Manager Sales & Operations Planning (m/w/d)

Sales Operations Manager 11-month contract with likely extension | 2 days a week onsite in Reading, | Up to £98,000 I’m supporting a global technology business hiring a Sales Operations Manager to support a major international partnerships and retail organisation. This role sits within a high-visibility operations and transformation team responsible for supporting how promotional offers, rebates and partner programmes are brought to market across major global retailers and distributors. Forecasting and planning across partner promotional spend and retail programmes Performance analytics and KPI reporting Variance analysis and commercial recommendations Working closely with Sales leadership, Finance, Analytics and Partner teams Building operational rhythm and reporting across international stakeholders Turning complex data into clear executive-level narratives 5+ years in Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, Channel Operations or FP&A ~ Strong forecasting, budgeting and performance management experience ~ Experience supporting partner, channel, retail or distributor-led commercial models ~ Advanced Excel and strong analytical capability ~ Hands-on SQL querying experience ~ Experience working with tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Databricks or SAP ~ Strong stakeholder management across cross-functional international teams ~ Software or SaaS industry background Experience supporting indirect route-to-market or retail partnership businesses