Channel Acccount Manager Retail/ecom Switzerland

**Job Title** : Channel Account Manager Consumer Switzerland
**Location**: Baar / Switzerland or Home Office
**Job Summary**:
The Channel Account Manager Consumer Switzerland will be responsible for a defined set of Retail and Ecommerce channel partners, reporting to the Country Manger Switzerland for Consumer Business. Selling all consumer relevant Netgear products into those accounts and increase their in-house share with Netgear is the key task. Key product lines are Home Networking solutions such as Router, Range Extender, Wifi-Systems, Switches and our Arlo Home Security Solution. The CAM Consumer will handle their assigned accounts in all aspects from Sales, Training and Education, Order Administration/Logistics and Marketing activities.

**Responsibilities**:

- Daily Management of existing customer relationship including Netgear Distribution Partners and assigned accounts to drive sales with all product categories.
- Define and implement an account-based sales strategy and business plan to achieve our Corporate Goals
- Develop quarterly marketing plans and sales activities to increase our sales
- Development and implementation of channel programs and promotions
- Education and training of our partners sales staff in classroom format, in store or via phone
- Internal coordination with Finance, Controlling, Operations, Product Marketing and Support for all customers
- Maintenance of the customers store portfolio and product appearance on shelf and online
- Handling existing order
- and replenishment systems (VMI-Tool)
- Monitoring of our sales numbers on product level and adjust our strategy if needed to ensure optimized sales incl. weekly forecasting
- Ongoing Analysis and identification of new business opportunities for Netgear products and solutions to expand our market share
- Review and monitoring of market trends, market pricing and competitors’ activities

**Profile (Education/Experience)**:

- Graduated studies at University or University of applied science or similar practical education and experience on the job
- Minimum two years of sales experience to Consumer Channels in Switzerland with a high affinity to Information technology and Consumer Electronics (products and solutions)
- Autonomous, self-motived and result driven personality with high regard to attention to detail and content management
- Excellent communication skills and highly energetic, very good presenter and relationship building skills
- Highly proficient with sales numbers in all details and understanding forecasting and reporting with an analytical approach
- Adaptive to change, open to learn and keep up with product and solution knowledge in a highly innovative and fast moving market
- Digitally proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
- Native German and very good English language skills verbally and in writing - French would be a clear plus

**What we offer**:

- Working at a truly innovative technology company with success over 25 years
- Lean organization in a small international team where every person got a real impact
- Highly demanded products and solutions with many market leading positions
- Room for development
- Team oriented work environment
- Individual Training and Education plans

**Benefits**:

- A comprehensive package with 60/40 OTE split
- Company car or car allowance
- Netgear Switzerland Office or home office

**Disclaimers**:

- This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. But, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, functional requirements or responsibilities associated with the position.
- Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
- NETGEAR is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best available people in every job. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.