Business Development Specialist-Google Workspace

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Job Summary

The Business Development Specialist (BDS) is a dynamic, team‐oriented individual responsible for owning the portfolio sales growth and maximizing gross profit opportunities for specific product lines within CDW. As the subject matter expert on partner(s) programs and portfolios, the BDS has a deep understanding of products, licensing structures, professional services capabilities, and competitive differentiators. Acting as the liaison between the partner and CDW, the BDS collaborates with sales and presales teams, and other roles within CDW to deliver optimal solutions for customers. At its core, this is a business development role that requires demonstrated success in analyzing sales reports, initiating strategies to build pipelines, and achieving revenue and profitability goals through the creation and execution of sales campaigns, incentives, and enablement activities.

What you will do:

o Be the primary liaison between the partner(s) organization and CDW to maximize the ROI for both.

Collaborate with assigned partner(s) on business development initiatives and be responsible for the execution of those strategies within CDW. Represent the assigned brand(s) in meetings within CDW and externally with the respective partner(s). Understand market trends, the competitive landscape, and accurately speak to brand performance, program/promotion results, and current initiatives to stakeholders of every level. Lead cross functional teams spanning both organizations to deliver on program initiatives. Acquire relevant sales or technical certifications as required per the needs each partner.

o Achieve revenue and profit goals and maximize gross profit opportunities through program utilization and solution selling.

The BDS Is the conduit for disseminating information on the portfolio/program to CDW sales and presales teams (as well as other stakeholders) regarding promos, spiffs, portfolio updates and releases, webinars, etc. Serve as the subject matter expert for CDW coworkers on technical or program questions. Respond to inquiries about the products, services, licenses, part numbers, SOW and quote/order processes, in‐flight programs and other go to market strategies for the assigned partner(s). Work with sales leaders to define strategies to grow the business …