Service Delivery Manager

CDW group; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CDW is seeking a Service Delivery Manager to govern managed services across assigned customers, balancing commercial, contractual and operational governance to deliver agreed outcomes. The role combines financial accountability, service performance management, and customer relationship leadership.

You will work across internal teams to drive improvements, ensure service quality, and deliver a high-quality customer experience within a dynamic technology environment.

Qualifications

• ITIL Foundation (v3 or v4) or equivalent experience.
• Experience within Managed Services or IT Service Delivery environments.
• Strong understanding of ITSM methodologies and tools.
• Experience in service reporting, governance, and customer engagement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to translate technical delivery into business outcomes.
• Advanced ITIL or relevant service management certifications (desirable).
• Experience with ServiceNow and/or Salesforce (desirable).
• Experience working in commercially driven service environments (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Oversee governance and contract management to ensure services align with scope and SLAs.
• Maintain governance artefacts and drive service reviews with actionable outputs.
• Monitor cost-to-serve, profitability, and revenue protection.
• Identify risks, variances, and optimisation opportunities in service delivery.
• Lead Incident, Request, Change, and Problem Management oversight.
• Produce accurate, meaningful service reporting aligned to contracts.
• Manage customer relationships and escalation handling.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to remove blockers and ensure timely delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement and service optimisation.

Skills

ITIL Foundation knowledge

Managed Services experience

ITSM methodologies

Service reporting

Analytical skills

Business outcomes translation

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

ServiceNow

Salesforce

Job description

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 Service Delivery Manager is responsible for the commercial, contractual, and operational governance of managed services across assigned customers, ensuring delivery aligns with agreed specifications, service quality standards, and business outcomes.

The role combines financial accountability, service performance management, and customer relationship leadership, while working collaboratively across internal teams to drive continuous improvement and deliver a high-quality customer experience.

1. Service Governance & Contract Management

• Ensure services are delivered in line with contractual scope, SLAs and customer expectations
• Maintain governance artefacts including service management plans, improvement plans, risks, and service documentation
• Lead service reviews, governance forums, and QBRs with actionable outputs
• Govern scope changes, consumption, and out-of-scope activity in line with contractual and commercial controls
• Maintain visibility of contractual obligations, renewals, and service commitments
• Ensure compliance with audit and regulatory requirements

2. Commercial & Financial Management

• Maintain awareness of cost-to-serve and service profitability across accounts
• Support accurate billing, consumption tracking, and revenue protection
• Identify risks, variances, and optimisation opportunities impacting service delivery
• Highlight and support service-led growth opportunities in collaboration with account teams
• Contribute to commercial positioning through strong stakeholder relationships

3. Service Delivery Oversight & ITSM

• Oversee service performance across Incident, Request, Change, and Problem Management
• Maintain visibility of service health, escalations, and operational risks
• Support critical incident management, post-incident reviews, and service recovery activity
• Drive proactive risk mitigation, stability improvement, and service optimisation
• Promote adherence to ITSM best practice while ensuring practical delivery outcomes

4. Reporting & Insight

• Produce accurate, meaningful service reporting aligned to contractual and customer requirements
• Analyse operational performance data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Present clear insights and recommendations to customers and internal stakeholders
• Support informed decision-making through data-led service reviews

5. Customer Relationship & Escalation Management

• Act as the primary point of contact and escalation for service-related matters
• Build trusted relationships through transparent, responsive, and outcome-focused engagement
• Provide clear communication during service disruptions and critical issues
• Act as a trusted advisor, aligning service delivery to customer objectives and priorities

6. Cross-Functional Leadership & Coordination

• Coordinate internal teams to remove blockers and ensure aligned, timely service delivery
• Facilitate collaboration across operational, technical, and commercial teams
• Drive accountability and ownership across service delivery functions
• Promote a high-performance, collaborative culture focused on continuous improvement

7. Continuous Improvement & Optimisation

• Identify and deliver service improvements, automation, and efficiency gains
• Maintain and track improvement initiatives via service improvement plans where required
• Provide feedback to improve internal processes, workflows, and delivery models
• Analyse internal and third-party processes to optimise service performance
• Contribute to ongoing service innovation and evolution aligned to customer needs

What we expect of you

Required:

• ITIL Foundation (v3 or v4) or equivalent experience
• Experience within Managed Services or IT Service Delivery environments
• Strong understanding of ITSM methodologies and tools
• Experience in service reporting, governance, and customer engagement
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Ability to translate technical delivery into business outcomes

Desirable:

• Advanced ITIL or relevant service management certifications
• Experience with platforms such as ServiceNow and/or Salesforce
• Experience working in commercially driven service environments

Success Measures:

• SLAs and contractual commitments consistently achieved
• High service quality with proactive issue resolution and improvement
• Strong customer satisfaction, trust, and advocacy
• Accurate, insight-driven reporting and governance
• Effective cost management and protection of service margins
• Clear evidence of continual service improvement and optimisation
• High levels of customer retention and renewal readiness

CDW is committed to being an AI-fluent organization

As a leader, you will champion and be accountable for our vision of becoming an AI-fluent organization. We expect leaders to model curiosity, encourage responsible AI adoption, and foster a culture of continuous learning. You don’t need deep technical expertise, but you should be comfortable exploring how AI can enhance strategy, decision‑making, and team performance. Your role includes guiding others in building confidence and capability with AI tools and practices, while promoting openness to experimentation and shared learning.

Additionally, CDW is committed to fostering an equitable, transparent, and respectful hiring process for all applicants. During our application process, our goal is to understand your experience, strengths, skills, and qualifications. As an AI forward company, we see AI not just as a tool, but as a catalyst for new ways of thinking, creating, and communicating. We encourage candidates to embrace an AI mindset, one that’s curious, adaptive, and ready to explore what’s possible. We welcome thoughtful use of AI to expand your perspective and elevate how you share your story, while ensuring your application remains rooted in your own background, judgment, and voice.

About Us

CDW is a Fortune 500 technology solutions provider that helps businesses, government, education, and healthcare organizations achieve what’s possible through technology. What makes CDW different isn’t just what we do—it’s how we do it. At CDW we act as one—building trust, speaking candidly, and working together to achieve more. We play to win—focusing on what matters most and delivering for our customers. And we think forward—staying curious, moving fast, and continuously learning. We believe meaningful work happens when people feel supported, heard, and empowered to contribute. That’s why we think of ourselves as coworkers, not just employees—working together to solve complex challenges and deliver real impact for our customers and communities.

As a full‑stack, full‑lifecycle technology partner, CDW brings deep expertise, strong relationships, and broad industry knowledge to help turn ideas into outcomes. When you join CDW, you become part of a collaborative environment where your work matters, your growth is supported, and your contributions help shape what’s next.

Together, we deliver the full promise of what technology can do. Together, we Make Amazing Happen.

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.