# Sales Operations Manager

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/sales-operations-manager

A sales operations manager supports a sales organization by administering CRM systems like Salesforce, building forecasting models, and driving process improvements that make sales teams more efficient. They create reporting dashboards using tools like Tableau to give leadership visibility into pipeline health and performance, often collaborating cross-functionally with marketing and finance. This role typically reports to a VP of sales and requires someone analytical who can translate data into actionable strategy.

Top skills: [Process Improvement](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/process-improvement)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Sales Operations Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/sales-operations-specialist)
- Often leads to: [Director of Sales Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-sales-operations)

## Similar roles

[CRM Administrator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/crm-administrator), [CRM Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/crm-manager), [Operations Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/operations-manager), [Revenue Operations Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/revenue-operations-manager), [Revenue Operations Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/revenue-operations-specialist), [Sales Enablement Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/sales-enablement-manager), [Sales Enablement Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/sales-enablement-specialist), [Sales Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/sales-manager)

## Open Sales Operations Manager roles (18)

- [Sales Operations Manager](https://arrow.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AC/job/US-CO-Denver-Colorado-Panorama-Arrow-Building/Sales-Operations-Manager_R247608) at [Arrow Electronics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/arrow-electronics) — Denver, CO (listed on Arrow Electronics's own careers site)
- [Senior Sales Operations Specialist](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cohere/e49063ea-b829-4718-be74-02f36fa3d983/application) at [Cohere](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cohere) — Full-time, New York, Austin, Boston, Nashville, Richmond, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Washington, DC · Remote, $135,000 – $250,000 (listed on Cohere's own careers site)
- [Sales Operations Manager](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/prefect/09479bfc-0f2e-424e-8d00-19f5610de142/application) at [Prefect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/prefect) — Remote, $128,000 – $198,000 (listed on Prefect's own careers site)
- [Sales Strategy and Operations Leader](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kong/edd16793-7c75-4305-acac-8959e3080a78/application) at [Kong Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kong-company) — New York, United States, Texas, United States, California, United States, Illinois, United States · Remote, $138,000 – $211,000 (listed on Kong Company's own careers site)
- [Sales Operations Manager, Foundry](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c247e959-5485-4f46-8f95-281a561e2804/sales-operations-manager-foundry-at-instructure) at [Instructure](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/instructure) — Full-time, US-REMOTE
- [Revenue Operations Analyst](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sentry/befec0ef-0e90-4b30-a02a-c47094090957/application) at [Sentry](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sentry) — San Francisco, CA · Remote, $140,000 – $160,000 (listed on Sentry's own careers site)
- [Head of US Field Excellence](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/672a1138-39e9-44fb-b797-2bc4a31ed08d/head-of-us-field-excellence-at-biogen) at [Biogen](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/biogen) — Full-time, Cambridge, MA, $260,000 – $367,000
- [Sales Assistant Project Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a21d6032-2eb3-4c4d-b38f-0e141ea8791e/sales-assistant-project-manager-at-unilever) at [Unilever](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/unilever) — Vientiane, Laos
- [Senior Manager, Sales Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3d10054a-857b-409f-bc5c-62f6fddee9da/senior-manager-sales-operations-at-saucony) at [Saucony](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/saucony) — Full-time, Rockford, MI
- [Sr. Manager / Director, GTM Strategy & Planning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/20aba884-1e05-4940-add0-6a15e807ef19/sr-manager-director-gtm-strategy-planning-at-blumberg-portfolio) at [Blumberg Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blumberg-portfolio) — New York, NY, $184,000 – $230,000

All 18 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?q=Sales%20Operations%20Manager

## Likely next role (1)

Where Sales Operations Managers commonly go next: [Director of Sales Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-sales-operations).

- [Director of Sales Operations](https://scholastic.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/New-York---Remote/Director-of-Sales-Operations_R15445) at [Scholastic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/scholastic) — New York, NY · Remote (listed on Scholastic's own careers site)

## Roles similar to Sales Operations Manager (296)

From [CRM Administrator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/crm-administrator), [CRM Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/crm-manager), [Operations Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/operations-manager), [Revenue Operations Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/revenue-operations-manager), [Revenue Operations Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/revenue-operations-specialist), [Sales Enablement Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/sales-enablement-manager), [Sales Enablement Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/sales-enablement-specialist), [Sales Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/sales-manager).

- [Operations Manager](https://toryburch.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/toryburchcareers/job/Mercedes-Texas/Operations-Manager_R0028584) at [Tory Burch](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/tory-burch) — Mercedes, TX (listed on Tory Burch's own careers site)
- [Operations Manager](https://cvshealth.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CVS_Health_Careers/job/IL---Champaign/Operations-Manager_R1034366) at [Longs Drugs](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/longs-drugs) — Champaign, IL (listed on Longs Drugs's own careers site)
- [Operations Manager](https://kohls.wd504.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kohlscareers/job/Macon-DC-0875/Operations-Manager_R491920) at [Kohl's](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kohl-s) — Macon DC (0875) (listed on Kohl's's own careers site)
- [Sales Manager](https://mymvw.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MVW/job/Marriotts-Maui-Ocean-Club/Sales-Manager---Maui-Ocean-Club_JR93581) at [Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/marriott-vacations-worldwide-corporation) — Marriott's Maui Ocean Club (listed on Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation's own careers site)
- [Partner Operations & Systems Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7bb6e856-583b-4abc-a589-01fa90a50214/partner-operations-systems-lead-at-supabase) at [Supabase](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/supabase) — Full-time, Remote, US West
- [Sales Manager](https://ibmwjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/25029448/apply) at [Brookdale Senior Living in Brentwood](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/brookdale-senior-living-in-brentwood) — Colorado Springs, CO (listed on Brookdale Senior Living in Brentwood's own careers site)
- [Operations Manager](https://adient.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Normal/Operations-Manager_R-29232) at [Adient](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adient) — Normal (listed on Adient's own careers site)
- [Sales Manager](https://ibqbjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/156702/apply) at [Honeywell](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/honeywell) — Tempe, AZ (listed on Honeywell's own careers site)
- [Operations Manager](https://homedepot.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CareerDepot/job/WESTFIELD-RDC---5221/Operations-Manager_Req191428) at [The Home Depot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-home-depot) — WESTFIELD RDC - 5221 (listed on The Home Depot's own careers site)
- [Operations Manager](https://msd.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SearchJobs/job/USA---Delaware---Millsboro-Intervet/Operations-Manager_R413989-1) at [Merck](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/merck) — Millsboro, DE (listed on Merck's own careers site)

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