Commercial Business Partner acting as a trusted advisor on pricing and contract management. Collaborating with Sales, Legal, and cross-functional teams to drive sales productivity and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
Establish and maintain positive, productive working relationships with Sales teams and other key stakeholders
Assist Sales with pricing SaaS transactions and complex deal structuring/pricing/contracting
Guide Sales through Commercial Desk processes, including Blue Yonder’s internal business approval process, facilitating business approvals for non-standard terms and discounts, and interpreting the Blue Yonder Approval Matrix
Review, prepare the initial draft, and negotiate customer and partner-facing software, SaaS and services-related orders, SOWs, agreements, and amendments based on established guidelines
Provide guidance to Sales on acceptable deal structures, fallback positions, acceptable means of handling external customer objections, and pricing
Develop various alternatives for complex deals and provide scenario analysis to assess the impact of different proposal structures
Collaborate with Business Practices to create new deal constructs as required to adapt to market demands
Involve other groups (Revenue Recognition, Legal, etc.) as needed to ensure the impact of non-standard terms is understood by all stakeholders and approvers
Document obtained deal approvals and other necessary documentation
Assist Sales with the interpretation and application of Bookings policy, applying bookings value adjustments in Salesforce as needed to ensure accuracy
Review executed customer agreements to ensure compliance, completeness, and accuracy
Enforce company contracting guidelines, methodology and standard operating procedures
Maintain a working understanding of the end-to-end quote-to-cash process
Work on projects to advance Commercial Desk initiatives and further improve the sales process
Collaborate with the broader Commercial Excellence team and other back-office teams to streamline and optimize efficiency and operations in the quote-to-cash process
Stay up-to-date on company processes, products, and new releases
Train the Sales team on tools and processes related to the Commercial Desk (e.g., pricing, approvals, commercial contracts initial drafts etc.)
Provide high-level customer service to internal and external customers
Manage escalations or tense situations with professionalism and poise, involving management as needed
Requirements
5+ years relevant experience
Experience modeling in Excel (e.g., Pivots, conditional formulas, etc.)
Experience working in a CRM system, especially Salesforce
Experience working in Microsoft Office Suite and with contract management software
Experience working in a software or SaaS company is a plus
Experience with CPQ systems is a plus
Experience drafting and negotiating SaaS, Software, Professional Services and high-value contracts
Understanding of legal, risk, and business impacts to contract language and deal velocity
Customer service-oriented mindset
Positive, team-oriented attitude with a healthy sense of humor
Attention to detail and accuracy
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and research skills
Ability to function independently as well as within a team effectively and efficiently
Highly organized and flexible, with the ability to prioritize and work effectively on multiple tasks in a demanding, fast-paced environment
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to quickly adapt in a changing environment
Willingness to be flexible with working hours, especially at quarter ends and around year-end holidays, if needed.
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