market dynamics with visionary commitment to driving industry transformation. Good communication/presentation skill, written and verbal English mandatory.

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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.