Microsoft Nigeria Job for a Senior Sales Excellence Manager EPG

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Job Title: Sr Sales Excellence Mgr EPG

Job #: 952553
Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Purpose

• The Sales Excellence Manager (SEM) role is a critical role that has the left-right perspective of the business that will provide critical business and leadership experience.
• The SEM Manager role is a key member of the Area/Subsidiary Leadership Team, acting as a strategic and trusted advisor, and sales coach, running and transforming the business in partnership with the Segment Lead.
• The SEM Manager is a change agent, operationalizing company strategy , leading behavior and culture change and landing seller role accountabilities.
• The SEM Manager runs a rigorous and disciplined business, constantly extrapolating business insights that accelerate segment priorities, optimize operational processes, increases seller productivity and capability, coaching to drive impact growth, revenue and share.

• Manages Budget Cascade
• Manages Quota Process and Cascade
• Manages Customer/Partner Planning Rhythm
• Manages T-36-or T-12 and OTRRR process
• Manages the forecast
• Manages Segmentation Process
• Drives pipeline standards and hygiene
• Orchestrates and Manages the ROB

• Maximizes Budget investments and resource allocations, lands blueprint
• Advisor to sales leaders in understanding compensation and quota allocations
• Leads , drives and monitors Segment growth and recovery planning
• Leverages TLI's, and other business insights to identify COE and growth opportunities
• Coaches on cross-sell/upsell opportunities, growth & recovery
• Enables Sales and Services alignment
• Engages with Sales teams, Customers and/or partners to accelerate deals, share operational practices and improve overall pipeline health
• Drives and Monitors Pipeline Health
• Operationalizes strategy by mainstreaming Consumption in to the ROB, driving quality
• Coaches and reviews on account/partner plans

• Strategize and support design, requirements and landing of WW processes and tools in partnership with M&O, UES
• Partners with UES and SMSGR to ensure readiness plan quality
• Derive BI from corporate assets to give Segment LT a POV of trends in the business beyond line of sight to forecast future direction

• Core Competencies: Organizational Leadership , Strategic Insights, Trusted Advisor, Strategic Sales Planning, Sales Team Leadership
• Experience: 5+ years of related experience in: Sales management/Leadership, Change Management, Business Transformation - Business Management/ Planning
• Competencies: Adaptability, Customer Focus, Drive for Results, Influencing Impact, Judgement, Collaboration, Executive Maturity, Value Selling, Analytical Problem Solving

• Bachelor's Degree, MBA/Master's a plus with focus on Economics, Finance, Organizational Management, Business Management
• Professional Training: Six Sigma training/certification is a plus