Director of Channel Marketing & Enablement

Konica Minolta is seeking a visionary and results-oriented Director of Channel Marketing & Enablement to join the team. The Director of Channel Marketing & Enablement will lead the strategies, programs, communications, and learning experiences that strengthen sales effectiveness, accelerate dealer growth, increase solution adoption, and improve business performance across Konica Minolta's direct and indirect sales channels.

This is a highly visible leadership role for an energetic, commercially minded leader who sees opportunities, acts with urgency, and turns bold ideas into scalable programs. The Director will work closely with sales, marketing, product, business development, human resources, and executive leadership to anticipate the needs of the business and ensure employees, sales teams, and dealer partners have the knowledge, skills, tools, programs, and resources required to compete and win.

The Director will lead a high-performing team responsible for channel marketing, incentive programs, sales and partner communications, sales readiness, and learning and development. This leader will challenge established thinking, introduce innovative approaches, and apply industry knowledge, customer insight, and performance data to create experiences that engage audiences and deliver measurable business impact.

Success in this role requires deep experience in the office technology, business technology, managed services, production print, industrial print, or a closely related manufacturer, dealer, distributor, or channel-driven industry. The successful candidate will understand how manufacturers, direct sales organizations, dealers, and partners work together to bring solutions to market and generate profitable growth.

Drive Channel Growth and Business Performance

• Develop and execute a comprehensive channel marketing and learning strategy that strengthens dealer engagement, increases sales effectiveness, accelerates solution adoption, and supports revenue growth across direct and indirect channels.

• Translate corporate objectives into integrated programs that improve partner performance, employee capability, customer outcomes, and business results.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership, providing insights and recommendations on channel growth opportunities, market trends, workforce capability, partner development, and commercial performance.
• Identify emerging opportunities, anticipate business challenges, and introduce innovative approaches that drive competitive advantage and long-term growth.

Drive Dealer, Partner, and Sales Engagement

• Develop and continuously optimize dealer development programs, partner engagement strategies, sales readiness initiatives, and channel marketing programs that increase participation, adoption, productivity, and revenue generation.
• Create scalable programs, communications, tools, and resources that help dealers and sales teams effectively position, market, and sell Konica Minolta's products, services, and solutions.
• Build strong relationships with dealers, partners, sales leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure programs address real business needs and deliver measurable value.
• Serve as a voice of the customer, seller, and partner, leveraging insights to continuously improve program effectiveness and audience engagement.

Build a High-Impact Learning and Development Ecosystem

• Lead the enterprise learning and development strategy, creating innovative learning experiences that accelerate onboarding, professional development, leadership growth, and sales capability.
• Design scalable learning journeys that leverage modern learning methodologies, digital technologies, and adult learning principles to drive measurable business outcomes.
• Partner with business leaders to identify capability gaps and implement targeted development strategies that improve organizational performance.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, curiosity, innovation, and professional development across the organization.

Develop and Optimize Commercial Programs and Incentives

• Lead the strategy, design, execution, and optimization of sales incentives, dealer promotions, financing offers, rebate programs, channel investments, and engagement initiatives that support strategic business objectives.
• Evaluate promotional structures, pricing programs, bundled offers, financing options, and incentive investments to maximize adoption, profitability, and business impact.
• Work closely with Sales, Finance, Operations, and Product leadership to ensure programs are financially sound, operationally scalable, and aligned with growth priorities.
• Introduce innovative program structures that motivate desired behaviors while delivering measurable value for both Konica Minolta and its dealer network.
• Experience building business cases, forecasting outcomes, and presenting investment recommendations to executive leadership.

Drive Measurement, Analytics, and Financial Accountability

• Establish clear success metrics and performance frameworks for channel marketing programs, learning initiatives, incentive investments, communications, and partner engagement activities.
• Analyze program performance and business results using data, market insights, participation metrics, and financial outcomes to identify opportunities for improvement and investment optimization.

• Develop executive-level reporting and dashboards that clearly communicate program effectiveness, adoption trends, return on investment, and business impact.
• Possess strong financial acumen with the ability to model, evaluate, and calculate program economics, promotional profitability, financing scenarios, incentive effectiveness, and return on investment to guide decision-making and resource allocation.

Build and Lead a High-Performing Organization

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team responsible for channel marketing, dealer programs, learning and development, communications, incentives, and sales readiness.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement where employees are empowered to challenge conventional thinking and develop creative solutions.
• Manage departmental budgets, vendors, resources, and strategic priorities to maximize effectiveness and business impact.
• Establish scalable processes, governance models, and operational frameworks that enable efficient execution while maintaining flexibility and responsiveness to changing business needs.

This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively recruiting for.

About Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Business Solutions' (Konica Minolta) journey started more than 150 years ago, with a vision to see and do things differently. The company partners with clients to Give Shape to Ideas by supporting their digital transformation through its expansiveIntelligent Connected Workplaceportfolio. Its business technology offerings include IT Services, intelligent information management, video security solutions and managed print services, as well as office technology and industrial and commercial print solutions. 2025 marks Konica Minolta's 20thanniversary in production print, for which it celebrates "20 Years of Excellence, Innovation and Impact," and continues to lead the way in digital commercial printing. This year also commemorates 20 years of Konica Minolta's bizhub brand. Over the past two decades, the bizhub series has revolutionized office technology and redefined how businesses operate. It has continuously evolved to meet the needs of modern workplaces, fueled by advances in technology and a commitment to innovation. Konica Minolta is proud to beranked on the Forbes 2025 America's Best Large Employers list, included on CRN's MSP 500 list numerous times; recognized as the#1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Marketby Brand Keys for eighteen consecutive years and presented with Keypoint Intelligence's BLI 2025 and 2021 A3 Line of The Year and BLI 2021-2023 Most Color Consistent A3 Brand Awards for itsbizhub One i-Series. For more information, please visit Konica Minoltaonlineand follow it onFacebook,YouTube,LinkedInandTwitter.

Konica Minolta operates on a North American Shared Services model, which aligns cross-border priorities and enhances delivery to its field organization. This combines service functions in the U.S. and Canada, ultimately providing more resources to support areas such as sales administration, logistics and supply chain, marketing, product planning, finance, IT, HR and legal.

Salary Disclaimer

Konica Minolta is committed to transparent and equitable compensation practices. Our pay structure is designed to support employee growth, allowing individuals to progress through the salary range as they advance in their role. Actual base pay offered will vary based on a candidate's skills, experience, jobrelated knowledge, geographic location, and specific business needs.

AI Disclosure

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd., or its authorized third-party contractors, may employ Artificial Intelligence technologies to support elements of the recruitment process. Notwithstanding this, Applications are reviewed by our recruitment team, who always make the final hiring decision.

Konica Minolta is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or partnership status, genetic information, veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

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