About the Position

Global Sales Process Owner

Employment Type: Full-time
Compensation: EUR 48,100 - EUR 68,500 yearly

About the Role

As a Global Process Owner (Sales Process), you will play a pivotal role in shaping and optimizing the end-to-end sales process (Lead-to-Order / Quote-to-Cash) across our global commercial organization. This strategic position is responsible for driving simplification, harmonization, and integration of sales processes, ensuring they are scalable, standardized, and aligned with our commercial strategy.

You will report to the Lead Sales Process Owner (Head of Sales Process), and work closely with other process owners, product owners, technical business analysts, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver a seamless digital sales experience that enhances seller productivity, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

Process Ownership & Governance: Lead the design, optimization, and governance of global sales processes and policies, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability across regions.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, Finance, IT, and external vendors to define and maintain the technology roadmap for digital sales transformation.
Process Simplification and Standardization: Harmonize and reduce complexity in customer-centric workflows to deliver consistent and integrated sales processes across regions and segments.
Sales Enablement: Drive improvements in seller efficiency and customer experience through process and platform optimization, with a focus on improving seller efficiency, customer experience, and operational effectiveness.
Process Design Expertise: Apply advanced methodologies (e.g., Lean Six Sigma) to engineer high-performing processes that reflect real-world selling dynamics and to deliver measurable improvements in process performance and business outcomes.
Change Management: Support training and change initiatives to embed new processes into the business effectively.

Requirements

Core Skills:
- Sales Process Ownership
- Global Sales
- Process Optimization
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Change Management
- CRM
- Sales Cloud
- CPQ
- Incentive Compensation
- Analytics
- Contract Lifecycle Management
Secondary Skills:
- Sales Methodologies
- Process Modeling
- Design Thinking
- Storyboarding
- Lean Six Sigma
- Stakeholder Management

We Offer

Competitive salary range from 48,100 to 68,500 euros gross per year.
An opportunity for a non-guaranteed bonus, subject to NIQ’s applicable plan terms, role eligibility, performance, and plan achievement.
A dynamic work environment with opportunities to engage with local and global companies.
Flexible working hours and hybrid work options.
Comprehensive onboarding and internal training programs.
Access to learning platforms.
Staff and team events.

About the Company

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights-delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms-NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

For more information, visit NIQ.com.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At NIQ, we are steadfast in our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace that mirrors the rich diversity of the communities and markets we serve. We believe that embracing a wide range of perspectives drives innovation and excellence. All employment decisions at NIQ are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We invite individuals who share our dedication to inclusivity and equity to join us in making a meaningful impact. To learn more about our ongoing efforts in diversity and inclusion, please visit the Diversity and Inclusion page.

Additional Information

Our Benefits

Flexible working environment
Volunteer time off
LinkedIn Learning
Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process, including résumé screening, candidate assessments, interview scheduling, job matching, communication support, and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job-related criteria. All use of AI is governed by NIQ’s principles of fairness, transparency, human oversight, and inclusion. Final hiring decisions are made exclusively by humans. NIQ regularly reviews its AI tools to help mitigate bias and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. If you have questions, require accommodations, or wish to request human review were permitted by law, please contact your local HR representative. For more information, please visit NIQ’s AI Safety Policies and Guiding Principles: NIQ’s AI Safety Policies

Global Sales Process Owner

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