ANZ Sales Planning & Rights Operations Lead

Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Pictures Entertainment in Sydney is seeking a detail-oriented Sales Planning and Operations professional for a one-year fixed term contract in ANZ market. You will support product windowing, rights management, and contract administration in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience in sales planning and budgeting, and the ability to work with APAC and LA teams. Excellent Excel and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Educated to minimum undergraduate degree level.
• Preference in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business Administration or Supply Chain related disciplines.
• Typically 6+ years in a capacity in any of the following fields – accounting, auditing, information systems, engineering, supply chain, sales operations, or business administration or equivalent.
• Experience in sales planning, sales operations, contract administration, rights management, content distribution, business administration or a related commercial operations role.
• Experience in a studio, distributor, broadcaster, streaming platform or media business, with exposure to avails, contract management and/or rights management, would be highly regarded.
• Knowledge of information systems management, business or sales administration, TV content rights management and budgeting principles a plus.
• Strong and passionate drive to achieve results and create an environment focused on ongoing improvements in processes, system efficiency and accuracy.
• Detailed and analytical oriented mindset with experience in managing, analyzing and interpreting large data samples in a logical and accurate manner.
• Team player and able to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Excellent computer skills: Excel (Pivot Tables, Macros, etc), Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Experience, exposure or understanding of media/US entertainment industry with a particular focus on programming sales, distribution, and the social media landscape in Australia and New Zealand a plus.

Responsibilities

• Product Management – Become an expert in our product catalogue of Hollywood TV Series and Feature Films and be responsible for developing accurate product windowing, availabilities and strategies that helps the sales team maximize our products’ commercial exploitation for ANZ,
• Product Administration - Liaising with APAC regional team and LA counterparts ensuring accurate product set up & product availability.
• Sales Operations Support – Take ownership of the sales Operations functions in ANZ including preparation and review of product availability lists; review contracts, capture and process amendments, sales data entry into internal systems, etc
• Budgeting and Data Management - In partnership with Sales and Finance teams in preparing budgets and forecasts
• General Sales Administration - Assist in the implementation and execution of processes and guidelines for all aspects of the sales planning and operations process.
• Other ad hoc sales support activities as required, including UAT testing.

Skills

Sales Operations

Contract Administration

Rights Management

Data Analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Internal systems

Job description

Sony Pictures Entertainment in Sydney is seeking a detail-oriented Sales Planning and Operations professional for a one-year fixed term contract in ANZ market. You will support product windowing, rights management, and contract administration in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience in sales planning and budgeting, and the ability to work with APAC and LA teams. Excellent Excel and communication skills are essential.