Business Development Manager

Description

At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It's why we're coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we're headed. We're proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW.

Job Summary

The primary purpose of the Business Development Manager is to be an overlay sales function with CrowdStrike specialist knowledge to lead the sales engagement from start to finish on opportunities from proactive sales engagement with aligned account owners.

This role is responsible for maximizing revenue and GP growth by driving close partnerships both internally and externally and aligning with the partner and CDW's growth objectives. This will be supported with joint initiatives as per an agreed business plan.

What you will do

• Engage proactively with existing customers to understand business challenges and position tailored solutions, targeting technology buyers
• Prepare and present compelling proposals and pitches to clients, both owning and contributing to opportunities
• Qualifying and leading the initial business discussions with the customers
• Preparing and presenting compelling proposals and pitches to customers, both owning and contributing to opportunities
• Objection handling, negotiating and ultimately closing the sale
• Achieve and exceed sales targets while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction as the owner of commercial deals
• Be the subject matter expert/specialist for CrowdStrike in order to drive pipeline and lead the sale individually
• Establish new relationships within CDW and externally within the client/prospect base to drive performance goals
• Work in close partnership with the internal CDW Sales and Specialist teams to identify new opportunities whilst driving proactive development of converged pipe/funnel
• Build strong relationships with the Account Management team who own the customer relationship and proactively work with them, seeking opportunities and engaging additional CDW personnel as needed
• Identify client needs and propose end-to-end solutions that enhance efficiency and scalability
• Supporting bid teams with subject matter expertise
• Opportunity ownership including CRM hygiene
• Keep up to date with knowledge and stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies

What we expect of you

• Demonstrable knowledge in CrowdStrike
• Knowledge of a structured sales process
• Knowledge of different customer personas
• Demonstrable experience in delivering successful sales growth performance – running a structured sales cycle from start to finish
• Experience of working in sales environments and contributing to sales proposals, bid responses and customer meetings
• Experience in building positive working relationships with internal and external customer
• Experience in working with IT strategic decision makers
• Sales hunter skills in building/closing pipeline
• Active listening to understand business challenges
• Proposal writing and pitch delivery that aligns with client needs
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Account Managers, Sales Specialists, Legal and Enablement Teams
• Proactive relationship building - Combining strong interpersonal skills, commercial awareness, and strategic intent to build and nurture high-value relationships across customers, partners, and internal teams
• Commercial awareness - an understanding of the competitive landscape and the ability to apply that in order to differentiate CDW against its competition
• Sales forecasting – leveraging knowledge of sales process, sales hunting skills and the experience of working in sales environments to accurately forecast quarterly
• Stakeholder management – leveraging knowledge of different personas, active listening skills and experience of leading teams to effectively adapt engagement style as the situation or individual(s) require

We make technology work so people can do great things.

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. Together, we unite. Together, we win. Together, we thrive.

CDW is an equal opportunity employer. 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.