CDW

Intern, Strategy and Development Manager, Sales

CDW

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $114,000 - $155,000 per year

Job Level

Entry Level

About the role

  • Lead the vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for CDW’s Sales Intern Program.
  • Build an engaging, high-impact experience that develops foundational sales capabilities and strengthens CDW’s early-career talent pipeline.
  • Partner with segment leadership to create shared accountability for intern engagement, performance, and conversion outcomes.
  • Design evaluation frameworks, performance scorecards, and structured conversion pathways.
  • Incorporate sales skills training, exposure sessions, executive interactions, and hands-on activities that prepare interns for seller-led engagement.
  • Develop program branding, communication rhythms, and recognition moments to elevate program visibility and importance.
  • Create and deliver development experiences tailored to early-career sales talent, including workshops, coaching moments, and role-play simulations.
  • Partner with Academy & Residency leaders to ensure alignment between intern development and early-career seller readiness expectations.
  • Implement feedback loops with interns, managers, and HR to continuously enhance program design.
  • Support onboarding and ramp-up of new Sales Managers entering the Academy & Residency environment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Human Resources, or related field.
  • 3-6 years of experience in sales leadership, program management, talent development, or early-career workforce programs.
  • Proven ability to design, launch, and scale programs that develop early-career or entry-level talent.
  • Experience managing interns, residents, or early-career sellers in a structured development environment.
  • Strong understanding of sales processes, seller development, and team dynamics.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence leaders, create clarity across stakeholders, and drive accountability.
  • Exceptional communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
  • Strong organizational, operational, and project management capabilities.
  • Ability to lead in multiple capacities (program owner, coach, floating manager) with agility and adaptability.
  • Must be able to travel up to 20% of intern program location, including Cherry Hill, Dallas, Bell Works, NYC, Shelton, Tampa and Tempe.
Benefits
  • Annual bonus target of 10% subject to terms and conditions of plan.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
program managementsales leadershiptalent developmentintern managementsales processesprogram designperformance evaluationworkshop facilitationrole-play simulationsproject management
Soft Skills
communicationfacilitationpresentationorganizationaloperationalinfluencingagilityadaptabilitystakeholder engagementaccountability
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree