Manager, Sales Strategy – Operations

Edwards Lifesciences

Manager for Sales Strategy & Operations at Edwards Lifesciences, driving planning and execution for sales and marketing strategies in France.

Posted 5/31/2026full-timeRemote • 🇫🇷 FranceSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead country-level strategic planning, AOP, and forecasting processes in alignment with regional governance
Own leadership meeting cadence, agendas, and execution follow-through
Consolidate forecast, sales, and market inputs from regional sales leaders to ensure consistency and transparency
Prepare high-quality, executive-ready materials for business reviews and leadership forums
Drive a high-performance, accountable, and customer-focused culture
Own commercial KPIs, dashboards, and standardized performance reporting
Translate data into insights, trends, and clear recommendations to support leadership decision-making
Identify performance gaps and lead continuous improvement initiatives
Partner closely with sales leadership to drive execution excellence, including segmentation and account planning
Establish and scale best practices and operational standards across the organization
Lead cross-functional and regional projects to enable execution and operational effectiveness
Manage pricing governance in partnership with regional pricing teams
Ensure strong cross-functional alignment through structured operating rhythms
Develop, own, and maintain SMART metrics to steer commercial performance and behaviors
Lead and develop analyst resource, ensuring clear information flow between field teams and leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree with at least 8 years' work experience (in Finance, Business Operations, Marketing/Sales)
Minimum of 3 years' experience in the medical device or healthcare industry
Fluency in English and French
Ability to travel on a regular basis (30%)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional development opportunities
Flexible working hours

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic planningforecastingperformance reportingdata analysisKPI managementaccount planningcontinuous improvementoperational standardsproject managementpricing governance

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationcustomer focusanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingorganizational skillsexecution excellenceadaptabilityinsight generation