Sales Associate

Posted:
8/19/2025, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India ⋅ Gujarat, India

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level

Field(s):
Sales & Account Management

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.

Develop Sales Plans and Strategies

  • Track and review pipeline, sales forecasts, and achievement vs. target; support cluster leader with course correction wherever required.
  • Closely review sales funnel and ensure success with detailed planning and strong execution methods.
  • Preparation of Sales Forecasts, rolling forecast, etc. for the territory/area & ensure execution as per plan.
  • Manage dealer network in assigned territory, build winning mindset and leverage on partners’ strength.
  • Drive discipline in pricing and payment terms. Ensure collection of payment once its due as per company policy.
  • Submission of all prescribed reports (Daily Sales Report, Monthly and Quarterly, etc.) and updation of data in SFDC
  • Identification of new Key Accounts and Direct trade opportunities.
  • Awareness regarding competitor’s activities in the market and information in terms of pricing, schemes, systems/procedures, etc. and implement and maintain competition information SFDC tool.
  • Consolidate Region-level data and feedback/insights on customer queries, marketing initiatives, competitor positioning, etc. to enable better decisions.
  • Follow up with Marketing team for organizing RTM, CME & Live Surgeries etc. as per business requirements in the territory/area.
  • Establishing a working rapport with the equipment sales team, Marketing and PDP team and driving synergy sales in your territory/area.
  • Ensure the governance of existing bundling contracts.
  • Maintain comprehensive skill matrix for team members to drive skill enhancement and cross skill trainings for the team

Dimensions

Internal

  • Cluster Leader
  • CZI Medical team support functions
  • Marketing
  • Finance
  • Commercial

External

  • Customers
  • Channel Partners/Distributors

Key Result Areas

  • Meeting sales target, customer retention and ensuring customer satisfaction
  • Topline growth
  • Sales Productivity gain for overall territory.
  • Compliant with day-to-day operational activities
  • Ensuring team satisfaction, key talent retention & continuous focus on capability building

    Job Specifications

    Education

    Bachelor’s degree in any relevant area.

    Experience / Skills

    • At least 3 -4 years of work experience in the field of Ophthalmology / healthcare / Consumable portfolio
    • Result orientation & strong strategic & commercial acumen.
    • Excellent analytical and conceptual skills, coupled with a data-driven mindset.
    • Positive attitude and passion that energizes customers and colleagues alike
    • Strong English proficiency, fluency in additional languages a plus

    Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

    Sikcha Chhetri