Position Summary:As the SLP Partner II for True Forward/True Up, you will handle the day-to-day organization and processing of True Forwards/True Ups, including quoting, booking, and updating databases. You will communicate the status of the True Forward/True Up to both internal F5 organizations (Sales, Channel, Customer Success) and external partners (distribution partners, VAR partners, Global Service Integrators)
In this position, you will serve as a subject matter expert for the TF/TU sales process, enhancing both operational and organizational productivity. You will handle TF/TU process exception requests on a case-by-case basis, providing guidance to Approvers on the feasibility and potential implications of each exception.
PrimaryResponsibilities:
True Forward/True Up Processing & Management
- Responsible for quoting and booking True Forwards/True Ups on a timely basis.
- Drive awareness of the EOM/EOQ pipeline and high-visibility TF/TUs
- Improve and/or create new ways of tracking TF/TUs so that the status of each opportunity is available and reportable.
- Responsible for ongoing communication to TF/TU Sales Ops leaders regarding SLA, quoting volume, and any potential operational improvements.
Partnership with Customer Success
- Partner closely with Customer Success Managers, follow “ways of working” best practices and boundaries to ensure questions and tasks are owned/performed by the correct team.
TF/TU Deal Advising and Support
- Advise on end-to-end/up and downstream impacts of programmatic exception requests for TF/TU opportunities.
- Optimize processes to facilitate quicker and more proactive resolution of TF/TU exceptions through ongoing evaluation of workflows and identification of operational inefficiencies.
- Proactively include impacted departments on exception details and confirm their approval requirements.
Other Responsibilities:
- Perform other special projects and tasks as assigned by the VP of Sales Strategy & Operations.
- Responsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies
:
- Knowledge of sales operationsactivities/technology
- Strong leadership, organization, analytical, and execution skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative work style
- Self-motivated and driven by a desire to make an impact
- Demonstrate initiative and ability to advance projects while managing multiple initiatives and remaining results-oriented
- Navigate through and be productive in a complicated and fast-changing environment
- Effective at representing the user and business from a solid foundation of deep user understanding and knowledge of the business
- Experience resolving issues with higher levels of management
- Demonstrated ability to work with ambiguity and problem-solve to meet the needs of the business
- Strong business acumen and operations expertise in an evolving buying program.
- Critical thinking, the desire to continuously learn and improve, and comfort working in unfamiliar areas
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technology, calculation details and business opportunities clearly to varying audiences, both technical and non-technical
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
- 2-3 years of focused sales operations experience or the equivalent experience would be preferred
- Functional knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including the ability to interpret formula outputs is preferred
- Knowledge of Salesforce.com from either a sales or administrator perspective is preferred
- Knowledge of configuration, pricing, and quoting processes preferred
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- Duties are performed in a normal office environment while sitting at a desk or computer table. Duties require utilizing a computer, communicating over the telephone, and reading printed material.
- Duties may require being on call periodically and working outside normal hours (evenings and weekends).
- Duties may require the ability to travel via automobile or airplane, approximately 10% of the time spent traveling.
The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.