Partner Marketing Operations Specialist

**General Information**:

- Req #
- WD00078808
- Career area:

- Marketing
- Country/Region:

- Mexico
- State:

- Distrito Federal
- City:

- Mexico D.F.
- Date:

- Friday, February 21, 2025
- Working time:

- Full-time

**Additional Locations**:

- Mexico - Distrito Federal - Mexico D.F.

**Why Work at Lenovo**:

- We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$57 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #248 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

**Description and Requirements**:
**Overview & Objectives**:

- As a member of the Lenovo SSG Marketing team, responsibilities will include budget management, activity submission and approval through partner funding portal, and assisting the Alliances team with procurement and vendor management.
- Strong project management, budget management and organizational skills.
- Partner relations is a must along with an aptitude for marketing activations.
- Manage MDF processes not limited to: Partner Pitch calls (MAP/NVIDIA); MDF portal submissions of Program approvals, Prove of Execution, claims and invoices

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Part of the Alliances function within SSG Partner Marketing, this person will coordinate and manage projects and MDF budgets to scale SSG Marketing capabilities.
- As Marketing Operations Specialist, you will be responsible for Alliance Partner activity pre-approval and claim submissions
- Activity pre-approval entries - Engage with key stakeholders to gather pre-approval plans and submit into alliance partner portals or tracker process per plan deadlines
- Activity claim entries - Engage with key stakeholders to gather POE for approved plans and submit into alliance partner portals or tracker process per claim deadlines
- Relationship Management: Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key partners (i.e. NVIDIA, Intel, Microsoft) to drive mutual growth and success.
- Reporting and Analysis: Prepare and present reports on partnership performance, including key metrics and insights, to senior management.
- Purchase Request (PR) creation: Raise MDF Purchase Request (PR) for approved MDF activities via designated budget/procurement tools; Coordinate and submit Campaign and PR MDF templates for stakeholder via Anaplan process Multi alliance partner MDF T&Cs
- Thorough understanding of alliance partner guidelines (including eligible execution activities) and branding requirements to aid users

**Key Success Metrics**:

- Alliances MDF Execution and reimbursement
- Successful Partner funds management (cancelation rate, claim deadlines)
- Balanced MDF budgets ($ consumption)

**Interfaces with internal and external cross-functional teams**:

- Primary Stakeholders: Alliances SSG Leaders; Partners direct teams (MDF operations / Partner Marketing teams);
- Program Owners: SSG stakeholders utilizing partner MDF, responsible to execute budget, open PRs and provide POE for MDF Ops processes
- Corporate Finance and Alliances Ops: Claiming and reimbursement
- Geo SSG Marketing / GTM leaders

**Position Requirements**:

- Advance Level of English
- Budget Management and Tracking experience (required)
- Project Management experience (required)
- Vendor Management experience (required)
- Execution and Measurement of KPIs experience (required)
- Partner marketing or partner relationship experience (preferred)
- Outstanding organizational skills and extremely detail oriented
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and self-driven with strong time management skills
- Excellent MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and analytical skills

**Main Location**: Mexico City

**Additional Location**: Monterrey (State of Nuevo Leon)

**Additional Locations**:

- Mexico - Distrito Federal - Mexico D.F.
- Mexico
- Brazil - Distrito Federal
- Mexico - Distrito Federal - Mexico D.F.