Sales Operations Specialist

Support client teams, leadership, and internal operations teams in sales processes, assisting Avanade Practitioners and driving efforts across multiple service areas and sales strategies.

This position reports to Sales Operations Leadership, Senior Managers, Managers, or Associate Managers.  Note that depending on your specific responsibilities you may also be aligned to and take direction from business leadership role(s).

Primary responsibilities include: 

• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Be an individual contributor with ability to recognize and seek guidance on competing priorities.
• May supervise and be a people lead for a small team with oversight from a supervisor.
• Help create and execute low to medium complexity workplans.
• Interact confidently with senior leadership within sphere of responsibility.
• Provide input into the creation of operational processes.
• Demonstrate knowledge of supporting tools and processes, with expertise in specific area of responsibility.
• Have an understanding of where and how Sales Operations fits into the bigger Avanade & Accenture picture.

Qualifications:

Holder of a degree in the required field or equivalent

French language fluency (oral and written) – Level C1

English language fluency (oral and written) – Level B2

Knowledge & Skill Requirements:

• Excellent oral and written communications skills in French & English – this role requires a confident communicator and team player with robust interpersonal skills and a “can-do” attitude
• Ability to work under minimal supervision and guidance, learning new responsibilities quickly
• Ability to work virtually with diverse individuals
• Excellent teaming, team-building, collaboration, and facilitation skills
• Excellent organizational / time management / data management skills
• Analytical skills; collects, researches and interprets data
• Highly proficient in following and applying processes, quickly learning Avanade & Accenture Sales processes and being able to recognize and apply them (previous familiarity preferred)
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• Prioritizes and plans work activities with a high degree of personal organization and the ability to supervise/coach/mentor these skills in others
• Highly proficient in Microsoft applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, IE, Outlook), particularly Excel
• Understanding of finance concepts for a services company