Partner Investment Marketing Specialist

CDW•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Partner Investment Marketing Specialist fosters relationships with internal stakeholders and partners to develop, deliver, and manage investment programs that support shared business objectives. The role articulates the value of CDW investment opportunities across marketing, incentives, and product promotions, aligning them with partner strategies. It coordinates program-effectiveness reporting and recommends future efforts, working directly with CDW’s PPM and Sales organizations and with partners. The specialist manages assigned partner business, communicates program results, analyzes data, conducts training, and identifies business challenges or risks for escalation. The role is accountable for financial results and customer experience, and for maintaining regular communication with assigned partners and stakeholders. CDW describes itself as a collaborative technology solutions provider and an AI-forward organization that encourages curiosity, experimentation, and responsible use of AI to enhance human creativity and decision-making.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of sales or marketing experience, or 6 years of sales or marketing experience.
Proficient communication, project management, and organizational skills.
Ability to interact with and present effectively to stakeholders at all levels.
Ability to conduct negotiations and close them favorably.
Self-motivation and a history of working independently.
Ability to build and maintain working relationships.
Proven ability to multitask and identify priorities.
Demonstrated financial and analytical skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in the technology industry.
Sales incentives experience.

Responsibilities

Meet or exceed financial results for the role’s function and area of responsibility.
Deliver an excellent experience to internal and external customers.
Develop knowledge of CDW category and partner go-to-market strategies and funding sources.
Position CDW investment opportunities to internal and external customers.
Uncover, qualify, position, negotiate, and close investment opportunities to achieve CDW’s financial goals.
Communicate results tied to CDW investment opportunities to internal and external customers.
Track, analyze, and regularly update leadership on the assigned book of business.
Meet quarterly checkpoints for delivering frameworks and effectiveness reporting for assigned top partners.
Conduct training on the Partner Investment process, programs, and tools for internal and external stakeholders.
Analyze data to make business decisions.
Engage regularly with assigned partners and keep CDW and partner stakeholders informed about issues, initiatives, meetings, and conferences related to partner investments at CDW.
Identify business challenges or risks and escalate them to leadership for review.