Ophthalmic Lens Product Manager

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At Specsavers, we're dedicated to making eye and hearing care accessible to all. As pioneers and a global leader in innovative technologies, we help people optimise their vision and hearing. We foster your expertise, welcome you into a supportive family, and propel your growth. Grounded in our collaboration, curiosity, courage, and compassion values, we strive to challenge the status quo and invite you to team up with us.

To strengthen our Product team, we're searching for expertise as well as technical and commercial know-how within the ophthalmic lenses.

This might just be your opportunity to join Specsavers as the Ophthalmic Lens Product Manager. Learn more about the role below and apply easily via the link.

Your role

As our Ophthalmic Lens (OL) Product Manager, you'll be part of a team responsible for continuously improving Specsavers products and making a difference for our customers' eye health. In this role, you'll work with our Ophthalmic Lens Engagement Manager to take responsibility for the OL portfolio in NE and ensure that stores and support offices have all the information needed to sell the products.

Your primary tasks and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure all stakeholders are kept informed and updated of all new and current products and category developments.
• Support local teams with queries and quality issues, liaising with the global OL team and M&D.
• Plan and deliver new ophthalmic lens launches and discontinuations in the region, ensuring all systems are updated, the correct technical information is shared with all relevant functions, and deliver effective stakeholder management.
• Liaise with the Performance and Portfolio to ensure correct pricing including margin, profit, and continuously compare to competitors.
• Support other office functions on discussions regarding the OL pricing and proposition.
• Drive continuous development of product categories by analysing sales performance, aligning with store needs, and supporting product strategy execution.
• Research and assess new product developments and innovations, collaborating with the Head of Glasses to identify opportunities and report key insights to the global OL team in line with defined strategies.
• Together with the Performance and Portfolio team, ensure all implementations have the necessary KPIs available to be measured and reported on and that processes are in place to track these.
• As required, lead/contribute to agreed OL development projects.
• Work with the OL engagement manager to ensure that our stores have the needed training available to be champions of the OL product category.

In the role as OL Product Manager, you'll report directly to the Northern European Head of Glasses. Occasional travel based on business needs is to be expected in the role.

Your new team

As Ophthalmic Lens Product Manager, you'll become an integral part of the dynamic Specsavers team, collaborating closely with talented colleagues. Our team boasts an impressive collective experience with some members having dedicated many years to Specsavers while others bring fresh perspectives. Our team operates both on-site at our Northern European Support office and embraces hybrid work, offering flexibility.

As our Ophthalmic Lens Product Manager, you'll work at our Copenhagen support office in Nordhavn. Our office features many collaborative spaces and a stunning rooftop terrace with breathtaking city and harbour views.

On top of that, by joining Specsavers, you will also:

• Join our global team of friendly, talented, and passionate colleagues. Enjoy a competitive salary package with perks such as pensions, health insurance, free eye care vouchers, and more.
• Grow in your role with free access to online learning, monthly one-on-one discussions with your manager, personalised development plans, and increased responsibility.
• We offer a fun work environment with great coffee, laughter, table tennis tournaments, birthday surprises, holiday celebrations, virtual Friday quizzes, and more.

We're seeking a passionate professional with a significant level of knowledge of optics and ophthalmic lenses. Experience from an operational role in a multi-site retailing and e-commerce business is also preferred.

In addition, to fulfil this role at Specsavers, we would like that you align with the following requirements:

• Have substantial technical and commercial understanding of the optical industry.
• Proven experience in the optical industry and ophthalmic needs in all parts of the value chain.
• Ability to prioritise work and manage your own workload.
• Proven experience with stakeholder management and a good level of interpersonal skills to build strong working relationships with a diverse range of people.
• Experience of implementing new products and interfacing with multiple stakeholders.
• An analytical and logical approach, and able to consider multiple and varied solutions to problems/issues.
• Strong attention to detail and a strong drive for improvement.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and sound IT skills.
• Being a trained Optometrist is not required for this role, but it is desired.

On a more personal level, we see being self-driven and motivated as very beneficial in this role. Striving in the mix of technical and hands-on, being solution-oriented while continuously having a strong customer focus are some of the personal qualities that we hope to bring onboard to our team.

Within 3 months, you'll:

• Be onboarded and be working independently.
• Gain understanding of our Northern European and Global setup.
• Support/work on launching new products and support our store teams.
• We have a strong focus on your personal development plan to make sure that your competencies and skills continue to be best in class.
• You can choose a career path within Specsavers you perceive as your personal journey.
• You can grow professionally in an organisation that recognises your skills and personality.

Want to join? Apply today

To apply, please send us your CV using the button below. We want to respect your time, so including an application letter is optional. Feel free to apply as soon as possible.

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We review CVs and call in for interviews continuously and in standard, our recruitment process consists of a screening, 2 rounds of interviews including personality assessment feedback. If you have questions on the role or recruitment process, please reach out to Senior Recruitment Business Partner, Liv Facius on email:

Diversity & Inclusion at Specsavers

Specsavers will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected factor.

In line with our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we integrate these principles into all aspects of our work, from product development to team building.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Product Management
• Industries: Retail, Health and Human Services, and Retail Health and Personal Care Products