Job DescriptionNielsenIQ is seeking a talented Order Management Specialist to play a key role in enabling sellers to be more efficient, stay focused on winning business and ensure a smooth customer experience upon close of contract. Reporting to the Order Management Team Leader, this role will work with cross functional teams (Sales, Finance, Customer Success) to identify and manage processes to move opportunities to recognized revenue faster.An ideal candidate is a proactive, deadline driven task manager with an eye for process improvement. You are motivated by making an impact on your workplace and thrive on recognizing a challenge, implementing a solution, monitoring success and continuously thinking outside the box to optimize new or existing processes. Must be passionate about ensuring a positive customer experience and use data driven analysis to remove bottlenecks in late-stage sales cycle phases. The ideal candidate is detail oriented with excellent communication, active listening and time management skills.RESPONSIBILITIESEffectively manage day-to-day tasks to ensure opportunities progress to revenue as quickly as possible, including assisting with order processing in our CRM tool, coaching sellers on the gatekeeper checklist, collaborating on best practices, and leading all PO Mgmt & Tracking activitiesDay-to-day tasks consist of reviewing/approving opportunities in gatekeeper que for accuracy & completeness, ensuring a smooth handoff of opportunities to finance counterparts, requesting client creation/modifications or adjusting block/unblock status, processing new material code requestsHelp spotlight deficiencies in the quote to invoice cycle; includes evaluating the integration of CRM and Finance platforms and assisting with training support of our selling teams to ensure their first-time right success rate moves towards 100%Partner closely with major business functions across the quote to cash life cycle including Finance and Sales to resolve order questions and process orders within defined service level agreements and without errorDrive compliance with company policies, business rules and rev rec principlesEffectively manage numerous requests concurrently and on deadline; includes managing expectations and escalating delays to leader in timely mannerBuild and utilize deal tracking and status reports with a sharp focus on details to identify bottlenecks in the quote to invoice cycle and alert sellers to stale opportunities to help maximize revenueProactively identify opportunities to improve the order process, resolve inconsistencies and give insightful feedback to cross functional stakeholders in an effort to improve efficiency in the order cycleSupport Internal finance teams during audits (CAS, statutory, etc.) based on predefined way of work according to Global/Regional COE standardsQualifications1-2 years of related work experience in Quote to Cash, Order Management, Sales Operations or Deal DeskExcellent English written, verbal and communication skills and good understanding of written German (B1/B2)Proficiency in MS Office - SAP/ERP and MS Dynamics experience a bonusUnderstanding of the quote to invoice cycle and common pain points sellers encounter with a desire to drive improvementsExperience building and/or using sales performance reporting in a CRM, Power BI or similar software WE OFFERWork in an international, multicultural environmentPrivate medical coverageHybrid working module Meal Tickets / monthlyEaster and Christmas vouchers and vacation vouchers/ticketsInternal recognition programVolunteer time offAdditional InformationOur BenefitsFlexible working environmentVolunteer time offLinkedIn LearningEmployee-Assistance-Program (EAP)About NIQNIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. 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