Sales Operations Executive

Mindpicked; Fatih; On-site; TRY 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindpicked is seeking a Sales Operations Executive for its global food industry client. You will optimize sales processes, ensure accurate pricing and terms in systems, and coordinate cross-functional workflows with Sales, Finance, Planning, Production, Logistics, and Marketing.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree and has about 8+ years total experience, including 2+ years in a managerial sales ops role, with strong MS Office skills and English reporting abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a relevant field.
• Minimum 8 years of total professional experience with at least 2 years in a managerial role in sales operations or related functions.
• Proven ability to manage processes, coordinate cross-functionally, follow-up tasks, and manage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and ensure sales operations are performed accurately and on time, reflecting approved terms in systems and workflows.
• Coordinate cross-functional processes with Sales, Finance, Planning, Production, Logistics, and Marketing; support action resolution.
• Monitor demand planning; analyze forecast accuracy and variances, assist in corrective actions.
• Prepare and ensure accuracy of commercial reports based on sales, customer, product, channel, and region data.
• Monitor and report customer-level sell-out data and coordinate actions with teams to implement improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Process management

Stakeholder management

Reporting and analytics

English proficiency

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, Econometrics, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

MS Office

AI/digital tools integration

Job description

MINDPICKED is a new generation recruitment firm providing companies solutions in their search for talent, and talents opportunities who wants to reach their potential.

We specialize in middle and senior management recruitment in various sectors and countless job functions.

We are looking for a Sales Operations Executive for our global customer in the food industry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; preferably in Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, Econometrics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience in a managerial position in sales operations or similar commercial operations functions, with a minimum of 8 years of total professional experience.
• Experienced in process management, cross-functional coordination, task follow-up, prioritization, and stakeholder management; able to work effectively with different teams and provide guidance when necessary.
• Experienced in sales operations, commercial reporting, and demand planning processes; contributed to process and system improvement initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office applications; able to integrate AI and next-generation digital tools into business processes.
• Proficient in English for reporting, presentations, and business follow-up.
• Holistic perspective with the ability to understand connections between processes.
• Ability to identify development opportunities and generate new ideas.
• Strong follow-up discipline with a results-oriented approach to responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor sales operations processes to ensure they are carried out regularly, accurately, and on time in line with established procedures and workflows; ensure that approved prices, discounts, and commercial terms are accurately reflected in the systems and relevant workflows; and follow up on contract, invoice control, order, and customer account opening processes.
• Coordinate and follow up on cross-functional processes involving Sales, Finance, Planning, Production, Logistics, and Marketing teams; support the timely resolution of outstanding actions and operational requests in coordination with relevant teams.
• Monitor the demand planning process in line with the defined schedule and workflow; analyze forecast accuracy and significant variances, and support relevant teams in taking timely corrective actions.
• Analyze sales, customer, product, channel, and regional data; coordinate the preparation of commercial reports, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and timely sharing.
• Ensure regular monitoring and reporting of customer-level sell-out data; analyze significant variances, identify necessary actions with relevant teams, and follow up on their implementation.
• Identify areas for improvement in existing sales operations processes, reporting tools, and systems; leverage previous experience to bring new perspectives to processes, propose methods and practices that can enhance operations, contribute to relevant improvement initiatives, and monitor their outcomes.