# Director, Sales Strategy & Planning | Rocket Growth at Coupang

Director, Sales Strategy & Planning | Rocket Growth at Coupang in Seoul, South Korea. On-site, full-time. Posted July 28, 2026.

- Company: Coupang
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Experience: 10+ years
- Posted: 2026-07-28
- Apply: https://www.coupang.jobs/en/jobs/?gh_jid=8090150
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/director-sales-strategy-planning-rocket-growth-coupang-6cg9m6

## Requirements

- Experience: 10-15 years of professional experience in Sales Operations, Business Planning, Strategy, or a related analytical function, preferably supporting a high-intensity, fast-paced Sales organization.
- Structure & Detail: Demonstrated history of being highly structured and meticulous in planning, execution, and documentation.
- Analytical Skills: Advanced proficiency in data analysis and modeling (e.g., Excel, SQL, Tableau/Power BI) and the ability to derive strategic insights from large datasets.
- Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to summarize complex issues into a crisp, consumable storyline for executive audiences.

## Description

**Location:** Seoul, South Korea
**Job Type:** Full-time

### **About Coupang**

At Coupang, we exist to wow our customers. Our mission is to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever before. We’re disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up and building a reputation as South Korea’s most innovative and reliable e-commerce platform.

We combine the agility of a startup with the scale and resources of a global public company. This unique blend empowers us to launch new services at speed, drive innovation, and make a tangible impact every day. At Coupang, you’ll grow alongside bold, hands-on, and ambitious teammates who are passionate about shaping the future of commerce.

**On Rocket Growth (RG):**

Rocket Growth is a dynamic business unit focused on driving innovation, scale, and strategic growth across emerging markets and categories. We are building a brand that stands for bold thinking, transformative impact, and future-forward leadership.

 

A. Sales Planning & Performance Management

- **Strategic Planning:** Act as the primary planning partner to designated Category Leaders, coordinating and driving the annual, quarterly, and ongoing sales planning processes.

- **Goal Setting & Tracking:** Establish and maintain robust performance tracking mechanisms (KPIs, OKRs) to monitor category sales execution against strategic objectives.

- **Deep-Dive Analysis:** Conduct detailed, hypothesis-driven analysis of sales performance, market trends, and category performance to identify risks, opportunities, and areas for optimization.

B. Strategic Storytelling & Executive Presentation

- **Narrative Development:** Design and build compelling, clear, and concise strategic 'storylines' and presentations for consumption by Sales Leadership and Executive Management.

- **Executive Readouts:** Present key findings, strategic recommendations, and performance summaries with conviction, translating complex planning and tracking data into actionable business insights.

- **Rapid-Turnaround:** Leverage a 'management consulting' mindset to quickly synthesize complex information and transform it into highly polished, presentation-ready formats under tight deadlines.

C. Team Leadership & Asset Scalability

- **Team Management:** Manage, coach, and develop a team of Analysts/Planners, ensuring high quality and consistency in their analytical outputs.

- **Scalable Solutions:** Lead the team in the development and implementation of reusable, automated, and scalable planning and tracking assets (e.g., dashboards, templates, data models).

- **Sales Enablement:** Drive the transition toward a **'self-serve'** data model, enabling the broader sales team to access performance data and tracking insights directly and efficiently.

 

### II. Required Qualifications & Experience

- **Experience:** 10-15 years of professional experience in Sales Operations, Business Planning, Strategy, or a related analytical function, preferably supporting a high-intensity, fast-paced Sales organization.

- **Structure & Detail:** Demonstrated history of being **highly structured and meticulous** in planning, execution, and documentation.

- **Analytical Skills:** Advanced proficiency in data analysis and modeling (e.g., Excel, SQL, Tableau/Power BI) and the ability to derive strategic insights from large datasets.

- **Communication:** Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to summarize complex issues into a crisp, consumable storyline for executive audiences.

 

### III. Preferred Qualifications

- **Management Consulting:** Prior experience at a top-tier management consulting firm is a strong advantage.

- **Team Leadership:** Experience managing or mentoring analytical staff.

- **Tool Proficiency:** Expertise in CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce), planning tools, and Business Intelligence platforms (Tableau).

 

**Recruitment Process**

- Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview – Offer

- The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances.

- Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage.

**Things to Consider**

- This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.

- Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process.

- Coupang does not discriminate against disabled applicants or those with veteran status. We are proud to offer equal opportunities for all applicants.

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