Manager, Sales Support (R-19992)

Dnb
London, United Kingdom
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to experienced professionals with team leadership and contract administration expertise working in global business operations environments.

Best fit for

  • Experienced professionals with team leadership and contract administration expertise
    — “Lead, coach, and develop a team of sales support specialists”
  • Candidates with a background in commercial contracting and CRM systems
    — “Strong knowledge of commercial contracting principles and contract administration practices”

Things to consider

  • The role demands a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, with 3 years of team leadership
    — “At least 8 years’ relevant experience ... including at least 3 years’ experience leading or supervising a team”
  • Candidates must be comfortable with cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder interaction
    — “Partner with Finance, Legal, Operations, Revenue Operations, Pricing, and other stakeholders”
  • The position requires fluency in English and possibly additional languages
    — “Where applicable, fluency in English and languages relevant to the working market”

How to stand out

  • Showcase experience with contract automation and AI tools in your resume
    — “Identifying opportunities to streamline processes through intelligent automation and generative AI technologies”
  • Demonstrate your ability to create process documentation and manage operational workflows
    — “Experience creating process documentation and managing operational workflows”
  • Quantify your impact on service performance and contract turnaround times
    — “Monitor service levels, contract turnaround times, renewal tracking, and backlog management”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • efficient contract processing
  • team performance improvement
Typical background
8+ years of experience in contract administration

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales SupportContract AdministrationTeam LeadershipProcess ImprovementAutomation

Preferred

Crm SystemsContract Management Systems

Stack & domain

Contract AdministrationCommercial AdministrationSales SupportBusiness OperationsDeal DeskQuote-to-cashSales OperationsCRMCPQContract Management SystemsProcess DocumentationIntelligent AutomationGenerative AI TechnologiesLeadershipTeam ManagementCollaborationProblem-solvingAttention To DetailOrganizationPrioritizationCommunicationCustomer ServiceSalesFinanceLegalOperationsTechnology

About the role

Original posting from Dnb via Lever

Shape the Future with Dun & Bradstreet

At Dun & Bradstreet, we believe data has the power to create a better tomorrow. As a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, we help companies worldwide grow, manage risk, and innovate. Since 1841, businesses have trusted us to turn uncertainty into opportunity. We’re a diverse, global team that values creativity, collaboration, and bold ideas. Are you ready to make an impact and help shape what’s next? Join us! Explore opportunities at dnb.com/careers.

Essential Key Responsibilities::

  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of sales support specialists, setting clear priorities and service expectations and supporting individual and team performance.
  • Ensure all contractual documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant with company policies and established commercial requirements.
  • Support Sales teams with contract preparation, validation, processing, renewals, amendments, and related administration activities. Ensure timely execution of customer agreements to enable revenue recognition and service delivery.
  • Partner with Finance, Legal, Operations, Revenue Operations, Pricing, and other stakeholders to resolve contract-related issues and prevent processing delays.
  • Monitor service levels, contract turnaround times, renewal tracking, and backlog management, taking corrective action where performance falls below expectations.
  • Provide regular reporting, operational insights, and recommendations to leadership teams on volumes, service performance, risks, and improvement opportunities.
  • Document and improve contract administration workflows, identifying opportunities to streamline processes through intelligent automation and generative AI technologies.

Essential Skills::

  • At least 8 years’ relevant experience in contract administration, commercial administration, sales support, business operations, deal desk, quote-to-cash, or sales operations, including at least 3 years’ experience leading or supervising a team.
  • Strong knowledge of commercial contracting principles and contract administration practices.
  • Knowledge of CRM, CPQ, and contract management systems such as Salesforce, RevCloud, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, or DocuSign.
  • Experience creating process documentation and managing operational workflows.
  • Experience identifying opportunities to streamline workflows through intelligent automation and generative AI technologies.
  • Strong attention to detail, organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across Sales, Finance, Legal, Operations, Technology, and other business functions.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in managing and motivating teams.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite skills
  • Show an ownership mindset in everything you do. Be a problem solver, be curious and be inspired to take action. Be proactive, seek ways to collaborate and connect with people and teams in support of driving success.
  • Continuous growth mindset, keep learning through social experiences and relationships with stakeholders, experts, colleagues and mentors as well as widen and broaden your competencies through structural courses and programs.
  • Where applicable, fluency in English and languages relevant to the working market.

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