Project Manager - Sales

CDW is a Fortune 500 technology solutions provider that helps businesses, government, education, and healthcare organizations achieve what’s possible through technology. The Project Manager is responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of professional services engagements, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and aligned to defined success criteria.

Responsibilities:

• Creates and maintains presence with all project stakeholders acting as a CDW steward for quality
• Dedicated to meeting or exceeding stakeholder expectations
• Identifies success criteria and ensures that it is met by involving the stakeholders in key decisions
• Recognizes the need for negotiations, gathers relevant information and seeks advice when needed from sales and management before proceeding
• Negotiates small changes (cost, scope, effort, schedule solution, resource commitment, etc.) to agreeable result
• Effective in negotiating changes to achieve stakeholder satisfaction and project results
• Works with team members to gather information and determine possible/probable impacts to the project, document mitigation steps taken in troubleshooting and communicate these to the team and customer
• Manages projects independently using CDW's methodology
• Ensures profitability, oversees budgets, tracks time and expenses, and approves invoices promptly
• Validates scope and estimates, manages change orders, and delivers all Statement of Work items with quality assurance
• Identifies and mitigates risks, adjusts schedules and tasks as needed, and optimizes resources
• Tracks and resolves project issues, handles procurement and delivery, and documents outcomes and lessons learned
• Accepts responsibility for project outcomes, manages finances for clients and CDW, and holds the team accountable
• Build trust with stakeholders through strong relationships and expertise
• Resolves conflicts effectively and consistently meets project success criteria
• Ensure tasks are completed accurately and on time
• Stay up to date on industry’s best practices and shares insights within the project management team
• Determines the appropriate documentation (communication plans, schedules/timelines, status reports, quality plan, closure summary, budget, risk plan, etc.) for projects
• Manages the quality and delivery of documentation to clients

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or computer related field or equivalent experience
• 3 years of experience in delivery quality Infrastructure, Project Management or 3 years of CDW Services experience
• Two or more years of experience in leading significant projects within a single Advanced Technology solution area
• Demonstrated ability take accountability for projects and their results, be fiscally responsible and lead teams to meet project success factors
• Working knowledge of one or more formal project management methodologies proficiency with tools such as Microsoft Project/Office
• Ability to leverage business acumen, political savvy, relevant personal and CDW experience, perseverance and communication skills to build credibility
• Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills including demonstrated experience presenting technology recommendations from a business perspective
• Applies discretion when dealing with sensitive/confidential information
• Ability to balance multiple priorities simultaneously and adapt to the changing needs of the business while meeting deadlines
• Ability to work weekends and/or off hours as necessary to meet clients' needs
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% or as needed to other CDW locations, meetings and client sites