Director Sales Operations
San Diego, Ca, Us
â˘Successfully plan and manage $50M+ in revenue annually. Act as primary liaison with operations on inventory build plans, parts procurement, and deliveries.â˘Created and implemented pricing approval procedure including ROI template for approvalâ˘Successfully managed excess inventory for legacy products including sale of obsolete inventory that saved the company $600k in write off expense.â˘Key participant in product launch offerings including supporting carriersâ˘Successfully implemented cost savings program on internal freight expenditures saving the company ~20% in monthly freight expense.â˘Manage sales operations with outsourcing partners, including post-manufacturing supply chain, requests for proposal (RFP), freight forwarding, and logistics for a leading OEM of ultra-rugged mobile devices, accessories, and cloud-based software and services.â˘Manage a team of sales operations professionals (team of 3 to 5 over the years) supporting pricing management, deal desk, and order management processes. â˘Collaborate with supply chain, logistics, sales, and finance to launch mobile phones and related accessories with 15+ mobile network operator partners across North America and Europe. â˘Improve sales efficiency by preparing systems plans, policies and procedures, designing source documents, and providing technical direction.â˘Guide and support staff through conflict resolution and escalation managementâ˘Create tools to communicate strategic priorities, corporate initiatives, and national guidelines to the field sales organization.â˘Oversee the reporting platform, compensation programs, and performance of field management. â˘Manage all tiered pricing, special pricing requests, set up, contracts, and agreements for non-carrier distributors and resellers. â˘Manage multiple 3PL's for maximum efficiencies. Streamlined processes to cut costs and delivery times to customers.â˘Responded to diligence inquiries from lawyers, bankers, and technical accountants during 2019's IPO.