Career transition
Sales Representative to Sales Operations
From selling to designing the system that lets others sell: process, data and tooling. Ideal if you enjoy the analytical side more than the monthly quota.
What transfers
Knowing the sales funnelYou know where deals stall because you've lived it.
CRM fluencyYou move from user to administrator of a tool you already know well.
Credibility with the sales teamReps accept process from someone who has carried a quota. That's your asset.
What's missing and how to close it
Data analysis
Advanced Excel and basic SQL, enough to diagnose the funnel with numbers.
Process automation
Build workflows in the CRM you already use.
First steps
1Analyse your team's funnel and propose one improvement backed by data.
2Volunteer to administer the CRM: it's the most common way in.
Is it realistic?
It usually happens inside the same company: the shortest path and the lowest risk.
Live Sales Operations openings
Posted directly by companies on their own hiring systems.
What about your case?
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