Manager, Sales Operations (CPQ)

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Sales Operations Group

Job Profile

Manager, Sales Operations

Management Level

Manager - People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Can work remotely but need to live in the specified city, state, or region

Travel %

Yes, 15% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $90,100.00 - $150,100.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

**This position is remote/work from home. You need to reside within the Central or Eastern Time Zones. If you live in Atlanta, the role will be hybrid.

The Manager of Sales Operations (CPQ) is responsible for supporting the Sales and Performance Management teams’ use of quoting systems and processes at CAI. They will work directly with Sales and PM leaders throughout CAI, focused on their day-to-day issues related to CPQ (configure price quote) technology. This includes but is not limited to related to product configuration, pricing, promotions, approvals, customer-facing documentation, etc.  

What You’ll Do 

• Leader and escalation point for CPQ Support team members, who will be focused on supporting usage of CPQ for Sales and PM  

• Maintains ticket intake system and associated processes; regularly tracks ticket volumes, trends, team KPIs, etc to identify and drive improvement  

• Develops team specific KPIs and SLAs and regularly communicates updates to leadership and stakeholders; holds team accountable, strives to exceed SLAs and for exceptional user experience with support processes  

• Create and maintain capacity model to drive budgetary requirements/recommendations; appropriately scale Tier 2 team to provide best in class support to all CAI teams  

• Directly partners with CAI Sales and PM leadership (DOS level) on critical support issues and proactive communications 

• Ensure awareness to tool related outages, degradation, etc to VP and other levels of leadership; proactive engagement inclusive of impact and expected resolution    

• Partners with Tier 1 Manager, Sales Operations to ensure Tier 1 has the CPQ knowledge needed to support users​  

• Partners with Tier 3 Engineering team to streamline CPQ issue escalation paths and identify areas of opportunity for knowledge transfer  

• Ensure team is trained and educated on specialty knowledge of CPQ and quoting tools to drive most efficient ticket resolution times  

• Anticipate adjustments needed as a result of changing business needs; identify and pull levers (shift priorities, onboard contractors, etc) to optimize support levels and meet/exceed SLAs   

• Create plans and execute on all key strategic GTM initiatives  

• Identify and represent stakeholders from Sales, PM, and Finance  

• Develop team members’ working knowledge of relevant quoting tools and processes   

• Partner with Mgr, CRM to cross train, level capacity constraints, etc as appropriate   

• Partner with CPQ Product Managers/Product Owners to ensure development of the CPQ tool aligns with needs of the Business  

• Travel: 10%

What’s in It for You? 

Here’s a sneak peek at the benefits you could experience as a Cox employee:

• A competitive salary and top-notch bonus/incentive plans. 

• Exceptional work-life balance, flexible time-off policies and accommodating work schedules. 

• Comprehensive healthcare, with multiple options for individuals and families. 

• Generous 401(k) retirement plans with company match. 

• Professional development and continuing education opportunities. 

• Inclusive parental leave policies, plus comprehensive fertility coverage and adoption assistance. 

• Extra perks like pet insurance, employee discounts and much more.

Check out all our benefits. 

Who You Are 

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline and 6 years of experience in sales/business operations role. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and 4 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year of experience; or 10 years’ experience