Partner Program Managerat CDW Careers (UK)

Description

Bring your career and talents to CDW, where you can have a greater impact, be inspired by our mission and excited about your job and future. With revenues of over £1 billion, CDW UK is a leading supplier of IT solutions and services to a broad range of commercial and public sector customers globally.

What you’ll do:

• Responsible for the Cisco brand across all CDW departments
• Must be able to understand and manage the online Cisco portals
• Work directly with Senior Partner Manager to understand strategic direction of the business

• Sales enablement – Clear understanding of CDW and Cisco sales cycle (advantageous)

-          Training on partner tools – Including CCW, CSH, PSS, PMA, PXP

-          Creation of and responsible for updating Cisco training files across CDW

-          Supporting all coworkers throughout the sales process, creation of quotes through to order management

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• Deal management

-          Forecasting, working with Business Development Managers and Sales

-          Ensuring timely deal support in relation to close dates

• Partner Program Management – in-depth understanding of Cisco partner programs

-          Partner enrolments – Multiple countries

-          Partner program validity / changes

• Business Announcements  - Up to date Cisco partner information shared across CDW

-          Intranet management (sharepoint)

-          Stock changes

-          Pricing increases

-          Partner events

• Partner Relationship Management - Representing CDW brand in partnership with Cisco

-          Operational reviews

-          Updating and maintaining mandatory partner training requirements with partner key stakeholders

-          Managing expectations of CDW and Cisco

What you need to succeed:

Must-have:

• Experience within a sales administration role
• Excellent communication skills
• Professional and energetic
• Methodical and logical approach
• Great attention to detail
• Ability to understand what is required at all stages of the sales cycle

Nice to have:

• Passionate about technology and the impact it can have on business and our customers
• Articulate and credible
• Pragmatic and collaborative approach
• Quality and detail orientated
• Positive attitude and influence to others
• Fast learner and able to adapt to new technologies and keep abreast of current industry trends and practices
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Able to achieve potential, stay inspired and motivated
• Desire to retain the highest levels of accreditation in the area of specialist focus

Who we are:

CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organisations in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Our fingerprints can be found on technology in workplaces of more than 250,000 companies; from startups 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.