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CDW is seeking a Senior Manager of Partner Investment to lead a team that develops investment strategies and enhances customer experiences through effective partner programs. This role focuses on achieving financial results, continuous improvement, and stakeholder collaboration.

Responsibilities: Oversee partner investment strategies, ensure timely funding flows, lead a team focused on user experience, and manage relationships with key business partners.

Skills: Strong leadership, excellent verbal and written communication, conflict resolution, strategic agility, and proficiency in Microsoft Office are required.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree with 6 years of experience in relevant fields or 10 years of relevant work experience; proven team management and results-driven track record preferred.

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Compensation: $140000 - $194400 / 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 Senior Manager of Partner Investment oversees a team that acts as consultants to internal and external customers. The team collaborates across stakeholders to develop investment strategies based on customer objectives and desired outcomes. The Senior Manager, Partner Investment role ensures that CDW delivers an extraordinary customer experience and results through simple and effective programs. This role sets the strategy and ensures execution across partner investment platforms to meet or exceed financial results related to partner funding. This role works directly with but not limited to CDW’s PPM, Marketing, Sales and Finance organizations. In addition, this role works directly with partners.

What you will do:

• Meet or exceed financial results specific to the roles function and area of responsibility.
• Focus on continuous improvement of tools and programs that positively impact user experience and productivity.
• Ensure coworkers are effectively developed through performance management and career counseling conversations and plans.
• Escalate businesses risks and provide recommendations in a timely manner.
• Lead a highly engaged and committed team of coworkers.
• Meet deadlines for internal and external commitments and/or set proper expectations for delivery of responses or communication.
• Clearly articulate relevant business updates and results across different levels of the organization, including executive leadership.
• Successfully work through challenges with internal and external stakeholders by listening, problem solving, and making recommendations for a mutually agreed upon outcomes.
• Ensure team assists in ensuring partner funding is flowing correctly and timely by working with the Partner Finance and Category/Brand teams.
• Manage relationships across business partners such as Marketing, Finance, PPM and Sales to drive continued awareness of program availability, alignment to system changes and utilization of available programs.

What we expect of you:

• Bachelor's degree and 6 years’ work experience in sales, marketing, finance product and partner management, OR
• 10 years of work experience in sales, marketing, finance, or product and partner management
• 4 years of leading and managing a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent ability to effectively interact and present to all levels of stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• Strong conflict resolution skills with the ability to be persuasive.
• Proven track record of driving results.
• Excellent ability to build and maintain strong working relationships.
• Proven ability to lead a team to see projects through from inception to completion.
• Excellent strategic agility and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and delivery excellence.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Track record of developing and motivating coworkers.
• Previous experience in the technology industry
• MBA

Pay range: $140,000 - $194,400 depending on experience and skill set

Annual bonus target of 15% 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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