Minimum qualifications: + Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. + 6 years of experience in sales operations, forecasting, business strategy, demand planning, or data analytics. + 6 years of experience in management consulting, sales operations, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, or corporate advisory, or 4 years of experience with an advanced degree. + Experience in building analysis or data visualization via Tableau, Google slides, Google sheets, or spreadsheet software and managing multiple projects. Preferred qualifications: + 2 years of experience in advertising, consultative sales, business development, or a digital media environment. + 2 years of experience creating complex data sets, data modeling, and reporting. + Experience in sales forecasting, business analysis, or related field with a consumer-packaged goods company in a technology company. + Experience with statistical models and measurement techniques (generalized linear models, time series analysis). + Ability to “talk with numbers” and quantify and support conclusions with data. + Ability to showcase an intellectual curiosity and independently troubleshoot and root cause problems, with attention to detail on all projects and deliverables. The Business Strategy & Operations organization provides business critical insights using analytics, ensures cross functional alignment of goals and execution, and helps teams drive strategic partnerships and new initiatives forward. We stay focused on aligning the highest-level company priorities with effective day-to-day operations, and help evolve early stage ideas into future-growth initiatives. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Global Sales Operations Business Planner for Pixel Phones to drive sales strategy and operational excellence across the organization. This crucial role will bridge the gap between global sales strategy and regional execution, ensuring alignment and maximizing effectiveness. In this role, you will contribute to long-term strategic planning, leverage data-driven insights to optimize sales processes, provide insightful data analysis and recommendations, as well as support robust forecasting and planning. You will lead key projects to enhance sales operations and systems, own specific regional deliverables and serve as a subject matter expert in forecasting, including end-to-end product portfolio management from the concept phase to end-of-life for prior generations. Google Customer Solutions (GCS) sales teams are trusted advisors and competitive sellers who maintain a relentless focus on customer success by bringing the best Google has to offer to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which are the backbone of our communities. As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work with company owners and make a real difference in their businesses by helping them grow. Together, we help shape the future of innovation for customers, partners, and sellers...and we have fun doing it. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $147,000-$216,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google (https://careers.google.com/benefits/) . + Serve as primary regional sales operations liaison, collaborating with Sales, Finance, Product, Marketing and Supply Chain providing actionable insights and strategic recommendations to leadership. + Drive efficiency and effectiveness by identifying/implementing process improvements in supply allocation, lost sales, and forecast accuracy. + Implement/maintain efficient forecasting best practices, including lifetime volume management and development annual sales [lan. Develop/maintain forecasting models and statistical analyses. + Ensure seamless forecast transition from product concept to end-of-life. Develop long-range financial plans with strategic impact analysis (capacity, IOQ modeling, product lifecycle curves, market trends and scenario planning). + Provide data-driven insights through comprehensive sales performance reporting, key performance indicators, and forecasts. Support sales operations with effective data management, tool administration, and custom analytics. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 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