Tara Johnson Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, UT, US

• Own and manage a geographical sales segment, including approving all non-standard pricing and/or terms.
• Work closely with Sales Management, Finance, Legal and Support team to guide the approvals process.
• Lead process improvement and system adoption projects to provide scalable support to the account and finance teams.
• Stakeholder in CPQ Quoting Tool, Standard Agreement and Order Forms.
• Train Sales teams on deal desk engagement and process.
• Develop a roadmap for… Show more

• Established and led out a Deal Desk department from the ground up within a fast-paced tech start-up.
• Onboarded and managed a team of analysts while overseeing the team’s Objectives and Key Results (OKR’s).
• Worked cross-functionally with Sales and other key internal partners with diverging interests to creatively solve problems.
• Drove best practices and provided cross-training to increase sales efficiency and effectiveness across the organization.
• Proactively identified and… Show more
• Proactively identified and recommended ways to improve business processes with the goal of improving decision quality, reducing cycle time, and increasing sales capability and efficiency. Show less

• Processed accounting receivables and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Performed day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting, and recording accounts receivables' data.
• Prepared customer invoices and ensured accuracy.
• Partnered with Sales to ensure opportunities were properly created, tracked, and closed in Salesforce.
• Reviewed all deals that went through the organization, ensuring they met… Show more
• Reviewed all deals that went through the organization, ensuring they met company guidelines.

Ogden Utah

• Collect, verify, and compile data for completion, placement, licensure, industry, and skills certifications
• Maintain student outcome data required for COE ( Council on Occupation Education) Accreditation
• Provide periodic training to internal partners on how the process for collecting and reporting student outcomes’ data works
• Review outcomes process to ensure documentation reflects current practice

• Oversaw and assisted with call center issues and concerns; performed data entry for projects and campaigns
• Issued reports regarding the successes of various marketing campaigns
• Promoted to this position from Customer Service Representative
• Collaborated with the VP of Marketing to form marketing strategies
• Initiated and oversaw all social media forums including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google Plus, and company blog