Sales Operations Specialist

SAS Institute Inc.; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in data and AI is seeking a Sales Operations Specialist based in Istanbul to support sales operations across META. The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, 3-5 years of sales operations experience, and proficiency in Excel. The successful candidate will enhance business strategies, support reporting efforts, and collaborate with regional teams in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working closely with Region Sales Teams and Country Managers.
• Dynamic personality and ability to proactively coordinate multiple initiatives.
• Fluent in English and Turkish.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of sales business strategies.
• Perform research, analysis, and reporting of the forecasting cycle.
• Run Annual Business Planning reviews covering segmentation and quota modelling.

Skills

Sales Operations Experience

Business Planning

Forecasting

Pipeline Hygiene

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

3-5 years experience

Tools

Excel

MS Office Suite

Job description

Sales Operations Specialist – Istanbul, Türkiye - Hybrid

Nice to meet you!

We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers.

We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness.If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you'll find it here.

About the job

The Sales Operations team are hiring a Sales/Business Operations Specialist, based from Istanbul Türkiye, to directly support META (Türkiye, Upper Gulf & ROMEA) sales business operations in an effort to achieve the strategic goals of the organization. Leveraging domain and industry expertise the role will include research, analysis and coordination to support initiatives including budgeting, project management and strategic planning.

In this role you'll:

• Support the development and execution of the sales business strategies and objectives and regularly report on the status to sales region management.
• Enable and support the sales business to operate more efficiently and effectively via aligned goals, integrated systems, insightful data, and consistent policies and processes.
• Perform research, analysis, coordination and reporting of the forecasting cycle and achievements in support of sales divisional activities
• Create and produce business reports and analysis on relevant areas of the organization and share them with appropriate stakeholders e.g. Sales Account Executives and Country Managers
• Enhance pipeline hygiene by performing reviews with the business
• Run Annual Business Planning reviews covering segmentation, quota modelling & territory hierarchy updates
• Liaise with Comp Hub on compensation matters of the region
• Identify and analyze the business needs of the sales business unit to develop plans for continuous improvement

Required qualifications:

• 3-5 years relevant sales operations experience within an IT/Tech company, ideally SaaS based
• Experience of working closely with Region Sales Teams and Country Managers
• Have experience in Business Planning and Forecasting, Pipeline Hygiene, Reporting & Analysis, Sales Quota and Compensation
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and wider MS Office Suite
• Dynamic personality and ability to proactively coordinate/lead multiple initiatives
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal - Fluent in English and Turkish
• You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are ourvaluesand influence everything we do.

Diverse and Inclusive

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

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