• Responsible for leading a team of planning and performance professionals • The position must execute full operational control over the Sales Planning and Performance team, accountable for delivering budgets, forecasts, resource and capacity planning, reporting, analysis, dashboards and commission These functions are scoped to include Enterprise and Consumer, Indirect, Direct, and Retail, and cover both in -house staff and 3rd party reseller partners / dealers Business Planning, Business Cases and Models, Forecasting and Targeting • Accountable for the design, the CR process and the UAT for all Sales performance and commissioning reports, including but not limited to, activations, revenue, transactions churn, subscriber, stock, activity and channel fill • Responsible for the forecasting of Headcount, Opex and Capex budgets with the Directors, VP and SVP of Sales and the various Finance teams • Develop and track the sales budgets with Finance, ensuring the adequate provision is made for the funding of all planned activities. Monitors the expenditure via submission of purchase requests, working with Channel Directors, VP and SVP and the various Finance teams for effective cost control • Support Sales Directors, VP and SVP and their teams in the detailing of sales plans • Ensure monthly delivery of each Sales Channel • s P&L statements and assist in identifying and remedying any incorrect expenses. Interface directly with Finance for all Sales Channels • Provide guidance and support to Sales Directors and VP • s and their teams in the design and detailing of sales plans • Build quantitative business cases (ROI, Cost of Business) to support suggestions for change and growth within the sales organization, and collaborate with finance and Channel Management for execution once approval obtained. • Drive and manage the top -down and bottom -up distribution of sales forecasts and targets, working directly with Directors, VP and SVP of Consumer Sales and Finance. • Conduct target break -down and buffer review, obtain sign -off and publish documentation of all targets agreed and implemented • Ensure clear and concise target statements are distributed to all employees before the commencement of the month/quarter • Design advanced capacity models with variable perspectives, inputs/outputs – Channels, hardware, software, headcounts, etc. Train end users in functionality. • Identify Channel sales capacity gaps, present data and suggest development and improvement to Senior Management Plan resources for various internal teams (e.g. Sales Helpdesk) using Erlang C, existing shrinkage factors, schedule and operational limitations