Eric Schmitt Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

• Create and lead business development strategy in tandem with our account teams for designated CDW
• G Major Accounts across K-12 and Higher Education in the Western Region
• Build go-to-market strategy across all aspects of the Major Accounts from purchasing and contracts to strategic OEMs and customer relationships
• Work with strategic backbone departments such as Supplier Diversity, Capture and eCommerce to meet unique and challenging needs for our largest customers

• Developed, coordinated and optimized CDW
• G Education contract strategy for all Higher Education and K-12 customers across 16 states in the central region
• Built customer intimacy and mindshare by positioning CDW
• G as a preferred vendor, leveraging our manufacturer partners and providing procurement solutions to our customers
• Maintained crucial relationships with CDW
• G backbone departments such as Program Sales, Legal, Proposals and representatives from our Cooperative Partners in order to help contracts move from strategy to proposal to launch and growth

• Responsible for strategic growth of the Lenovo portfolio across a national list of Higher Education accounts
• Managed and grew partner relationship with Lenovo executives in charge of Education as well as members of the channel management team responsible for CDW
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• Responsible for nationwide onsite customer engagement to expand CDW
• G/Lenovo footprint with strategic accounts
• Coordinated go-to-market strategy with CDW

Chicago

• Co-Managed a combined book of business worth over $26 million in the Ohio Valley region with account teammate
• Was responsible for crafting solution sales from a large portfolio of IT products and services for higher education institutions using consultative relationships and question-based sales methods

Greater Chicago Area

Champaign, IL

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