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CDW

Business Development Manager – Federal, S&L, EDU

CDW

. Accelerate growth within the public sector, Federal, S&L and EDU business segments .

Posted 9/28/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $67,000 - $80,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in technical sales and business development within the public sector, with a strong focus on building relationships, executing growth strategies, and exceeding sales targets. Proficient in collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to drive enablement and optimize sales opportunities.

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Technical Sales ExperienceCustomer Relationship ManagementSales Strategy ExecutionAnalytical SkillsPresentation Skills

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Hard Skills
Sales DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentAccount ManagementSales ForecastingNegotiationAnalytical SkillsCritical ThinkingTechnical Aptitude
Soft Skills
CollaborationCommunicationFacilitationNegotiation
Tools & Technologies
Red Hat
Industry Keywords
Public SectorFederalS&LEDUGo-To-Market StrategySales MarketplaceCustomer-Facing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Accelerate growth within the public sector, Federal, S&L and EDU business segments
  • Coordinate with Sales to optimize and close opportunities
  • Drive enablement and training on key partner solutions
  • Define target markets and accounts and assess current relationships
  • Execute growth strategies, build a long-term pipeline, and forecast against monthly sales targets
  • Develop relationships with sales professionals and leaders internally at CDW and externally at the partner
  • Collaborate with sales and multiple customer stakeholders to influence final requirements for target opportunities
  • Serve as subject matter expert for customer visits, presentations, conference calls, and webinars
  • Participate in all aspects of large transaction sales cycles
  • Coordinate legal and financial agreements, including NDAs and Teaming Agreements, before RFP release
  • Identify customer purchasing trends and partner technology advancements to increase sales capture
  • Articulate the partner value proposition to partners and customers
  • Align with CDW marketing leaders and internal PPM stakeholders to create go-to-market plans supporting OEM partner strategies and regional events

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree or six years of work experience in a technical sales/marketing/business development role
  • 6+ years of customer-facing or technical sales/marketing/business development experience in the Sales marketplace
  • Strong customer-facing and analytical skills with a history of building solid relationships with sellers and leadership contacts
  • Proven record of success in identifying new opportunities within existing accounts, building new accounts for the partner, and consistently exceeding sales targets
  • Proven ability to influence across all functions of an organization
  • Demonstrated collaboration behavior with excellent facilitation and negotiation skills
  • Strong critical thinking skills with demonstrated ability to find solutions while working independently
  • Must be able to communicate effectively and in a constructive manner with executives, management, peers, and coworkers
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities/projects, meet deadlines, facilitate change, and delegate responsibility
  • Strong aptitude to learn technical solutions and services
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Technical aptitude within Red Hat, a plus
  • Expectation to be in the downtown Chicago office at least two times per week
  • Up to 40% travel

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Annual bonus target: up to $80,000 subject to terms and conditions of plan
  • Hybrid work arrangement
  • Professional growth and supported development
  • Up to 40% travel