Essential Functions:
- Acting as Salesforce and Power BI system administrator including user access setup & basic training, data integrity, and diagnose and resolve various kinds of issues.
- Provide timely and effective solutions to system/ reporting issues that the sales team experiences and highlight by creating a ‘case’ to be solved
- Provide data and analytical support for various sales activities such as sales forecast & planning, sales booking & commission data, and KPI and related deep dives.
- Conduct business analysis and generate reports per requirements through Salesforce and Power BI.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve existing processes and procedures.
- Support the execution of monthly Commissions payments for the European Sales region – ie the calculation commissions and bonus payments to sales personnel based on commission plans both in the CRM tool and in Excel spreadsheets where applicable
- Manage Commission ‘splits’ inbox to ensure robust, accurate and efficient resolution of problems
- Support the administration of sales and performance data within the CRM system
- Enter or modify Commission rates into CRM system based on the incentive plan
- Set up new sales personnel / teams into CRM system
- Track achievement of commission bonuses and accelerated rates
- Ad hoc support on other commercial finance activities: annual planning & forecasting, cost analysis etc.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Significant experience of Salesforce or equivalent CRM system
- Highly proficient in Excel & Power BI
- Strong communication and interaction skills
- Strong attention to detail to produce consistent, high-quality results
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Ability to work productively in a cross-functional team environment
- Comfortable raising different point of view
- Demonstrated initiative to implement process improvement
Minimum education and work experience required:
- B.S. degree in Data Analytics, Systems , Business or Finance-related field is preferred
- Good proficiency in the English language (written and spoken).
- Experience with Power BI and Salesforce is preferred
- Demonstrated commissions analysis experience
- 2+ year business partner experience is preferred (partner with sales or commercial function is preferred)
- 3+ years’ progressive finance and/or sales operation / business intelligence related experience preferred
Skills Required
- Significant experience of Salesforce or equivalent CRM system
- Highly proficient in Excel & Power BI
- 3+ years' progressive finance and/or sales operation/business intelligence related experience
- B.S. degree in Data Analytics, Systems, Business or Finance-related field
- Demonstrated commissions analysis experience
Cognex Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cognex and has not been reviewed or approved by Cognex.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance and dental coverage are included, and coverage is described as good compared to alternatives.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A PTO/Vacation policy is in place and time off is generally considered reasonable; time away is treated as actual downtime without expectations to work.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match is offered and is characterized as solid, though not best-in-class.
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What We Do
Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of image-based products, all of which use artificial intelligence (AI) techniques that give them the human-like ability to make decisions on what they see. Cognex products include machine vision systems, machine vision sensors and barcode readers that are used in factories and distribution centers around the world where they eliminate production and shipping errors. Cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 4 million image-based products, representing over $10 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's founding in 1981. Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, USA, Cognex has offices and distributors located throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For details visit Cognex online at www.cognex.com.
