Partner Investment Marketing Specialist

CDW•Chicago, IL

8d•$72,000 - $100,000

About The Position

The Partner Investment Marketing Specialist fosters relationships with internal stakeholders and partners to develop, deliver, and manage investment programs that advance mutual business objectives. The role articulates the value of CDW’s investment opportunities across marketing, incentives, and product promotions, aligning them with partner strategies. It also coordinates program-effectiveness reporting and recommends future actions. The position works directly with CDW’s PPM and Sales organizations, as well as with partners. The specialist is expected to meet financial goals, provide an excellent experience to internal and external customers, develop knowledge of CDW category and partner go-to-market strategies and funding sources, and effectively position and negotiate investment opportunities. The role tracks and analyzes business performance, reports program results, delivers partner frameworks and effectiveness reporting, conducts training, maintains regular partner communications, and escalates business risks to leadership. CDW describes itself as an AI-fluent organization and values curiosity, continuous learning, experimentation, and responsible use of AI to enhance human creativity and decision-making. The company also states its commitment to an equitable, transparent, and respectful hiring process and is an equal opportunity employer.

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 effectively with and present to stakeholders at all levels.
Ability to conduct and favorably close negotiations.
Self-motivated, with 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 customer experience to internal and external customers.
Develop knowledge of CDW’s 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 and analyze the assigned book of business and provide regular updates to leadership.
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 inform business decisions.
Engage regularly with assigned partners and keep CDW and partner stakeholders updated on issues, initiatives, meetings, and conferences related to partner investments at CDW.
Identify business challenges or risks and escalate them to leadership for review.