ResponsibilitiesMaxLinear is seeking a Senior Sales Operations Analyst I to support MaxLinear's global sales organization. In this role, you will focus on the following:
- Own critical forecasting, channel operations, and sales analytics processes
- Monthly forecasting for all regions, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and continuous improvement
- Own revenue forecast consensus meetings, including prep and presentation of variance analyses
- Ensure forecasts actively drive customer orders and support responses to supply chain constraints
- Support corporate forecasting, improving alignment and communication
- Perform revenue, sell-through, and forecast accuracy analysis
- Support Adexa demand planning maintenance, enhancements, and defect resolution
- Analyze distributor data and develop reports / dashboards for margin, inventory turns, bookings, billings, backlog, POS data
- Standardize QBRs, track partner progress, and aggregate results
- Support broad market forecasting, ensuring regional teams are driving bookings to forecast
- Develop reporting to measure channel forecast accuracy and drive improvements
- Support channel promotions and partner programs to drive growth initiatives
- Identify gaps in the samples process and coordinate improvements
- Administer third-party manufacturer rep commission programs, preparing monthly commission calculations and forecasts, ensuring accurate and timely payments
- Commission variance analysis to identify drivers of payment changes, supporting audit and management review
- Maintain commission input files that feed the Alteryx model, ensuring accuracy and integrity
- Develop, maintain, and deliver training for channel partners and internal stakeholders
- Optimize customer support routing for RFQs and product inquiries
Qualifications- Analytical, process-driven, and effective at partnering cross functionally
- Experience with revenue forecasting and management
- Meticulous attention to detail, data management capabilities, and driven to improve process
- Proficiency in financial reporting or business intelligence tools
- Strong modeling skills
- Advanced PowerPoint and MS Excel skills (vlookup, pivots, sumifs, macros)
- Ability to work with and understand the needs of multiple stakeholders
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
- Adexa, Hyperion planning, E2Open or other demand planning experience a plus
- Bachelors + 6 years of experience, or Masters + 3 years of experience
Compensation and BenefitsMaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.
MaxLinear's good faith estimate starting base salary range is: $79,000 to $109,000 Annually
We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are: health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and paid time off.
The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.
