Forecasting & Pipeline Lead

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Position Summary

The Forecasting & Pipeline Pillar Lead owns the strategy standards governance and operating rhythms that create a reliable view of revenue gap surplus risk and required action. The role establishes consistent pipeline management and forecasting practices improves data quality and forecast accuracy and increases leadership confidence in revenue visibility.

This is a strategic Revenue Operations leadership role focused on building scalable repeatable programs and driving adoption across sales teams. It is not limited to producing reports or coordinating one-time activities.

Key Responsibilities

Forecasting Strategy & Governance

• Define and maintain the forecasting methodology principles categories and standards used across the sales organization.

• Establish consistent forecast review calibration inspection and escalation routines.

• Create common definitions for commit best case pipeline risk and upside so rollups are comparable across teams.

• Drive forecast accountability through clear ownership evidence-based decisions and measurable operating expectations.

Pipeline Management & Data Quality

• Own the end-to-end pipeline governance framework including common stages exit criteria required data and hygiene standards.

• Improve visibility into coverage gaps surplus stage progression aging conversion and stalled opportunities.

• Partner with sales leaders to embed weekly pipeline inspection and proactive risk management into the rhythm of business.

• Establish controls that improve the completeness freshness and reliability of pipeline and forecast inputs.

Revenue Visibility & Insights

• Partner with analytics CRM and business teams to create a consistent trusted view of pipeline and forecast performance.

• Translate revenue signals into clear actions decisions risks and recommendations for sales leadership.

• Define KPI baselines and monitor forecast accuracy pipeline coverage stage conversion aging and data quality.

• Identify systemic gaps process breakdowns and opportunities for continuous improvement.

Program Leadership & Adoption

• Build a pillar charter roadmap milestones decision log risk and dependency log and review cadence.

• Lead cross-functional initiatives that standardize forecasting and pipeline practices across business units.

• Partner with Enablement to develop manager and seller training playbooks communications and coaching tools.

• Drive adoption through stakeholder alignment change management governance and transparent measurement.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Align sales leaders Sales Excellence Finance analytics CRM product and enablement partners around a shared operating model.

• Facilitate governance forums and executive reviews resolve dependencies and escalate decisions when needed.

• Ensure Forecasting & Pipeline remains connected to Growth Territory & Segmentation Enablement and Productivity priorities.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in Revenue Operations Sales Operations Sales Strategy Business Operations or Commercial Excellence.

• Demonstrated experience designing or leading forecasting pipeline management or revenue-governance programs.

• Strong understanding of sales processes CRM data revenue analytics and performance-management practices.

• Ability to translate complex data into practical recommendations and clear executive-level communication.

• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive change without direct authority.

• Strong program leadership facilitation governance and change-management capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Thinks like a Revenue Operations leader balancing strategy process data adoption and business outcomes.

• Can diagnose why a forecast or pipeline view is unreliable and mobilize the right teams to address root causes.

• Creates discipline without adding unnecessary bureaucracy.

• Comfortably challenges assumptions facilitates decisions and communicates with senior leaders.

• Builds scalable operating models rather than isolated reports or one-time solutions.

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The ranges above reflect the potential annual base pay across the U.S. for all roles; the applicable base pay range will depend on the candidates primary work location pay grade and variable compensation plan. Individual base pay within each range depends on various factors in addition to primary work location such as complexity and responsibility of role job duties/requirements and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time of hire. New hires starting base pay generally falls in the bottom half (between the minimum and midpoint) of a pay range.

At Ingram Micro certain roles are eligible for additional rewards including merit increases annual bonus or sales incentives and long-term incentives. These awards are allocated based on position level and individual performance. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits paid time off parental leave a 401(k) plan and company match short-term and long-term disability coverage basic life insurance and wellbeing benefits among others.

This is not a complete listing of the job duties. Its a representation of the things you will be doing and you may not perform all these duties.

Please be prepared to pass a drug test and successfully pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check.

Ingram Micro Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status or any other protected category under applicable law.