Account Executive

CDW; Kentucky; On-site; USD 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

CDW is seeking an Account Executive to drive sales in a cross-functional environment. You will lead growth in both new and existing accounts, collaborating with marketing, product teams, and delivery managers to tailor solutions that meet client objectives.

The role requires 2-5 years of direct selling experience, a STEM or business degree, and strong communication and strategic planning skills. A competitive pay range with annual bonus targets is offered, along with benefits.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 2-5 years of direct selling experience in a customer-facing sales environment.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM-related field, Business Administration, or equivalent practical experience
• General understanding of key technologies, including but not limited to Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, EMC, and HP, as well as competitive equivalents.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven sales expertise, with a demonstrated ability to meet targets and inspire enthusiasm in the sales process.
• Strong strategic planning, time management, and organizational skills, with a keen attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sales strategies to drive revenue growth and expand the client base, focusing on both new and existing accounts.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers within customer organizations, often at the senior and C-level.
• Leverage consultative sales techniques to assess client needs and propose comprehensive solutions, including cross-selling CDW's products and services.
• Prioritizing Accounts and Opportunities: Independently assess our book of business using key criteria such as customer potential, competitive advantage, relationship depth, and strategic alignment.
• Developing an Account Strategy: Execute account strategies by setting clear objectives, aligning with customer priorities, and identifying tactical plays.
• Time-Constrained Discovery: Lead discovery conversations by identifying key business needs, defining success criteria, and gathering relevant insights.
• Aligning to the Customer's Buying Cycle: Guide your customers through the buying cycle by understanding internal processes, and timeline constraints, augmenting your approach as needed.
• Conveying Value: Build credibility through subject matter knowledge, account insight, and personalized solution positioning.

Skills

Direct selling experience

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

STEM-related degree

Business Administration or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

CDW is seeking an Account Executive (AE), to work in cross functional teams. This mid-level position is responsible for driving sales in a specialized portfolio of clients. You must possess a high need to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders. The AE demands strong account management skills, including Supplier Diversity, RFx, VPAs, EDI/Epro. Working as an AE you will demonstrate a deep understanding of CDW's technology solutions and a consultative approach to sales. As an AE you are expected to not only drive new business, but also expand and deepen relationships with existing clients by offering strategic, customized solutions. The AE will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, including marketing, product teams, and delivery managers, to tailor solutions that align with clients' business objectives.

What you will do:

• Develop and execute sales strategies to drive revenue growth and expand the client base, focusing on both new and existing accounts.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers within customer organizations, often at the senior and C-level.
• Leverage consultative sales techniques to assess client needs and propose comprehensive solutions, including cross-selling CDW's products and services.
• Prioritizing Accounts and Opportunities:Independently assess our book of business using key criteria such as customer potential, competitive advantage, relationship depth, and strategic alignment. Work with sales leadership to balance short-term targets with long-term growth potential, identifying underpenetrated areas within key accounts.
• Developing an Account Strategy:Execute account strategies by setting clear objectives, aligning with customer priorities, and identifying tactical plays. Collaborate with solution architects and principal AEs to develop scalable plans that anticipate risk and include measurable success metrics.
• Time-Constrained Discovery:Lead discovery conversations by identifying key business needs, defining success criteria, and gathering relevant insights. Must articulate the value of discovery, actively listening to the stakeholder's input, and respecting time constraints to ensure productive and respectful interactions.
• Aligning to the Customer's Buying Cycle:Guide your customers through the buying cycle by understanding internal processes, and timeline constraints, augmenting your approach as needed. As a consultant, you will maintain forward momentum while addressing risks and objections collaboratively.
• Conveying Value:Build credibility through subject matter knowledge, account insight, and personalized solution positioning. Be able to connect customer centric outcomes with CDW's capabilities. Validate mutual business understanding, defining affected priorities, engaging in discussions about the value of the offering, and establishing clear impact measurement metrics.
• Managing Stakeholders:Proactively engage across organizations. Tailor your communications based on role, and responsibility while balancing stakeholder and seller interests, re-validating stakeholder interests, tailoring the value message to individual stakeholders, and collaboratively co-creating a solution are essential steps for building meaningful and successful relationships.

What we expect of you:

• A minimum of 2-5 years of direct selling experience in a customer-facing sales environment.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM-related field, Business Administration, or equivalent practical experience
• General understanding of key technologies, including but not limited to Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, EMC, and HP, as well as competitive equivalents.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven sales expertise, with a demonstrated ability to meet targets and inspire enthusiasm in the sales process.
• Strong strategic planning, time management, and organizational skills, with a keen attention to detail.

Pay range: $ 40,000 - $ 64,000, depending on experience and skill set
Annual bonus target of 150% subject to terms and conditions of plan
Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/
Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials

CDW is committed to being an AI-fluent organization

We'relooking for people who bring curiosity, a learner's mindset, and a willingness to engage with ever-evolving technology and tools. We value adopting AI as a partner, openness to experimentation, and a shared interest in learning together on AI. Our goal is to create a culture where AI enhances-notreplaces-human creativity and decision-making. Youdon'tneed to be an expert today; what matters is your readiness to explore, adapt, and grow with us as we integrate AI responsibly and effectively into our work.

CDW is committed to being an AI-fluent organization

We're looking for people who bring curiosity, a learner's mindset, and a willingness to engage with ever-evolving technology and tools. We value adopting AI as a partner, openness to experimentation, and a shared interest in learning together on AI. Our goal is to create a culture where AI enhances-not replaces-human creativity and decision-making. You don't need to be an expert today; what matters is your readiness to explore, adapt, and grow with us as we integrate AI responsibly and effectively into our work.

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.

Description

CDW is seeking an Account Executive (AE), to work in cross functional teams. This mid-level position is responsible for driving sales in a specialized portfolio of clients. You must possess a high need to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders. The AE demands strong account management skills, including Supplier Diversity, RFx, VPAs, EDI/Epro. Working as an AE you will demonstrate a deep understanding of CDW's technology solutions and a consultative approach to sales. As an AE you are expected to not only drive new business, but also expand and deepen relationships with existing clients by offering strategic, customized solutions. The AE will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, including marketing, product teams, and delivery managers, to tailor solutions that align with clients' business objectives.

What you will do:

• Develop and execute sales strategies to drive revenue growth and expand the client base, focusing on both new and existing accounts.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers within customer organizations, often at the senior and C-level.
• Leverage consultative sales techniques to assess client needs and propose comprehensive solutions, including cross-selling CDW's products and services.
• Prioritizing Accounts and Opportunities:Independently assess our book of business using key criteria such as customer potential, competitive advantage, relationship depth, and strategic alignment. Work with sales leadership to balance short-term targets with long-term growth potential, identifying underpenetrated areas within key accounts.
• Developing an Account Strategy:Execute account strategies by setting clear objectives, aligning with customer priorities, and identifying tactical plays. Collaborate with solution architects and principal AEs to develop scalable plans that anticipate risk and include measurable success metrics.
• Time-Constrained Discovery:Lead discovery conversations by identifying key business needs, defining success criteria, and gathering relevant insights. Must articulate the value of discovery, actively listening to the stakeholder's input, and respecting time constraints to ensure productive and respectful interactions.
• Aligning to the Customer's Buying Cycle:Guide your customers through the buying cycle by understanding internal processes, and timeline constraints, augmenting your approach as needed. As a consultant, you will maintain forward momentum while addressing risks and objections collaboratively.
• Conveying Value:Build credibility through subject matter knowledge, account insight, and personalized solution positioning. Be able to connect customer centric outcomes with CDW's capabilities. Validate mutual business understanding, defining affected priorities, engaging in discussions about the value of the offering, and establishing clear impact measurement metrics.
• Managing Stakeholders:Proactively engage across organizations. Tailor your communications based on role, and responsibility while balancing stakeholder and seller interests, re-validating stakeholder interests, tailoring the value message to individual stakeholders, and collaboratively co-creating a solution are essential steps for building meaningful and successful relationships.

What we expect of you:

• A minimum of 2-5 years of direct selling experience in a customer-facing sales environment.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM-related field, Business Administration, or equivalent practical experience
• General understanding of key technologies, including but not limited to Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, EMC, and HP, as well as competitive equivalents.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven sales expertise, with a demonstrated ability to meet targets and inspire enthusiasm in the sales process.
• Strong strategic planning, time management, and organizational skills, with a keen attention to detail.

Pay range: $ 40,000 - $ 64,000, depending on experience and skill set
Annual bonus target of 150% subject to terms and conditions of plan
Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/
Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials

CDW is committed to being an AI-fluent organization

We'relooking for people who bring curiosity, a learner's mindset, and a willingness to engage with ever-evolving technology and tools. We value adopting AI as a partner, openness to experimentation, and a shared interest in learning together on AI. Our goal is to create a culture where AI enhances-notreplaces-human creativity and decision-making. Youdon'tneed to be an expert today; what matters is your readiness to explore, adapt, and grow with us as we integrate AI responsibly and effectively into our work.

CDW is committed to being an AI-fluent organization

We're looking for people who bring curiosity, a learner's mindset, and a willingness to engage with ever-evolving technology and tools. We value adopting AI as a partner, openness to experimentation, and a shared interest in learning together on AI. Our goal is to create a culture where AI enhances-not replaces-human creativity and decision-making. You don't need to be an expert today; what matters is your readiness to explore, adapt, and grow with us as we integrate AI responsibly and effectively into our work.

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 fullstack, fulllifecycle 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.

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