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Senior Sales Operations Manager

Plenty

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Sales & Business Development, Operations

Remote

Posted on Friday, August 18, 2023

About Plenty

We are on a mission to grow plenty of fresh food for everyone, everywhere. We are building the world’s largest, most technologically advanced, indoor vertical farms. Using a fraction of the land and water outdoor farms need, our farms are designed to secure our food future.

Our people and teams are how we make our mission possible. We are passionate about our contributions to Plenty, the communities around us and our planet, but never take ourselves too seriously. We’re down to earth, we grow together, and we always find a way. Join us as we rewrite the rules of agriculture, and we’ll bet our berries you’ll be rewarded with innovative and collaborative teammates, a supportive environment, diverse career opportunities and meaningful work.

About the role

Plenty is looking for a Senior Sales Operations Manager to join us for a 5-month contract with our high performing Sales & Business Development team. The mission of the Sales & Business Development team is to drive/accelerate profitable growth and you’ll be instrumental in helping us scale. In this role, you will be responsible for high quality execution of customer operations to ensure we’re exceeding our customers’ expectations every day. We’re looking for someone who is a natural problem-solver and a master of execution, someone who can work across the entire Plenty team to drive results for our customers.

What you'll do

Serve as the voice of the customer, providing feedback on customer pain points and working cross-functionally to improve how we engage with our customers day-to-day
Drive projects and analytics aimed at improving the customer experience
Resolve customer issues with internal/external business partners
Lead implementation of customer management policies, including order size minimums, lead time adherence, and more
Manage onboarding of new customers, and coordinate onboarding responsibilities for new products
Manage customer complaint process and help coordinate resolution of product quality issues
Demand management & order fulfillment: Manage order workflow, including receiving and inputting orders, managing fulfillment, and processing invoices as needed
Relationships with customer contacts for orders/demand
Own and refine SOPs (standard operating procedures) and policies to optimize the order fulfillment process
Collaborate with our IT and Operations teams on EDI integration with retailers
Support the S&OP (sales & operations planning) process and provide input for consensus demand plan (including operational constraints and customer exigencies)
Work closely with supply planning team to meet OTIF (on time in full) standards for our customers
Internal operations: Define and execute strategic initiatives that enhance sales productivity by enabling our teams to be more effective in closing deals and growing accounts
Identify and implement process improvements to standardize workflows and eliminate non-value added work
Sales enablement: Support the Sales team across the entire selling lifecycle
Oversee pipeline management, including SFDC development and executive read-outs
Support creation of customer-facing materials (e.g. pitch decks) in collaboration with the Sales team
Others duties as assigned

What you'll bring to the table

Genuine interest and passion for Plenty’s mission
8+ years of sales operations, operations, supply chain, or sales enablement experience
Ability to ideate, design, deploy, and refine new processes to help make the business more efficient
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills (both quantitative and qualitative)
Proven ability to collaborate effectively with business partners; cross-functional knowledge, including operations, supply chain, logistics, finance, and ITis a plus
People person – you have the ability to forge positive relationships and turn external stakeholders into champions; you anticipate customer needs and deliver excellent customer outcomes
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Focused, organized, results-oriented individual with a sense of urgency
Ability to work independently and navigate an ever-changing high growth environment

Type of role

Contract; Remote

What we can offer

Compensation; we’ll pay you a competitive wage
Health & well-being; we’ll invest in your physical and mental well-being with comprehensive medical benefits after 90 days and in-office gyms
Food; in-office lunches, snacks and access to our leafy greens & new products in development -- are you up for a side gig as a taste tester?
Grow together; learning & development opportunities including unlimited access to our Upstart University platform, LinkedIn Learning, lunch & learns, training certifications, and more
Equipment; we’ll provide you with the equipment you need to be successful, including $75/month toward your phone bill
Sick leave & holidays; we offer 24 hours of sick leave and double pay for any holidays worked

Food & Safety Requirements

Comply with all Plant, State and Federal OSHA, EPA, FDA, HACCP, and SQF regulations
All applicants must be 18 years or older to apply

If you reside in California, Colorado, New York, or Washington please send an email to talentacquisition@plenty.ag to receive compensation information for this role.