Sales Strategy & Operations Analyst 11514 #PP

A leading professional development and networking company is looking for a Sales Strategy & Operations Analyst. The successful candidate will serve as a key partner to our Talent and Sales Solutions, Sales Ops, Sales Productivity, and cross-functional partners to deliver best-in-class solutions that standardize, automate, and up-level our sales planning and forecasting processes. The ideal candidate thinks big, prioritizes the system over sub-systems and drives to execution. The company offers a great work environment!

Sales Strategy & Operations Analyst Pay and Benefits:

• Hourly pay: $35-$45/hr
• Worksite: Leading professional development and networking (Remote, Candidates located in the Bay Area, Chicago, or New York are preferred)
• W2 Employment, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement Savings Program
• 40 hours/week, 12 Month Assignment

Sales Strategy & Operations Analyst Responsibilities:

• Co-own the SaaS Business Process for current and future Anaplan use cases.
• Build and continuously improve our Planning and Forecasting models using Anaplan, partnering with a team of model builders and process experts.
• Play a key role as the voice of Sales Ops in the Anaplan Center of Excellence, defining the long-term vision and roadmap for our capabilities.
• Partner with x-functional stakeholders to design and deliver new use cases.
• Understand the current state and recommend innovative design solutions to complex processes, standardizing across teams when needed.
• Ensure on-time delivery of project by hitting milestones, escalating blockers, and making trade-off decisions to prioritize features and capabilities.
• Lead projects with key stakeholders and cross functional partners.
• Build our next generation of internal tools.
• Work closely with a diverse cross-functional team across multiple businesses, regions, and functions
• Gain management confidence by creating and delivering insights and recommendations in executive presentations.
• Wear multiple hats, setting the strategic vision of an ongoing leadership priority, while also developing a deep understanding of sales/sales ops planning processes and driving day-to-day execution.
• Partner with, develop and grow a team of experts.
• Develop your skills as an Anaplan model builder.

Sales Strategy & Operations Analyst Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience in operations, consulting, or strategy roles with an emphasis on building planning models, financial models, or transforming core sales processes.
• 1-3 years of experience (or Master and some experience).
• BA/BS degree in business, economics, finance, engineering, computer science, other related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience using Excel and SQL.
• Direct experience and exposure to Anaplan as a tool to drive sales or finance processes.
• Experience working with or willing to learn how to build models in Anaplan.
• Experience transforming core sales processes (Headcount Modeling, Territory Planning, Quota setting, forecasting).
• Experience driving complex, x-functional projects with stakeholders across multiple internal organizations.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce.
• Exceptionally strong communication skills, backed by stories of effectively communicating and influencing senior management (verbal and written via PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated eagerness and ability to work in a high-growth, performance-focused environment with lots of ambiguity.
• Exposure to SQL/Relational databases.
• Deep understanding of SaaS economics and metrics.
• Able to understand business nuances and our data structure/CRMs.