Yearly Goals
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Goals for 2022
Browse through the yearly goals for the Sales Ops team.
Georgiana
Goals Description
TM1 & Tableau dashboards optimization and development
  • Become Subject Matter Expert (SME) for TM1 & Tableau related topics ; document current processes and establish best practices
  • Provide training to internal customers, establish a core knowledge package for both tools and train the Sales Ops team
  • Ensure Sales Hub is updated with latest information about Forecasting and Dashboards
  • Identify, raise and implement enhancements for process optimization
  • Ensure backup is available for TM1 & Tableau support while on PTO
  • Develop relationship with Global FPM and Analytics team for faster resolution times
  • Develop relationship with Regional FP&A for faster resolution times
  • Positive feedback at the end of the year from internal customers & collaborators
Successful transition to the New Sales Operations Structure
  • Become Main Point of Contact (MPOC) for North Subregion’s management and Product Care Manager
  • Contribute to subregional initiatives providing analysis, support and best practice sharing
  • Emails received until 14:00 in the general mailbox to be answered the same day, emails received after 14:00 to be answered the next day by 12:00
  • Positive feedback at the end of the year from North Subregion & Product Care Manager
Subregional intelligence
  • Document and share intelligence in weekly team meetings about:
    • Subregional specificity
    • Management initiatives
    • Competitive environment
Hannes
Goals Description
Internal customer behavior and workload dashboard
  • Work in collaboration with Data & Analytics to build a dashboard for understanding interactions with our internal customers and estimating workload on Sales Operations
  • Analyze internal customer behavior, check patterns and propose optimization solutions
  • Monthly presentation in the weekly meeting regarding the performance and customer behavior in the previous months
  • Create and maintain a detailed situation of all types of requests (including subtypes) and reshape the mailbox structure (if required)
  • Coordinate with Sales Ops colleagues to cover training needs arising from the analysis with the end goal of decreasing the number of requests
Successful transition to the New Sales Operations Structure
  • Support the transition to the new Sales Operations Structure
  • Optimize ways of working to enable potential increase of requests
  • Emails received until 14:00 to be answered the same day, emails received after 14:00 to be answered the next day by 12:00
Illumina Technology
  • Research Illumina technology and the biology concepts behind it
    • Present every 2 weeks in our Weekly meeting your findings
Hedwig
Goals Description
Prospecting
  • Understand and facilitate the implementation of the EMEA Prospecting strategy
  • Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Training departments to update the Sales Prospecting workflow according to Sales roles
  • Collaborate with the other regions for Best practices
  • Assess our prospecting tools and their adoption and usage
  • Ensure Sales Hub is updated with latest information about Sales Prospecting
  • Train and support the Sales team in performing prospecting activities
  • Ensure backup is available for prospecting support while on PTO
  • Identify, raise and implement enhancements for process optimization
Successful transition to the New Sales Operations Structure
  • Support the transition to the new Sales Operations Structure
  • Optimize ways of working to enable potential increase of requests
  • Emails received until 14:00 to be answered the same day, emails received after 14:00 to be answered the next day by 12:00
Demographics and Macroeconomic factors
  • Research Demographics and Macroeconomic factors impacting Illumina’s strategic imperatives (e.g. Demographics, Inflation, GDP, unemployment)
    • Present quarterly weeks in our Weekly meeting your findings
Jeremy
Goals Description
Sales Hub development
  • Create, implement and maintain the Sales Hub for EMEA
  • Rapid resolution of all issues linked to the Sales Hub
  • Work in collaboration with Line Manager to drive usage through enhancements and increased user experience
  • Coordinate the enhancement process and ensure delivery of improvements according to expected schedule
  • Design, validate and implement new initiatives or changes for the website
  • Create training materials and ensure training is provided to at least one person in the Sales Operations team for backup purposes of minor changes (card creation and changes, Meet The Teams changes)
Sales Ops Hub
  • Design, create and implement the Sales Ops Hub, a one stop shop for any Sales Ops employee to get onboarded, develop their skills and knowledge, explore the company structure and find information about all tasks and activities performed or supported by Sales Operations
  • Collaborate with the Sr. Sales Ops Analyst for the creation and validation of website design and logic
  • Create the project plan and execute it for the implementation of the website by the end of 2022
Technology support
  • Support Line Manager with tech stack and infrastructure to facilitate the implementation of strategic projects
  • Create POC solutions for maximizing chances of enhancement implementation
  • Developing and maintaining in-house applications that support value creation for Sales
Successful transition to the New Sales Operations Structure
  • Support the transition to the new Sales Operations Structure
  • Optimize ways of working to enable potential increase of requests
  • Emails received until 14:00 to be answered the same day, emails received after 14:00 to be answered the next day by 12:00
Technology
  • Research the Technology space impacting business across the globe (e.g. AI, Machine Learning, Blockchain)
    • Present quarterly in a dedicated Sales Operations meeting your findings
Myriam
Goals Description
Sales Hub
  • Ensure website is updated according to agreed schedule
  • Collaborate with internal customers and coordinate the Ass. Web Developer for designing and implementing new functionality
  • Monitor and drive the usage of the website through trainings, office hours and other relevant initiatives
  • Identify, raise and implement enhancements for process optimization
  • Prioritize enhancements through the Weekly Sprint Meetings
Customer intelligence capture
  • Ensure distribution of iPads to new Sales employees, training and support
  • Support & drive capturing of customer intelligence through trainings, office hours and other relevant initiatives
  • Identify, raise and implement enhancements for process optimization
  • Evaluate additional tools for data capturing (e.g. Groove)
  • Collaborate with Data & Analytics to create a regional dashboard for easy access and analysis of customer intelligence data
  • Evaluate program success and share best practice with other regions
  • Positive feedback from Central Sales team and adoption rate higher than 80% across Sales roles (in the last 3 months)
Competitive intelligence
  • Work with Regional Research & Product Marketing, Sales and Service & Support for creating a Proof of Concept (POC) for a Competitive intelligence capturing tool
  • Align POC with regional counterparts
  • Initiate the development of POC in Production
Successful transition to the New Sales Operations Structure
  • Become Main Point of Contact (MPOC) for Central Subregion’s management and Informatics Manager
  • Contribute to subregional initiatives providing analysis, support and best practice sharing
  • Emails received until 14:00 in the general mailbox to be answered the same day, emails received after 14:00 to be answered the next day by 12:00
  • Positive feedback at the end of the year from Central Subregion and Informatics Manager
Subregional intelligence
  • Document and share intelligence in weekly team meetings about:
    • Subregional specificity
    • Management initiatives
    • Competitive environment
Niv
Goals Description
Quota setting – process optimization
  • Document current Quota setting process and identify improvement areas (quantification required)
  • Coordinate the improvement of the quota setting process while ensuring alignment between Revenue Ops Director, Ass Director Operations & Strategy, Sales and Global Commissions.
  • Standardize and maintain the quota setting documentation
  • Visible improvements (min 25%) compared to previous year
Successful transition to the New Sales Operations Structure
  • Become Main Point of Contact (MPOC) for West Subregion’s management and Clinical Pan-European Managers
  • Contribute to subregional initiatives providing analysis, support and best practice sharing
  • Emails received until 14:00 in the general mailbox to be answered the same day, emails received after 14:00 to be answered the next day by 12:00
  • Positive feedback at the end of the year from West Subregion and Clinical Pan-European Managers
Subregional intelligence
  • Document and share intelligence in weekly team meetings about:
    • Subregional specificity
    • Management initiatives
    • Competitive environment
Richie
Goals Description
Financial Services – process optimization
  • Collaborate with Global Financial Services and regional colleagues for the successful implementation of global improvements
  • Streamline the communication channel for our internal stakeholders (one general email address)
  • Identify, raise and/or implement enhancements for process optimization
  • Enable regional visibility to Financial Services business and driving factors
  • Ensure customer compliance through proactive tracking
  • Increase regional awareness of Financial Services through training, office hours and other relevant initiatives
  • Working compliance monitor, same or improved TAT and positive regional feedback
Successful transition to the New Sales Operations Structure
  • Support the transition to the new Sales Operations Structure
  • Optimize ways of working to enable potential increase of requests
  • Emails received until 14:00 to be answered the same day, emails received after 14:00 to be answered the next day by 12:00
Finance and Financial Services
  • Research the Financial landscape of Illumina (e.g. balance sheet, income statement, share price) and present quarterly in a dedicated Sales Operations meeting your findings
  • Document and share intelligence in weekly team meetings about Financial Services (e.g. market specificity)
Stella
Goals Description
Sales Ops Hub
  • Create the plan and logic for the Sales Ops Hub implementation, a one stop shop for any Sales Ops employee to get onboarded, develop their skills and knowledge, explore the company structure and find information about all tasks and activities performed or supported by Sales Operations
  • Collaborate with the Ass. Web Developer for the creation and validation of website design and logic
  • Coordinate the creation of processes and work instructions for the website
  • Launch the website by the end of 2022
Successful transition to the New Sales Operations Structure
  • Support the transition to the new Sales Operations Structure
  • Optimize ways of working to enable potential increase of requests
  • Emails received until 14:00 to be answered the same day, emails received after 14:00 to be answered the next day by 12:00
Industry specificity
  • Research industry specific topics aligned with Illumina’s strategic imperatives (e.g. Clinical space, Oncology)
  • Present quarterly in a dedicated Sales Operations meeting your findings