Sales Technician - Michigan Business

Departmental Preferences                 *The person selected for this role can select their location as Detroit or Grand Rapids*

• Strong organization and communication skills.  Heavy focus and confidence in Microsoft Tools and Salesforce with the ability to help manage key sales objectives. 
• Tactical administrative support including but not limited to leadership calendar management, meeting invite creation and management, expenses, agenda creation and key meeting coordination
• Sales administrative support including but not limited to presentation/agenda management as applicable, external stakeholder meeting coordination, cross functional meeting support, Support Request inventory report management
• Sales team support including but not limited to new hire onboarding, inventory/equipment management, Blue Access support, all staff and team building meeting coordination and management
• Coordinate, organize, prioritize and generate statistical and other technical related information on activities and/or programs specific to the sales and marketing areas of the company.
• Coordinate development of statistical and technical reports on a monthly, quarterly, annually or as needed basis.
• Analyze trends to identify opportunities within the division or marketplace.
• Monitor, analyze and coordinate the production results of sales personnel for accurate reporting and timely payment of incentives.
• Maintain the department's database by monitoring and reporting on specific criteria identified by the department.
• Ensure timely, quality and accurate data is provided by reviewing, modifying, updating procedures, reporting mechanisms and data collection needs.
• Analyze reporting needs, data and results and makes recommendations for changes and improvements based on gneration of numerical and statistical reports. 
• Analyze requests for special reports or projects and determine the best method of compiling, formatting and generating requested information. 
• Coordinate the completion of and submit the sales regions midyear and annual forecasts. 
• Assist and/or develop the sales budget and complete monthly status reports. 
• Provide computer applications and secretarial support to management as required.
• Other duties may be assigned.

"Qualifications"

• High School Graduate or GED equivalent required. Two (2) years of college with emphasis on Business, Mathematics or Statistics preferred.
• Two (2) years of experience as identified by the department, e.g., corporate reporting, marketing, provider relations, sales.
• Basic understanding of logic and programming language patterns.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• General knowledge of BCBSM and/or BCN sales processes, products and distribution systems.
• Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to produce statistical information and technical data from conceptual needs.
• Proficient in current industry standard PC applications and systems.
• Other related skills and/or abilities may be required to perform this job.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other grounds, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.