Dirk Obendorf

Current

• Regional Sales Manager DACH & EE at Avnet Technology Solutions GmbH

Past

• Business Unit Manager at Tech Data Deutschland GmbH
• Account Manager at Elitegroup Computer Systems

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Industry

Computer Hardware

Dirk Obendorf’s Summary

Excellent business building and leadership skills
Organizing and juggling multiple projects simultaneously
Industry trends and client knowledge
Team motivator
Effective communicator
Experienced at establishing and expanding relations that lead to a long term partnerships
Good situational analyzer
Seeing the positive in every situation
Thinking outside of the normal parameters
Forward looking/thinking
Acting quickly and decisively on new information
Knowledgeable of selling professional services and high-end professional hardware solutions
Constantly striving for improvements on processes an people (OPEX)
Identifying and taking advantage of opportunities.
Very good sense of urgency
I'm an ingenious thinker with a great ability in long range planning
Good P&L skills and understanding how to fine tune

Dirk Obendorf’s Specialties:

20 years of experience with components (it’s a hobby ever since)
10 years working experience in IT industry
8 years Distribution experience
7 years of P&L experience
6 years experience of managing people (up to 17 at one time)
2 years Vendor experience
1 Value added Reseller experience
Huge network to customer, vendors and competitors
Good business relation with VAR, Integrators and Retailers
Server market know how as well as components business know how

Dirk Obendorf’s Experience

• Regional Sales Manager DACH & EE

  Avnet Technology Solutions GmbH

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AVT; Computer Hardware industry)

  December 2004 — Present (3 years 11 months)

• Business Unit Manager

  Tech Data Deutschland GmbH

  (Public Company; Computer Hardware industry)

  1999 — 2004 (5 years)

• Account Manager

  Elitegroup Computer Systems

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  October 1997 — February 1999 (1 year 5 months)

  - Handling all German Accounts, form small dealer/reseller to big broadline Distributor.
  - responisible for own budget
  - business developemnt
  - customer acqusition
  - onsite product training
  - far & show participation

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