Sales Analyst

Covidien; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a results-oriented specialist to support the sales organization with forecasting, budgeting and quota management. The role involves analyzing sales data to drive growth, maintaining sales systems, and guiding managers and staff in accessing essential information.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, coordinate incentive budgets, and participate in forecasting processes to help optimize regional sales performance.

Qualifications

• Provides administrative support to the sales function such as preparing sales and/or expense forecasts, budgets and quotas; coordinating sales meetings; etc.
• Conducts statistical analysis on sales data and information to ensure optimal sales execution and attainment of growth objectives.
• Develops territorial sales quotas in accordance with the profit plan.
• Maintains on-line sales and marketing system, verifying the accuracy of the data and acting as liaison with information technology in identifying and resolving problems.
• Instructs sales, marketing managers, field area managers, and support staff in accessing sales and marketing information.
• Prepares and controls commission incentive budgets for a particular district or region.
• Performs sales calculations on sales incentives.
• May administer the field sales forecasting system, which provides management with current product sales potential.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the sales function including forecasts, budgets, quotas, and meetings.
• Analyze sales data to support growth objectives.
• Develop and manage territorial quotas.
• Maintain online sales/marketing system and liaison with IT.
• Train staff to access sales/marketing information.
• Prepare and manage commission incentive budgets.
• Perform sales incentive calculations.
• Administer field sales forecasting system.

Skills

Administrative support

Sales data analysis

Forecasting

Communication

Quota development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (US)

Job description

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Provides administrative support to the sales function such as preparing sales and/or expense forecasts, budgets and quotas; coordinating sales meetings; etc.
• Conducts statistical analysis on sales data and information to ensure optimal sales execution and attainment of growth objectives.
• Develops territorial sales quotas in accordance with the profit plan.
• Maintains on-line sales and marketing system, verifying the accuracy of the data and acting as liaison with information technology in identifying and resolving problems.
• Instructs sales, marketing managers, field area managers, and support staff in accessing sales and marketing information.
• Prepares and controls commission incentive budgets for a particular district or region.
• Performs sales calculations on sales incentives.
• May administer the field sales forecasting system, which provides management with current product sales potential.

SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects – from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Established and productive individual contributor. Works independently with general supervision on larger, moderately complex projects / assignments.

Organizational Impact: Sets objectives for own job area to meet the objectives of projects and assignments. Contributes to the completion of project milestones . May have some involvement in cross functional assignments.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are general, and may require understanding of broader set of issues or other job areas but typically are not complex . Makes adjustments or recommends enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.

Communication and Influence: Communicates primarily and frequently with internal contacts . External interactions are less complex or problem solving in nature. Contacts others to share information, status, needs and issues in order to inform, gain input, and support decision-making.

Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance and assistance to entry level professionals and / or employee in Support Career Stream.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here