Eyewear Sales Specialist - Territory Growth & Partnerships

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Safilo is seeking an Eyewear Sales Representative in Houston, TX to solicit and secure orders for Safilo product lines within an assigned geographic territory. The role focuses on growing market demand by managing a defined group of customer accounts.

You will act as a trusted consultant, build relationships, and drive net sales across the full Safilo portfolio while collaborating with the local team and leveraging the Safilo Sales Model to achieve targets.

Qualifications

• Act as a trusted business consultant by providing expertise in product knowledge, technology, pricing, and market insights.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships to execute corporate plans, negotiate strategies, and achieve business objectives.
• Deliver volume and net sales targets across the full Safilo product portfolio.
• Drive sustainable growth by implementing the Safilo Sales Model with strategic customers.
• Gather and act on relevant market intelligence that may impact sales opportunities.
• Monitor performance against territory objectives and implement strategies to optimize results.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted business consultant by providing expertise in product knowledge, technology, pricing, and market insights, serving as a strategic partner to customers.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships to execute corporate plans, negotiate strategies, and achieve business objectives.
• Deliver volume and net sales targets across the full Safilo product portfolio.
• Drive sustainable growth by implementing the Safilo Sales Model with strategic customers.
• Collaborate closely with the local synergy team and other Territory Managers to coordinate customer relationships and business initiatives.
• Develop and follow an effective call cycle to ensure appropriate service frequency, meeting net sales objectives with customer visits at least twice per quarter.
• Manage and allocate company resources within the territory efficiently to maximize sales performance.
• Gather and act on relevant market intelligence that may impact sales opportunities.
• Monitor performance against territory objectives and implement strategies to optimize results.
• Motivate, support, coach, train, and develop customers to maximize portfolio sales.
• Build strong working relationships with all customer stakeholders, including doctors, opticians, store managers, and other decision-makers.
• Drive and manage customer assortment plans.
• Ensure brand visual merchandising standards are met, including refreshing and leveraging point-of-purchase (POP) materials.
• Conduct regular customer staff trainings using brand materials to reinforce product knowledge and ensure consistent brand messaging to consumers.
• Cultivate existing customer accounts while partnering with the local sales team to identify and prospect new business opportunities.
• Monitor customer payment cycles and credit history.
• Participate in collection efforts as directed by the Company.

Job description

Safilo is seeking an Eyewear Sales Representative in Houston, TX to solicit and secure orders for Safilo product lines within an assigned geographic territory. The role focuses on growing market demand by managing a defined group of customer accounts.

You will act as a trusted consultant, build relationships, and drive net sales across the full Safilo portfolio while collaborating with the local team and leveraging the Safilo Sales Model to achieve targets.