Sales Operations Advisor - Hybrid in Cypress, CA

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Jobs that support new business sales efforts or account management but are not ultimately responsible for the results. Jobs that manage these employees should also fall under this category. Jobs in this family are typically not in sales bands.

Responsible for the daily support of the sales function to minimize the administrative work of producers. Responsibilities include analyzing and reporting sales data, communicating changes to sales plans, providing knowledge about customers and competitors, communicating pricing data, and managing the operational logistics of sales meetings and activities. Works closely with sales and other functional leaders to develop and maintain the operational infrastructure supporting sales recruiting, goal setting, training and onboarding, troubleshooting order processing issues and producer requests, and sales-related information systems and procedures.

This position is full-time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift schedules during our normal business hours. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime. Our office is located at 5701 Katella Ave Cypress, CA 90630.

This position follows a hybrid schedule with three in-office days per week.

If you live near Cypress, CA, you will enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid-remote role as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work is frequently completed without established procedures
• May act as a resource for others
• May coordinate other activities
• Works independently
• Printing out kits
• Pulling summaries
• Pulling any kind of out-of-state material a group would require
• They are the backbone for the service department
• They may even be doing special projects for the team

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED
• 1+ years of customer service experience
• Ability to obtain a state life/health insurance license within 6 months of employment, UHG will take care of cost
• Intermediate level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel (creating spreadsheets and formulas), Microsoft Word (creating documents) and Microsoft Outlook (drafting emails, calendar management)
• Ability to work onsite at 5701 Katella Ave Cypress, CA in a hybrid capacity
• Access to reliable transportation and valid US driver's license

Soft Skills:

• Organizational Skills
• Strong Team Player
• Demonstrate ability to be a self-starter
• Demonstrate ability to be collaborative with sales team and distribution partners
• Anticipates problems and develops contingency plans
• Ability to prioritize and complete assigned tasks with limited direction and supervision
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Applies knowledge/skills to a range of moderately complex activities
• Demonstrates great depth of knowledge/skills in own function
• Sometimes acts as a technical resource to others in own function
• Proactively identifies solutions to non-standard requests
• Solves moderately complex prob