Wearables Category Promoter - South East

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, as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences.

As Wearables Category Promoter, you will be responsible for driving the sell-out performance and commercial success of EssilorLuxottica’s Wearables category—our most innovative segment, combining advanced digital and AI-driven technologies with iconic eyewear design. Acting as the in-store specialist and category advocate, you will elevate smart eyewear and smart audio across key iECPs and KA and non-optical channels through high-impact product demonstrations, staff training, merchandising excellence, and direct sales support.

Your mission is to make wearables a priority for both in-store teams and consumers, increasing conversion, accelerating adoption, and strengthening category visibility in-store. Blending sales execution, training, and category leadership, you will play a pivotal commercial role by influencing purchasing decisions, supporting partners on both sell-in and sell-out activities, and delivering a premium consumer experience.

Main responsibilities:

• Sales, Sell-Out & Business Development: Lead sell-in and sell-out activities to achieve and exceed sales targets across the full Wearables portfolio. Contribute directly to sell-out performance in assigned stores, actively influencing conversion through product demonstrations and sales support. Identify and develop commercial opportunities including stock gaps, replenishment needs, upsell opportunities, bundle packs, and cross-category synergies.
• Technical Product Expertise & Training: Act as a technical and product expert on wearable technologies. Deliver regular in-store staff training and knowledge development sessions to improve confidence, storytelling, and closing capability.
• In-Store Activation, Merchandising & Consumer Engagement: Drive in-store excellence through effective merchandising, planogram compliance, demo readiness, and premium brand presentation. Lead and support high-impact product demonstrations and consumer engagement moments.
• Market Intelligence & Category Ambassadorship: Monitor market trends, competitor activity, pricing, and consumer behaviour within wearables and connected eyewear. Provide actionable market insights to shape local sales strategies and marketing activations.
• Reporting & Administration: Maintain accurate sales, sell-out, replenishment, and customer data within CRM and reporting tools. Track and analyse KPIs including sell-in, sell-out growth, sales replenishment, conversion rate, training coverage, and merchandising compliance.

Key Deliverables:

• Achieve or exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and sell-out targets.
• Ensure strong sales replenishment, stock availability, and sell-out performance across assigned accounts.
• Deliver consistent product training, demonstrations, and in-store activations.
• Identify and convert commercial growth opportunities within the territory.
• Provide timely and actionable market and consumer insights.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams on launches, campaigns, and category development.

Core Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in sales, preferably in technology, consumer electronics, optical, or healthcare industries.
• Proven track record of selling innovative or technical products.
• Experience in connected devices or wearable technology is a strong plus.
• Fluency in English required; additional EMEA languages are an advantage.
• Willingness to travel within assigned territory for customer visits, events, and trainings.

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to represent a pioneering product category at the intersection of fashion, health, and technology.
• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Growth opportunities within an innovative and global environment.
• Access to cutting-edge tools, training, and digital platforms.
• A chance to help shape the future of wearable eyewear at EssilorLuxottica.

If you are a driven sales professional passionate about technology, innovation, and improving lives through connected eyewear, we invite you to join us and be part of the EssilorLuxottica Wearables journey.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitment: 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.