Sales Associate

Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH

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Madurai Until 8/22/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted December 18, 2025 Last posted December 18, 2025
Job description

ZEISS in India

ZEISS in India is headquartered in Bengaluru and present in the fields of Industrial Quality Solutions, Research Microscopy Solutions, Medical Technology, Vision Care and Sports & Cine Optics.

ZEISS India has 3 production facilities, R&D center, Global IT services and about 40 Sales & Service offices in almost all Tier I and Tier II cities in India. With 2200+ employees and continued investments over 25 years in India, ZEISS’ success story in India is continuing at a rapid pace. 

Further information at ZEISS India.

  • Drive sales, collections, and revenue for assigned customers, primarily chain stores and individual optical outlets within the allocated territory. optometrists.
  • Manage channel partners and distribution networks to ensure market coverage and business growth.
  • Monitor market trends, competition activities, and customer feedback to identify growth opportunities.
  • Ensure timely collections and adherence to company processes and policies
  • Activate new customer accounts and grow business with existing customers by increasing share of wallet.
  • Execute consultative selling, understanding customer needs and positioning appropriate solutions.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with opticians, store owners, and

  • Graduate from a recognized university, preferably with a Science background.

  • 1 to 3 years of experience in consumer products / optical / FMCG / FMCD sales.

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence key stakeholders.

  • Proven capability in channel and distribution management.

  • Comfortable having meaningful, technical discussions with ophthalmologists.

  • Ability to understand specialty products and work effectively in niche market segments.

  • Self-driven and result-oriented, with strong planning and analytical skills.

  • Customer-focused, agile, and responsive to market dynamics and customer needs.

  • Flexible to travel extensively within the assigned territory.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Itishree Pani
About this role

Summary

Drive sales, manage channels, build customer relationships, and understand optical products in niche market.

Job title

Sales Associate

Experience level

1 to 3 years

Industry

medical technology

Location requirements

Madurai, with extensive travel within territory

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

communicationinterpersonal skillschannel managementmarket analysiscustomer relationship

Preferred skills

technical discussionsmarket segmentation

Specializations

opticalchannel managementconsumer productsFMCGFMCD
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Work arrangement unknown City