Analyst Sales Operations

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes intro paragraph about company, mission. That could be "About the role"? Actually "What You'll Do" is responsibilities. "How You'll Spend Your Time" is also responsibilities. "What You'll Need" is qualifications/requirements. "HIRING RANGE" is Pay. "Benefits" section. "Fostering A Sense of Belonging" maybe culture but not required heading; could be omitted or could be part of About the role? The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. Use headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to map content. We have: Intro about company and mission could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" could be a brief description of the role purpose. The posting includes "We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work..." and description of company and mission. That could be considered "About the role" or maybe not needed. But we can include an "About the role" paragraph summarizing that. Responsibilities: combine "What You'll Do" and "How You'll Spend Your Time" bullet points. Requirements/Qualifications/Skills: The posting has "What You'll Need" includes education, experience, skills. We can split into Requirements (education, experience) and Skills (technical, soft). Or we can just have one "Requirements" section with all. But instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we have: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay. Schedule: we have hybrid schedule mention: "This position will work a hybrid schedule from our Leawood, KS office or remotely within the United States". That's schedule info, so we can include Schedule section. Benefits: list. Pay: hiring range. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, agency submissions, legal, etc. Also remove "Fostering A Sense of Belonging" maybe not needed as heading; but could be part of About the role? It's culture description. Could be included in About the role paragraph. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all bullet points from responsibilities and qualifications. Let's extract. Intro paragraph: "We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture Ascend Learning, a leading healthcare and learning technology company, is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data-driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning. From testing to certification, Ascend Learning products are used by physicians, emergency medical professionals, nurses, allied health professionals, certified personal trainers, financial advisors, skilled trades professionals and insurance brokers. Headquartered in Burlington, MA, with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America’s 2025 Greatest Workplaces as well as America’s Best Places to work for Mental Well-Being for 2025. We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more." That's about company; we can put under About the role. Responsibilities bullet list from "What You'll Do" and "How You'll Spend Your Time". Let's combine: - Maintain the accuracy, quality, and integrity of account, territory, and organizational data within the data warehouse and CRM. - Perform routine and ad hoc data pulls, reporting, and analysis to support sales leadership and operational initiatives. - Assist with account assignments, territory alignment, account mapping, and ongoing data maintenance activities. - Provide day-to-day support to the sales organization by responding to data, reporting, dashboard, and account-related inquiries. - Assist in the preparation and distribution of recurring reports, scorecards, dashboards, and other sales performance metrics. - Support quarterly business reviews and forecast meetings through data gathering, analysis, reporting, and presentation preparation. - Track and report on key sales incentive programs as needed. - Assist with annual planning activities, including territory management, account assignments, goal-setting support, and organizational planning. - Support the development, testing, validation, and maintenance of reporting dashboards and analytical tools. - Document processes and reporting methodologies to promote consistency, scalability, and operational efficiency. - Identify opportunities to improve data quality, automate routine tasks, and enhance reporting accuracy. That's all. Qualifications/Requirements: "What You'll Need" bullet list: - Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university required. Degree in Business, Analytics, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field preferred. - 2+ years progressive business experience. Prior analytical, sales support, or business operations experience preferred. - Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including reporting, analysis, data manipulation, and working with large datasets. - Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, including PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and emerging productivity tools. - Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities. - Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to data quality, accuracy, and consistency. - Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment. - Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-service mindset. - Curiosity and willingness to learn new tools, systems, technologies, and processes. - Passion for continuous improvement, process optimization, and operational efficiency. - Comfortable leveraging AI and emerging technologies to enhance productivity, automate routine tasks, and improve business processes. - Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams. We could split into Requirements (education, experience) and Skills (technical, soft). But to keep few sections, we can have one "Requirements" section containing all. Pay: "HIRING RANGE The current full-time, annualized base pay hiring range for this role is $63,300.00-$90,530.00. In accordance with applicable state laws, we are providing the expected pay range for this position. Individual compensation will be determined by various factors, including relevant experience, qualifications, current business needs and local market factors. Most regular, full-time employees are eligible to participate in an Ascend incentive bonus or sales plan." We should keep that. Benefits: list: - Health, dental, and vision insurance - Company paid life Insurance - 401(k) with company match - Paid time off and parental leave - Employee assistance program - Other wellness programs such as Headspace and Airvet - Charitable matching program Schedule: "This position will work a hybrid schedule from our Leawood, KS office or remotely within the United States" We can put that as a short paragraph. Now produce HTML fragment with headings

for each section. Use

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  for prose. We must not include any markdown fences. Let's craft:

  About the role

  We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture Ascend Learning, a leading healthcare and learning technology company, is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data-driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning. From testing to certification, Ascend Learning products are used by physicians, emergency medical professionals, nurses, allied health professionals, certified personal trainers, financial advisors, skilled trades professionals and insurance brokers. Headquartered in Burlington, MA, with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America’s 2025 Greatest Workplaces as well as America’s Best Places to work for Mental Well-Being for 2025. We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

  Responsibilities

  • Maintain the accuracy, quality, and integrity of account, territory, and organizational data within the data warehouse and CRM.
  • Perform routine and ad hoc data pulls, reporting, and analysis to support sales leadership and operational initiatives.
  • Assist with account assignments, territory alignment, account mapping, and ongoing data maintenance activities.
  • Provide day-to-day support to the sales organization by responding to data, reporting, dashboard, and account-related inquiries.
  • Assist in the preparation and distribution of recurring reports, scorecards, dashboards, and other sales performance metrics.
  • Support quarterly business reviews and forecast meetings through data gathering, analysis, reporting, and presentation preparation.
  • Track and report on key sales incentive programs as needed.
  • Assist with annual planning activities, including territory management, account assignments, goal-setting support, and organizational planning.
  • Support the development, testing, validation, and maintenance of reporting dashboards and analytical tools.
  • Document processes and reporting methodologies to promote consistency, scalability, and operational efficiency.
  • Identify opportunities to improve data quality, automate routine tasks, and enhance reporting accuracy.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university required. Degree in Business, Analytics, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field preferred.
  • 2+ years progressive business experience. Prior analytical, sales support, or business operations experience preferred.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including reporting, analysis, data manipulation, and working with large datasets.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, including PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and emerging productivity tools.
  • Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to data quality, accuracy, and consistency.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-service mindset.
  • Curiosity and willingness to learn new tools, systems, technologies, and processes.
  • Passion for continuous improvement, process optimization, and operational efficiency.
  • Comfortable leveraging AI and emerging technologies to enhance productivity, automate routine tasks, and improve business processes.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.

  Pay

  The current full-time, annualized base pay hiring range for this role is $63,300.00-$90,530.00. In accordance with applicable state laws, we are providing the expected pay range for this position. Individual compensation will be determined by various factors, including relevant experience, qualifications, current business needs and local market factors. Most regular, full-time employees are eligible to participate in an Ascend incentive bonus or sales plan.

  Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Company paid life Insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Employee assistance program
  • Other wellness programs such as Headspace and Airvet
  • Charitable matching program

  Schedule

  This position will work a hybrid schedule from our Leawood, KS office or remotely within the United States.

  Check for any leftover boilerplate: we removed EEO, equal opportunity, agency submissions, legal, etc. Also removed "Fostering A Sense of Belonging" paragraph; we could incorporate some of that into About the role? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The "Fostering A Sense of Belonging" paragraph is substantive about culture. Should we include it? It's not under any of the prescribed headings but we could add it to About the role as extra paragraph. The About the role currently includes