Sr. Sales Operations Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Support weekly and monthly standard work associated with sales growth bridges, partner rebates, and sales incentive plans
• Build and maintain current PowerBI reports, as well as create new ones to support commercial programs
• Support and develop implementation of tools for use by the Sales team to understand and simulate program performance
• Analysis of existing commercial programs for senior management
• Management/ownership of underlying data required to execute programs
• Reporting on the performance of the programs to Commercial leadership
• Forecasting programs’ financial impact on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
• Support design and analysis of future programs and program changes as required
• Routine audits of data to ensure accuracy of reporting and payments
• Interface with Sales, IT, Sales Operations, and Finance, as needed, to execute the programs effectively
• Administration of program payments, reporting, and communication activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field, 5+ years of relevant business experience in Sales Support, Finance, IT, or Data Management roles
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, matrixed organization
• Effectively learn and understand ESAB’s systems and data flows
• Advanced database skills, including writing queries and reports in MS Access, SQL, and/or PowerBI
• Ability to understand data joins and manipulate multiple data sources in SQL, Access, PowerBI, MS Dynamics, etc.
• Capable of researching, understanding, and communicating issues with data, reporting, and system outputs
• Experience building or migrating ERP systems and their data structures
• Significant experience with data analytics and working with large data sets
• Strong verbal communication skills; comfortable communicating over the phone and in person with sales team members and leaders
• Strong team player; builds working relationships with team members and personnel at all levels of the organization
• Self-starter: shows initiative and proactively identifies opportunities for improvements
• Experience with Master Data Management preferred
• SAP experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability for self-learning
• Adaptable to changes in shifting organizational priorities and strategies
• Skilled at communicating quantitative information to individuals unfamiliar with data and system intricacies
• Able to build consensus among groups with differing opinions and preferences across business teams, countries, and functional areas
• Advanced planning and prioritization skills
• Understanding of financial reporting and finance data preferred
• Advanced Excel skills
• Openness to new ideas and solutions; focused on problem-solving and continuous improvement opportunities