Solution Sales Manager

Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. As the Solutions Sales Manager for Modern Workspace go to market (GTM) you will lead both direct and a virtual team to drive the direction and execution of our Modern Workspace
The direct team will include Solution Sales Specialists and Business Development Managers. Accountable for the Modern Workspace GTM performance and growth, this role demands a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills, business acumen, and the ability to foster collaboration and innovation.
This role exists to lead, mentor, and inspire a cross-functional team aligned with key business units—including OCTO, Partner Management (PPM), Professional Services, Managed Services, and Marketing—while ensuring alignment to CDW’s overarching sales objectives.
The Solutions Sales Manager actively shapes and executes the Modern Workspace strategy, fostering an environment of innovation, accountability, and high-quality delivery. By managing financial and performance metrics, nurturing internal and external relationships, and cultivating a culture of continuous improvement, the role ensures that team efforts directly contribute to sustainable revenue growth and enhanced customer outcomes.
Lead and mentor the team, providing guidance and support to achieve team and individual performance goals, fostering a collaborative a high-performance culture
Ensure team members are equipped with the necessary resources, guidance, and support to achieve their objectives
Collaborate as part of a virtual team aligned with the Modern Workspace GTM, including OCTO (Office of the Chief Technology Officer), PPM, Marketing, PS (Professional Services), and MS (Managed Services)
Create and foster an environment conducive to innovation, high productivity, and high quality, regularly observing the performance of direct reports, ensuring they maintain focus, motivation, adhere to and improve quality standards
Customer Relevance & Sales Driven
Conduct monthly 121 meetings with the team, monitoring performance, supporting development, and completing the coworker life cycle process in line with Co-worker Services guidance.
Build and maintain strong relationships with business peers (including US and Canadian peers) to maintain an awareness of developments within the wider business and support opportunities for standardisation across geographies where applicable. 
Performance Management:
Take ownership of the Modern Workspace GTM’s performance metrics, ensuring that all activities contribute to the overall sales number and to meeting or exceeding targets
Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs), driving accountability and continuous improvement within the team.
Foster strong collaboration across various departments, supporting initiatives, and ensuring cohesive and integrated efforts towards achieving Modern Workspace Solution Area objectives
Work closely with the sales team to ensure alignment and support for the overall sales strategy
Manage the financial performance of the Modern Workspace GTM, ensuring targets are met and budgets are adhered to
Contribute to the overall sales number by driving the performance of the Modern Workspace GTM
Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and company policies, maintaining operational excellence
Ensure that the Modern Workspace GTM meets or exceeds customer expectations by delivering high-quality solutions and services
Drive initiatives that enhance customer satisfaction and build long-term client relationships
Proven experience in a leadership role within the technology or IT solutions industry
The ability to clearly and concisely present concepts and recommendations in verbal, written, and presentation formats to customers, senior leaders, and cross-functional audiences
Results-driven with a track record of achieving and exceeding performance targets
Strategic thinking and execution – Using deep knowledge of CDW’s offerings and sales approach to shape clear, practical strategies aligned with business goals. Applying sharp commercial insight and clear thinking and a methodical approach to turn plans into action, guiding people and resources to deliver strong results
Virtual team leadership – Combining leadership skills, collaboration experience, and organisational insight to effectively manage multidisciplinary teams in both direct and virtual settings. Demonstrating the ability to align diverse functions toward shared goals, foster engagement across locations, and drive high performance through inclusive, outcome-focused leadership
Influential communication and relationship management – Combining strong communication expertise, negotiation techniques, and interpersonal experience to build trust, influence outcomes, and foster effective working relationships. Execution and prioritisation - Combining detail-orientation with strong time management skills and the capacity to lead and work on multiple initiatives, as well as dynamically prioritise and pivot based on changing business needs
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. 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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