Posted 2w ago

Sr Commercial Operations Analyst (Wickliffe, OH, US, 44092-2298)

@ Lubrizol
Wickliffe or Hazelwood
HybridFull Time
Responsibilities:Own SIP, Coordinate SIP, Manage CRM
Requirements Summary:Minimum 5 years in commercial operations, sales operations, or related business ops in a multinational setting; strong stakeholder management; experience with Sales Incentive Planning and data-driven workflows; CRM/IT collaboration.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Salesforce, Power BI, Power Automate
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Job Description


  • Location: Wickliffe OH (US) or Hazelwood UK, hybrid role (4d in the office)


    Travel: Limited


     


    How You’ll Make an Impact



    • Own and coordinate the Sales Incentive Planning (SIP) cycle, managing the global calendar and ensuring alignment across Commercial Excellence, HR, Finance, and regional sales leadership.

    • Partner with HR and Finance during SIP design to ensure commercial objectives, territory structures, and account ownership are accurately reflected in incentive plans.

    • Manage SIP exception processes, ensuring proper documentation, approvals, and resolution tracking across the organization.

    • Drive improvements and automation of SIP-related processes, increasing efficiency, reducing manual work, and strengthening data integrity.

    • Maintain SIP dashboards in collaboration with digital teams, ensuring accurate, timely, and accessible performance data.

    • Own the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) enhancement backlog, capturing business needs, defining requirements, and prioritizing initiatives with stakeholders and process leads.

    • Act as the coordination layer between business stakeholders, CRM standards, and IT/digital teams to ensure effective delivery of enhancements.

    • Monitor and communicate progress against CRM roadmaps while managing stakeholder expectations.

    • Maintain and update commercial policy documentation, ensuring accessibility, version control, and alignment with governance frameworks.

    • Manage policy exceptions (MOQs, supply terms, account ownership), ensuring appropriate approvals and periodic review.

    • Support governance processes such as product obsolescence and act as commercial focal point for Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM).

    • Own the Commercial Excellence communication infrastructure, ensuring consistent messaging and maintaining centralized training and documentation repositories.


    Required Qualifications that Enable Your Success



    • Proven experience (min. 5y) in commercial operations, account management, sales operations, or business operations within a complex multinational environment

    • Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across functions (HR, Finance, Legal, IT, Commercial)

    • Experience handling confidential and sensitive processes such as Sales Incentive Planning

    • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams with high attention to detail

    • Experience with process automation tools (e.g., Power Automate) and data-driven workflows

    • Ability to define business requirements and collaborate effectively with IT and digital teams

    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills


    Preferred Qualifications that Drive You Forward



    • Experience with CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce)

    • Familiarity with Sales Incentive Planning processes

    • Experience with Power BI or similar tools

    • Background in specialty chemicals or B2B environments

    • Prior commercial or sales experience


    Your Work Environment


    Hybrid office environment with global collaboration, digital tools usage, and adherence to corporate governance and data security standards.


    Benefits that Empower You



    • Competitive salary with bonus plans

    • Flexible work environment

    • Learning and development opportunities

    • Career growth

    • Inclusive culture




 


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