Amazon Business represents an incredible opportunity to address a vast new market segment and customer base. We are focused on building solutions that enable businesses to find, research, and buy products and services from a vast selection, across multiple devices, marketplaces, and regions. Our customers include all types of businesses ranging from individual professionals to small businesses to large institutions (and everything in between). Our business customers have different needs than the traditional Amazon customers so we are reinventing everything from how we display our selection, price our products, and provide the right customer experience.
The ideal candidate for this role is someone who will drive the effectiveness and efficiency of the sales organization by developing, managing, and implementing innovative sales enablement strategies. This role will focus on transforming the sales process to enhance productivity, support sales training and development, and align the sales team's efforts with overall business objectives.
Key job responsibilities
The ideal candidate for this role is someone who understands a sales organization. This role is responsible for developing sales optimizations strategies, that effectively prepare and equip the sales organization for meeting individual and organizational goals. This person works closely with sales leaders to develop key strategies, processes, and mechanisms, as well as overall thought leadership.
We are looking for a Sales Readiness Leader who will drive:
• Sales Optimization Strategy. Develop and implement a comprehensive sales optimization strategy that aligns with business goals and drives sales performance. Collaborate with sales leadership to identify gaps in sales processes and recommend solutions.
• Sales Readiness. Recommend programs, workshops, and upskilling opportunities to improve the skills and knowledge of the sales team. Create and maintain sales plays, playbooks, first call materials, and other sales-facing resources. Cross-collaborate with teams to drive change initiatives to drive sales improvements.
• Sales Technology, and Tools. Evaluate, implement, and manage sales enablement tools and technologies to support the sales team. Ensure the sales team is effectively utilizing sales tools. Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of sales enablement initiatives.
The preferred location for this position is Arlington, VA (HQ2) or Seattle, WA (HQ).
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience defining, refining and implementing sales processes, procedures and policies or equivalent
- 6+ years of sales operations or equivalent experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience using Salesforce (or other CRM tool) or BI tools
- Experience presenting to senior leadership
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $120,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $199,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.