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Join CDW as a Partner Investment Marketing Manager, where you'll lead marketing event strategies to enhance customer and coworker experiences and drive investment success across a pivotal partnership.

Responsibilities: Develop and manage marketing event strategies, collaborate with various teams to create impactful events, and ensure alignment with CDW objectives and partnership goals.

Skills: Strong project management skills, excellent communication abilities, strategic engagement with leaders, and financial acumen are essential for this role.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience, or 9 years of experience without a degree; experience in event coordination and partner marketing is preferred.

Location: This position is based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Compensation: $88000 - $154200 / Annually

Description

At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It’s why we’re coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we’re headed. We’re proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW.

Job Summary

The Category and Brand Management team is the central liaison for one or more partners for working with CDW stakeholders across the organization, including sales, finance, and marketing. The Partner Investment Marketing Manager will own and drive the development of the Partner Investment Marketing Event strategy, primarily focused on customer-facing and coworker-facing events not recognized in the partners Marketing or sales incentive investments. This Manager will work closely with PPM Brand and Category Managers, Marketing, Field Marketing and Sales Leadership to develop and facilitate industry leading events and experiences. These events and programs will deliver elevated customer and coworker experiences, which will accelerate CDW’s customer revenue spend and coworker loyalty and career satisfaction.

What you’ll do

• Engage regularly with PPM partners to maintain an open channel of communication at all times to ensure that all CDW partner investments flow through Partner Investment
• Collaborate with Partner Investment, PPM, Marketing and Sales to jointly develop thought leadership customer-facing events, as well as coworker appreciation experiences.
• Manage relationship between CDW PPM Team and CDW Marketing teams. 
• Develop and own marketing event strategy for an $8+ million in annual investment. Lead strategic and meaningful investments that drive demand for EPS and S&S offerings, as well as CDW’s services. Craft and implement co-marketing campaigns to increase awareness and adoption of CDW solutions and services
• Shape and run go-to-market strategy and delivery to build an effective message in an evolving market. 
• Quarterly management of co-op and Marketing Development Funds (MDF) including sales event management, internal funding processes and Proof of Performance requirements. 
• Develop Partner Investment Marketing Event Plan and inclusive activities to align to CDW objectives and ensure ROI. 
• Maximize overall Partner Controllable Margin (PCM). 
• Drive proper delivery and execution against Marketing Events throughout the quarter as funding arises. 
• Streamline sales delivery & events planning execution for CDW events to assure proper delivery aligned with partnership goals. 

What we expect of you

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years sales/marketing/project management experience, OR
• 9 years’ experience in sales/marketing/project management, OR
• 4 years CDW PPM experience and 5 years’ experience in sales/marketing/project management 
• Project Management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all stakeholders.
• Proven ability to effectively and strategically engage with executive leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong business relationships.
• Financial and business acumen.
• Exceptional strategic agility and analytical skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Proven track record of driving results.

Preferred skills, experience, and qualities needed

• Event coordination and project management
• Previous experience in the technology industry.
• Partner Investment Marketing experience.
• Co-op and MDF budget management experience.

Pay range: $88,000 - $154,200 depending on experience and skill set

Annual bonus target of 10% subject to terms and conditions of plan

Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/

Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials

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CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together, we unite. Together, we win. Together, we thrive.

CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law. 

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