ZEISS is technology and innovation. Founded in Germany in 1846, we’re an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the optics and optoelectronics industries generating more than 11.8 billion Euros in revenue with around 46,000 employees across 50 countries around the globe.
As a company wholly owned by a foundation, ZEISS is rooted in and committed to responsibility in all its activities. Therefore, 15% of revenue is currently invested in science and R&D. As the pioneer of scientific optics, we continue to challenge the limits of human imagination. With our passion for excellence we create value for our customers and inspire the world to see in new ways. We’re looking for a Commercial Project Manager to join us in UK or Lisbon, Portugal.
Your Role
Carl Zeiss Vision International are recruiting a project manager to work within the Global Commercial Function. The Project Management team enable the Global Commercial Function across the respective portfolios that drive commercial strategy into all markets.
The projects in these portfolios are strategic and therefore have a high business impact and visibility at board level. As a result, we are recruiting for a project manager with experience of digital platform and innovative commercial model projects to support the initial project requirements.
This job role will work within projects to manage the development and rollout activities to the next priority markets and to implement the global support concept for the solution that is being rolled out.
The role of Commercial Project Manager will involve:
Define a project’s scope and deliverables
Leading global, cross-functional project teams in a matrix organisation
Foster clear and direct communication across the entire project team
Leverage international perspectives for best project results
Resource planning and allocation
Managing project within time, quality and cost parameters
Appropriately apply methodologies to projects and deliverables, with variable levels of requirement maturity and embrace change to deliver maximum value
Managing project risks and issues
Stakeholder management
Project reporting
Benefit realisation
Your Experience
As a Commercial Project Manager you will have:
Experience of delivering projects, applying project management methodologies, tools and techniques appropriately
Capable of distilling complex concepts into succinct and understandable formats
Comfortable working in remote and hybrid teams, with a willingness and ability to travel
You will ideally have:
Proven experience of successful stakeholder management
Project management qualification
Experience working within service delivery
Demonstrated ability to deliver projects within a global organisation
Familiarity working with a UX-focused approach
Degree qualified
Apply now to take the next step in joining ZEISS, where you can push technological boundaries, shape markets and contribute to the advancement of society.
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Kate Campbell
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue around 11 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology and Consumer Markets (30 September 2024).
With over 46,000 employees, ZEISS is active globally in around 50 countries with more than 60 sales and service locations, around 40 research and development facilities, and 35 production facilities worldwide (30 September 2024). Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. The Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany committed to the promotion of science, is the sole owner of the holding company, Carl Zeiss AG.
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