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Steven Rebensdorf

Placentia,California

Summary

Organized Channel Sales Manager with record of success in surpassing sales targets in the Additive Manufacturing industry. Talented in connecting partners and building a profitable sales channels with robust profits. Performance-oriented professional with consistent performance and accomplishments.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Channel Sales Manager

Stratasys
09.2016 - Current
  • Increased channel partner sales by developing and implementing effective strategies (vertical market focus)
  • Enhanced partner relationships by providing regular training and support on products, services, and sales techniques.
  • Mentored junior team members on best practices in channel management, contributing to their professional development.
  • Launched new product offerings into the channel market successfully by collaborating closely with product management teams during planning stages.
  • Managed potential channel conflict by fostering excellent communication and strict adherence to channel rules of engagement.

Strategic Account Executive

Stratasys
10.2015 - 08.2016
  • Selected for new role of Strategic Account Executive.
  • Focused on building relationships with Fortune 500 companies in a in the Pacific Northwest region.
  • Increased revenue by identifying growth opportunities and developing tailored account strategies, while expanding within the organization.
  • Worked on account retention/growth while acquiring additional targeted accounts

North American Channel Manager

Stratasys
03.2003 - 09.2013
  • Responsible for the oversight of resellers/territories for Stratasys
  • Managed all aspects of reseller channel

Development of reseller organizations and responsibility for meeting or exceeding financial goals

  • Sales calls with reseller sales representative to build knowledge as well as selling relationship
  • These calls have been used to assist resellers in winning business as well as allowing me to assess the strengths or weaknesses with reseller organizations
  • Additional duties included development of sales tools and training, relationship management with key industry partners (SEMA, NextEngine) and working with marketing to define our appearance at trade shows
  • I have consistently exceeded my quota during my time with Stratasys and have been awarded President’s Club Honors and/or Top Gun Awards

Channel Manager

Stratasys, Inc
11.1997 - 03.2003


  • Territorial responsibility from Rocky Mountain Region to the West Coast
  • Recruited partners for the reseller channel in key markets for Stratasys first 3D printer product
  • Developed and executed strategic plans for channel sales growth and expansion
  • Oversight of development of key roles in organization for sales, service and marketing
  • Built channel from 2 resellers to 8 in the region
  • Achieved quota in position as Channel Manager

Applications Engineer/Sales Representative

CAD Research
04.1994 - 11.1997
  • CAD Research was a small CAD reseller privately held by a husband /wife ownership
  • Key products represented by CAD Research were Pro/Engineer and SmartCAM CNC software
  • Duties included sales and technical support for SmartCAM product
  • I was responsible for sales demonstrations of products, definition of technical needs in each account and the delivery of the completed solution to the customer
  • CAD Research was a very low performing reseller of CAM software prior to the time I joined the company
  • During my tenure, we were recognized 3 times as #1 reseller in the Western Region of the United States.

Applications Engineer/Sales Representative

Ellison Machinery Company
03.1989 - 04.1994
  • Ellison Machinery is a nationwide reseller of CNC machine tools, accessories and software
  • Dual role at company - primary role included sales and technical support for CAM software
  • Responsible for sales demonstrations of products, definition of technical needs in each account and the delivery of the completed solution to the customer
  • Systems were sold as standalone products or bundled with machine tool sales
  • Additional role as Applications Engineer for machine tool sales representatives (Okuma, Haas, Tree, Trumpf and Maho)
  • Responsible for training customers on their site with their machine tools, including setup, programming and recommendations for creating more efficient manufacturing processes
  • Development and support of long-term “turn-key” projects with ITT Barton, ITT Cannon and Haas Machine Tools

Education

Manufacturing Management and Manufacturing Technology -

Fullerton Junior College
01.1988

Business Management -

Cal State Fullerton
01.1986

Anaheim High School
01.1982

Skills

  • Salesforce Proficiency and Report Generation
  • Sales Training (Challenger, MEDDPICC)
  • Technical Expertise (Manufacturing background)
  • Channel Development
  • Strategic Partnerships (SEMA, Autodesk)
  • Product Knowledge ( 6 products lines at current company)
  • Solution Selling

Accomplishments

    Multi-year winner in President's Club (100% of target) and Top Gun (110% + of target)

    Winner of largest sale in US in 2023

    SPARK Award winner (leadership and peer support award)

children

2

personal information

Marital Status: Married

hobbies and interests

  • Cars
  • Bicycling
  • Camping
  • Home projects

training

  • SAS – Customer Service Training – 1989
  • Carl Henry – Sales Training
  • MEDDPICC
  • Challenger

Timeline

Channel Sales Manager

Stratasys
09.2016 - Current

Strategic Account Executive

Stratasys
10.2015 - 08.2016

North American Channel Manager

Stratasys
03.2003 - 09.2013

Channel Manager

Stratasys, Inc
11.1997 - 03.2003

Applications Engineer/Sales Representative

CAD Research
04.1994 - 11.1997

Applications Engineer/Sales Representative

Ellison Machinery Company
03.1989 - 04.1994

Manufacturing Management and Manufacturing Technology -

Fullerton Junior College

Business Management -

Cal State Fullerton

Anaheim High School
Steven Rebensdorf