Business Operations Manager

Why you'll love cisco

We change the World, you will become passionate about your employer and the brand you represent.
Everything is converging on the Internet, making networked connections more meaningful than ever before in our lives.
Our employees' groundbreaking ideas impact everything.
Here, that means we take creative ideas from the drawing board to dynamic solutions that have real world impact.
You'll be part a team that cares about its customers, enjoys having fun, and you'll take part in changing the lives of those in our local communities.
Come prepared to be encouraged and inspired.
Who You'll Work With

Strategy, Planning and Operations (SPO) team in Asia Pacific Japan and China (APJC) region focuses on driving topline growth, profitability improvement, and business model transformation in the region.
Connecting strategic visions with day-to-day business management, the team works very closely with APJC's Senior Leadership Team in the following aspects:
Driving informed decisions on Cisco's growth strategies for short, mid, and long term
Mobilize resources through organizational design, resource allocation, targeting/incentives design, and sales enablement
Running business management reviews to solve problems in a timely manner
Managing region-wide or worldwide projects with strategic objectives
What You'll Do

Proactively manage all aspects of sales operations for ASEAN Services & Software team (ISS) partnering closely with Managing Director, ASEAN ISS.
Draw actionable insights from data and recommend improvement areas for sales.
Analytical work is most intensive in the following areas, but not limited to:
**Running operational review cadence**: communicate effectively to all stakeholders, managing inputs and outputs for the most critical review meetings.
**Performance management**: define the most effective KPIs and track them regularly to find out what is working and what is not.
It will be the foundation for Senior Leadership to make the right decision on management levers such as setting sales targets.
**Resource planning**: track the current state on resource allocation and continuously highlight the gap from To-Be GTM and Organizational Model, which is required to make the business model transformation successful.
Who You Are
Bachelor's Degree in Business Management or a related field
6-8 years relevant experience in strategy, operations or finance
Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
Excellent MS Office Skills
Knowledge of sales forecasting process & methodologies
Highly organized with strong attention to detail
Desired Skills
Comfort and presence in working with Senior leaders
Ability to work across functions and as part of a distributed team
Strong project management, presentation, and communication (written and oral) skills
Ability, desire and commitment to metrics-driven execution
Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
Strong eye for business
Strong in analyzing and synthesizing information
Highly organized with strong attention to detail
Ability to balance daily tactical needs along with implementing long term strategic continuous improvement efforts

Why you'll love cisco

We change the World, you will become passionate about your employer and the brand you represent.
Everything is converging on the Internet, making networked connections more meaningful than ever before in our lives.
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