Description

Bring your IT career and talents to CDW, where you can have a greater impact, be inspired by our mission and excited about your career and future. A Fortune 200 leader, we’re the driven professionals and technology experts companies turn to most to solve their IT challenges.

The CDW Partner Development Specialist (Microsoft) is focused on driving Microsoft revenue growth within strategic markets leveraging key Microsoft Programs. This includes managing strategy and coordinating activities while growing revenue in line with CDW Canada’s expectations.

What you will do:

· Be a subject matter expert on the designated partner’s products, programs and go to market strategies and communicate them to CDW sales.

· Develop and grow the relationship between CDW Canada and assigned vendor partner.

· Cultivate relationships between partner sales team and CDW Sales teams.

· Build a strong pipeline through sales engagement and manage a forecast with stakeholders

· Sell the value of partnering with CDW Canada to designated vendor partners.

· Engage with designated partner team, sales leaders and technical resources, communicating the value of CDW Canada

· Be a liaison for the partner – offering advice and support in a vast array of areas, including advertising, training, sales incentives, sales analysis, interdepartmental communication, and promotions.

· Create and execute vendor partner business plans and oversee marketing activities, including delivering reports on success

· Work with partners to implement promotions and sales incentives.

Must Have:

· Minimum two years vendor marketing, product marketing or technology sales experience

· University degree or college diploma

· Strong Organizational Skills

· Excellent analytical, planning and leadership skills

· Some knowledge of the IT industry and aptitude for understanding new technologies

· Self-motivated, results oriented and ability to manage many tasks simultaneously

· Strong interpersonal skills and solid presentation skills

· Strong written and verbal communication skills

· Proficiency with MS Office software applications, especially Excel

Nice to Have:

· 1-2 years of Microsoft Sales, Marketing or Channel experience

Pay range: $57,000 - $79,400, depending on experience and skill set

Annual bonus target of $6,000 subject to terms and conditions of plan

Benefits overview: https://careers.cdw.ca/pages/benefits

At CDW, we strive to offer market-competitive total rewards packages to attract and retain talent. As such, we are committed to pay transparency and ensuring fair compensation for all our coworkers. Each of our roles is assigned a salary range that is informed by multiple sources of market data. We determine individual pay within a given range based on a candidate's prior experience, knowledge, skills and abilities. This approach allows us to offer competitive and equitable salaries that reflect the value and responsibilities of each role at CDW.

Who we are:
CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organizations across the globe. Our fingerprints can be found on technology in workplaces of more than 250,000 companies; from fresh-faced start-ups to international conglomerates. With the breadth of products and services we offer, there is no request too big or too small. 

What you can expect from us: Culture, coworkers, careers. 
CDW is not only the People Who Get IT but the People who get People. Our relationships are fueled by our deep expertise and grounded in the CDW Way. Our empowering leadership makes things happen and inspires their teams to do the same. From the teammates beside us to the leaders who guide us, we move forward together. At CDW, you’ll work with people who inspire you. People with positive, success-driven attitudes who you will learn from and forge strong relationships with. Bring your best true self—and your best ideas—to CDW. Because diverse perspectives bring forth better problem solving—and better solutions for our customers on a rapidly evolving technology landscape.