Regional Manager
About the job
- A master craftsman qualification in optometry or a completed degree in business administration with substantial sales experience.
- Several years of practical experience in optometry.
- Ideally, leadership experience in a branch network.
- Analytical thinking and a sound understanding of business relationships.
- Customer and employee orientation, with an understanding of economic objectives.
- An independent and responsible working style, cooperative collaboration, flexibility, and willingness to travel.
- Openness to new technologies and unconventional approaches.
- Manage multiple branches in the regional area, overseeing sales performance, service quality, business results, and customer satisfaction; implement appropriate measures with branch managers and support local development.
- Lead and develop branch managers and promote their employees; conduct regular exchanges, branch-manager meetings, and training.
- Prepare monthly reports and analyze customer satisfaction, revenue, staffing, and profit development; identify opportunities and address branch support needs early.
- Coordinate annual planning by aligning regional needs with company goals, and facilitate information exchange between headquarters, branches, and other regional areas.
- Develop future-focused topics and innovation areas, and work with teams to implement changes and ideas.
- Leadership experience in a branch network is desirable.
About the company
Fielmann sells prescription glasses, sunglasses, contact lenses and hearing aids through stores and online shops, alongside primary eye-care services. Its network spans Europe and the United States under the Fielmann name and brands including Shopko Optical, SVS Vision and Optika Claus. The group designs and manufactures optical products, fits prescription lenses for customers and combines hearing-aid services with optical retail. Customers pay for products and care through direct sales, and in-house production helps remove intermediaries. Fielmann began when Guenther Fielmann opened his first optical store in Cuxhaven in 1972; the family-controlled listed group is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Hamburg, Germany
Founded
1972
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- A store opening adds management work: Fielmann advertised Roth branch and technical operations manager roles in October 2026.
- German hiring accelerated: Fielmann's optician and audiologist hires doubled year over year through June 2026.
- German benefits include extra pay: Fielmann lists a 13th-month salary and EUR 1,080 annual staff-and-family product allowance.
What critics are saying
- Germany concentrates sales exposure: Fielmann's August 2026 growth outlook fell to 2%-5%; Germany accounts for 60% of sales.
- US earnings weakened during investment: Fielmann's adjusted EBITDA margin fell from 14.9% to 12.5% through June 2026.
- Finance teams faced restructuring: Fielmann recorded finance-division severance costs through June 2026.
What makes Fielmann unique
- Training has a dedicated home: over 7,000 opticians and acousticians attend Fielmann's Ploen Castle academy annually.
- Insurance glasses gained more choice: Fielmann replaced eight standard frames with 90 free styles in 1981.
- Retail connects with online shopping: Fielmann's Hamburg flagship combines digital technology and exclusive brands across 1,400 square meters.
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