Sales Analyst

 Requisition #: 16632 

 

Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement  

 

When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys. 

 

Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career.  

 

Summary:

The Sales Analyst II will be responsible for compiling and analyzing sales and other financial data to support the sales team. The successful Sales Analyst II is able to analyze large amounts of data, understand historical performance, accurately project sales trends, identify sales opportunities, and provide practical guidance to optimize sales strategies and increase market share.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Compile, analyze, and report sales and other financial data
• Monitor and analyze competitive activity, customer, and market trends
• Provide actionable insights to guide the sales and marketing teams
• Contribute to the development of sales plans and objectives
• Monitor and evaluate sales performance
• Manage full cycle analytics projects to a successful outcome including communicating project and work statuses, accomplishments and roadblocks
• Understand the evolving needs of the business to anticipate and deliver new reports and dashboards to drive additional business value
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and implement innovative solutions to increase process efficiency
• Identify and optimize the true drivers of financial performance, productivity, customer engagement and other metrics
• Participate in the global planning process, with a focus on reporting and process improvement
• Prepare sales reports, dashboards and documents for the Sales Team as well as segment leaders and internal partners including Marketing, Product Business Units and Finance, providing proactive and reactive support for requests
• Collaborate with global sales operations teams to enhance consistency across regions.    
• Champion a continuous improvement mindset that helps define and implement process improvement opportunities

 

Minimum Requirements:

• Education and Years of Experience: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field with 3+ years of relevant sales operations, accounting or financial analysis experience OR 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong research and data analysis skills
• Advanced working knowledge of Excel, PowerBI, and other enterprise reporting solutions
• Strong data analytics skills
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams
• Excellent attention to detail, organization and problem-solving skills
• Excellent prioritization skills and ability to receive and process multiple requests efficiently
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information at the highest level
• Strong communication skills
• Fluent in English and in the local language of the territory

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Salesforce

 

At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: our commitments to stakeholders, our values that guide how we work together, and our actions to deliver results. As ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement

 

Our Commitments:

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make our customers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values:

• Adaptability: Be open, welcome what’s next
• Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
• Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

Our Actions:

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team
• We demonstrate mastery
• We deliver outstanding results

 

VALUES IN ACTION

Ansys is committed to powering the people who power human advancement. We believe in creating and nurturing a workplace that supports and welcomes people of all backgrounds; encouraging them to bring their talents and experience to a workplace where t