Role Description
The Sales Incentive Specialist designs, administers, and analyzes sales incentive programs that drive performance and align with business objectives. This role ensures incentive plans remain competitive, compliant, cost-efficient, and fair while effectively motivating sales teams. The position manages:
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Monthly incentive plan administration
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Commission validation
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Revenue performance reporting
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Sales planning support
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Process governance
This role partners across Sales, Account Management, Finance, Payroll, HR, and IT to maintain accurate compensation processes and support informed commercial decision-making.
Qualifications
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Bachelorβs degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent experience
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3+ years of experience in Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, Finance, Incentive Compensation, Business Operations, or a related analytical role
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Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, lookups, and complex formulas
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Strong analytical, problem-solving, data-reconciliation, and quality-control capabilities
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Experience developing or maintaining business reports, dashboards, or performance analyses
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Experience with Salesforce CRM and Power BI or comparable business intelligence platforms preferred
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Knowledge of sales planning, quota management, territory design, forecasting, and incentive compensation processes preferred
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Experience supporting process improvement, automation, system testing, or implementation activities preferred
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Experience in logistics, transportation, distribution, or a high-growth B2B environment preferred
Requirements
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Manage the monthly execution of Sales Incentive Plans under the direction of the Senior Manager, Sales Operations
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Validate performance results and commission calculations
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Complete reconciliations, audits, payout validation, and documentation before payroll processing
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Investigate and document commission disputes, adjustments, and exceptions
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Maintain compensation records, calculation logic, approvals, and audit-ready controls
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Provide data, modeling, and scenario analysis for plan updates and future designs
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Monitor data quality and identify issues affecting incentive calculations
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Maintain dashboards, scorecards, recurring reports, and business intelligence resources
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Analyze sales performance, quota attainment, productivity, pipeline, customer, market, and trend data
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Prepare validated reporting, initial insights, and supporting analyses for performance reviews
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Support quota deployment, territory alignment, account assignments, capacity analysis, forecasting, and performance measurement
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Maintain planning files, assumptions, outputs, and documentation for consistent execution
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Document Sales Operations processes, controls, data definitions, and ownership requirements
Benefits
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Medical, dental, and vision insurance
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Life and short- and long-term disability coverage
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401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
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Flex vacation with accruals up to 96 hours for the first year of employment
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Two (2) floating holidays per year
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Paid sick leave*
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Six (6) paid company holidays
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Two (2) weeks paid pregnancy disability leave
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Four (4) weeks paid parental bonding leave
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Additional wellness and employee assistance programs
Benefits eligibility and offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and company policies.