Sales Operations Manager

at Celestica in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Req ID: 122087

Remote Position: Yes

Region: Americas

Country: USA

Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and organized Sales Operations Manager to provide comprehensive support to our Portfolio and Channel Sales teams. This pivotal role requires a dynamic individual who excels in a fast-paced environment and possesses a diverse skill set to manage various operational tasks, streamline processes, and drive efficiency within the organization.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

+ Create processes and maintain process documentation for new and existing programs, ensuring smooth implementation and adoption.

+ Work closely with Marketing and Communications to plan, organize, and manage trade shows, ensuring successful participation and maximizing exposure and engagement.

+ Coordinate and manage a central sales and business development team calendar, scheduling team meetings and events.

+ Prepare L2 packs and executive growth packs for monthly review with senior leadership, summarizing key metrics, performance, and strategic insights.

+ Prepare, review, and process expense reports for the sales team, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies.

+ Extract and analyze data from CRM and Power BI to generate reports that provide insights and support decision-making.

+ Develop and enhance PowerPoint presentations for sales pitches, business development initiatives, and internal meetings.

+ Assist with the onboarding process for new hires, including training coordination and resource preparation.

+ Maintain action items identified during sales and business development meetings, ensuring accurate documentation and timely completion on action items.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

+ Proven experience in sales operations, business development support, or a related role.

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Visio and PowerBI.

+ Experience in preparing executive-level reports and presentations

+ Familiarity with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce) and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI).

+ Strong organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

+ Detail-oriented mindset with a focus on accuracy and quality.

+ Ability to work independently and take initiative in a fast-paced environment. Preferred

Physical Demands

+ Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.

+ Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.

+ Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, etc.) are frequently required.

+ Frequent overnight travel may be required

Typical Experience

+ Nine to Twelve years of applicable experience, including a minimum of 5 years of field sales experience and a minimum of 2 years business development/management experience.

+ Prior team management experience is highly desirable.

Typical Education

+ Bachelor’s degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Celestica’s policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.

This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Location: This is a remote position, with travel as necessary. We are open to considering candidates close to any of our US locations in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Texas, Arizona, Oregon or California as well as locations near major airports such as the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Pacific Coast.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.