Senior Account Manager CDW Team - Chicago Illinois

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LG Electronics is seeking a Senior Account Manager to serve as a key individual contributor managing our strategic partnership with CDW. In this high-impact, customer-facing role, you will be the primary lead for driving LG’s presence within CDW’s ecosystem. You will develop and execute go-to-market strategies that capture market share, drive consistent revenue growth, and deliver high-value IT solutions to end users.

This is a Chicago-based role. Candidates should be based in the Chicago metro area to facilitate frequent onsite engagement with CDW.

• Strategic Growth: Develop and execute comprehensive account plans to expand LG’s footprint and revenue within CDW’s various segments.
• Relationship Management: Act as the primary point of contact, building trusted, influential relationships with CDW Category Managers, Account Executives, and Sales Leaders.
• Pipeline Generation: Proactively collaborate with CDW sales teams to identify new end-user opportunities and move them through the sales funnel.
• Performance Tracking: Manage quarterly and annual revenue targets, providing accurate sales forecasting and performance analysis.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with LG Product Management and Supply Chain teams to ensure product availability, align on promotions, and relay the 'voice of the customer' to internal stakeholders.
• Market Intelligence: Maintain a deep understanding of the competitive landscape, display/IT trends, and CDW’s internal business drivers.
• Brand Advocacy: Conduct product training and roadmap reviews to ensure CDW teams are equipped to lead with LG solutions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience: Minimum of 7 years of professional sales or account management experience, specifically within the IT channel, Display, or PC industry.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related technical field.
• Channel Expertise: Proven track record of managing large-scale national solution providers (CDW experience highly preferred).
• Technical Aptitude: Strong working knowledge of display technologies (LCD/LED), computing, and IT networking.
• Communication: Exceptional presentation and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Operational Rigor: Proficiency in Salesforce and Microsoft Office for pipeline management and data-driven reporting.
• Adaptability: Ability to thrive as a self-starter in a fast-paced, multicultural corporate environment.
• Travel: Willingness to travel up to 50% to support partner events, customer meetings, and LG corporate initiatives.

Benefits Offered Full-Time Employees:

• No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.
• Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options.
• Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time.
• Performance based Short-Term Incentives (varies by role).
• Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life.
• Personal fitness goal incentives.
• Family orientated benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities.
• Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.

At LG, we aspire to empower people and celebrate differences because we believe diversity will create the unexpected. We provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.