Anaplan COE Leader

We connect the real & the digital worlds

At Siemens we intelligently bring together technologies to connect the real and the digital worlds for energy systems, buildings and industries. We help our customers to thrive, communities to progress and support sustainable development to protect our planet for the next generation. Join our team of about 300 000 colleagues around the globe and help us creating environments that care.

We are seeking an Anaplan COE Leader to lead the roadmap for the deployment of our Siemens digital twin of sales.

You will drive a ground-breaking customer & data centric sales approach centered around our use of the Anaplan platform. Our mission is to deliver a best in class SPM experience for our sales and business leaders to enable consistent and data based decision making while serving our customers in a seamless way. Although we are just beginning our journey it is our intent that Anaplan becomes our "digital twin" of sales.

If you are a passionate individual with a confirmed sales background and a talent for fostering positive relationships and motivating sales colleagues, we want you on our team. Your proficiency in applying data, tools, and processes to support informed business decisions will be instrumental in propelling our success. Get in touch with us today and be part of the innovative force that shapes the future of Siemens

The role can be based from the UK, with approximately 1 third of your time to be spent travelling overseas, to meet the business.

As the Anaplan COE Leader you will:

• Build relationships at senior levels of the organization to drive influence, consensus and to ensure optimal adoption of Anaplan

• Spokesperson for Anaplan as the planning solution and showcase its impact through business value

• Collaborate with cross-functional global leaders to ensure Anaplan solutions address business requirements and effectively enable collaborators to deliver business insights

• Partner with business and technical leads to diagnose existing processes, identify areas of improvement, and convert various sales-planning use cases into Anaplan applications

• Collaborate with functional business process owners and executive team members across the enterprise to gain insight into the strategic and operational issues which impede our vision of truly connected sales forecasting and planning

• Prioritize and ensure completion all specific results and tactical initiatives required to support Connected Sales Planning.

• Identify, call out and ensure resolution of issues impacting successful execution.

• Acts as liaison between program leadership, business units, cross-functional leaders and IT

• Clearly define, set project objectives, critical metrics, scope and cascade strategy for the Anaplan platform development

• Communicate impact and return on investment to partners

• Track and communicate progress towards goals

• Manage timelines and achievement progress

• Promote Anaplan's standard methodologies, stay informed of new features and releases and assess feasibility before incorporating.

You will make impact with the following:

• Successfully completed degree in business, computer science, or a related field/ equivalent

• Proven experience in a sales or sales operations domain.

• Demonstrated ability of the following:

o Implementing enterprise planning solutions

o Strong written and verbal communication skills to explain technical concepts to a non- technical audience

o Building strong relationships with peers and other senior-level stakeholders to support adoption of technology solutions and effective integration throughout the business

o Advanced to expert proficiency in Excel and financial modeling

o Excellent project management skills with experience owning a large and complex end- to-end solution

o Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutions.

o Motivating organizational change

• Experience of working with Anaplan Sales Performance Platform

Additional Qualifications:

• Expertise on running transformations in large multi-national organizations is an asset

• Previous completion of Anaplan Model Building training (Level 1&2) is an asset

You will benefit from:

• Performance-Based Bonus: Enjoy an annual bonus linked to the company's performance

• Pension Plan: Secure your future with our generous pension scheme, with employer contributions up to 10%.

• Time Off: Recharge and rejuvenate with 26 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays), and the option to buy or sell an additional 5 days

Create a better #TomorrowWithUs

About Siemens:

We are a global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to sustainable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, we create technology with purpose adding real value for customers.

We value your unique identity and perspective and are fully committed to providing equal opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Come bring your authentic self and create a better tomorrow with us So that we can support you to be your best during the application and interview process, please let us know if you have any specific requirements.

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Protecting the environment, conserving our natural resources, fostering the health and performance of our people as well as safeguarding their working conditions are core to our social and business commitment at Siemens. They are an integral part of our Business Conduct Guidelines and our corporate strategy.

Can you see yourself, learning, growing, and succeeding here? If so, we would like to meet you

Join our global, cross Siemens team, as a pivotal leader in the Sales Performance Management (SPM) team as the Anaplan CEO Leader for the SPM space

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