Joe Bizinger

at Epson Australia

Sydney Area, Australia

Current
  • Business Manager - Business Systems Division at Epson Australia
Past
  • Channel Manager (Business Sales), Technical/Sales Manager at Logitech Australia
  • Graphics Product Manager, Technical Sales (Graphics & Storage) at Sourceware Distribution
  • Dealer Consultant, Sales Engineer, Hardware Sales Support at Epson Australia
  • Electronics Laboratory Technician at Olivetti
  • Customer Service Technician at Pace Computers
  • Cadet Engineer at O.T.C. Australia
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Industry
Information Technology and Services
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Joe Bizinger’s Experience

  • Business Manager - Business Systems Division

    Epson Australia

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    July 2008Present (1 year 6 months)

    • Primarily responsible for driving the selling process through a high level of customer support, education and direct personal contact.
    • Maintain relations with existing clients develop new business and establish new clients and major accounts.
    • Work closely with distributors and channel partners to maximise theirs and Epson’s revenue and margins.
    • Service key accounts and negotiate deals within policy guidelines.
    • Make a substantial input to forecasting and setting sales and expense budgets for the distributor network.
    • Identify sales prospects and arrange and conduct demonstrations of products.
    • Provide market feedback for the development of action plans, marketing proposals and exercises in order to expand market coverage.
    • Utilise reports made available by Head Office to monitor and inform distributors of stock levels, backorders, credit status, etc.
    • Resolve any issues concerning the day-to-day management of the distributors in a fast, efficient and courteous manner.
    • Prepare and implement product strategies in line with company focus and market demands, having regard to product line up.
    • Maintain, review and analyse pricing and manage pricing movements, including special project quotations.
    • Provide a 3-Month product forecast and action plan for major accounts.

  • National Channel Manager

    Quark Australasia

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    January 2007June 2008 (1 year 6 months)

    • Played lead role (in country) as the company representative to all local outside sources for both Australia and New Zealand.
    • Managed a small team of technical sales people.
    • Planned, allocated and implemented marketing funds and programmes.
    • Responsible for quarterly sales and T&E forecasting.
    • Liaised with industry publications/journalists.
    • Negotiated and purchased advertising space within industry magazines.
    • Responsible for actively seeking sales opportunities and following up on leads.

  • Product Marketing Manager

    D-Link Australia

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    January 2004January 2007 (3 years 1 month)

    • Played key role as the link between the marketing department and the various sales and account management teams around Australia and New Zealand.
    • “Go to” guy for all sales people wanting to create a marketing campaign/promotion.
    • Production of much of the advertising material, catalogues, web banners and collateral print materials for campaigns and promotions.
    • Liaison for magazine reviewers, freelance journalists and newspaper writers wanting to review products.
    • Generated and maintained wholesales and reseller price lists with specific focus on FOREX rates and their likely fluctuations.
    • Standardized diverse corporate communication elements.

  • Channel Manager (Reseller & Retail)

    Adobe Systems Pacific

    (Public Company; ADBE; Computer Software industry)

    December 2000January 2004 (3 years 2 months)

    • Managed and engaged Australian and New Zealand reseller and retail consumer channels.
    • Allocated marketing funds to and mutually forward planned with resellers and retailers for catalogue, magazine and web advertising.
    • Tracked MDF accruals and sales revenue for each reseller.
    • “Go to” guy for all reseller sales staff question, queries etc.
    • Face to face sales training of reseller sales staff.
    • Presented regularly at Adobe end user shows and seminars.
    • Mentoring Adobe sales administration staff.

  • Channel Manager (Business Sales), Technical/Sales Manager

    Logitech Australia

    (Public Company; LOGI; Computer Hardware industry)

    July 1995November 2000 (5 years 5 months)

    • Established and further developed an OEM business channel within the reseller channel.
    • Worked with wholesale distributors to develop marketing plans for OEM, retail and reseller channels.
    • Promoted products into the retail chains.
    • Trained sales staff at all levels of the channel i.e. wholesale, reseller and retail.
    • Pre and Post sales support responsibilities.
    • Direct responsibility for increasing mind share amongst channel sales staff.

  • Graphics Product Manager, Technical Sales (Graphics & Storage)

    Sourceware Distribution

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    April 1991July 1995 (4 years 4 months)

    • Product training of reseller sales teams and presenting at reseller seminars.
    • Planned and implemented marketing and sales activities.
    • Generated and maintained wholesales and reseller price lists with specific focus on FOREX rates and their likely fluctuations.
    • Generation or reports and maintenance of SOH.
    • Actively sought out new vendors and products suitable for the group's overall direction.
    • Technical pre and post sales of graphics and mass storage devices to the reseller channel.
    • Technical pre-sales to established reseller base.
    • Development and expansion of the existing reseller base.
    • Technical product and sales training to reseller sales and technical staff.

  • Dealer Consultant, Sales Engineer, Hardware Sales Support

    Epson Australia

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    April 1987March 1991 (4 years )

    • Maintenance and development of allocated reseller base.
    • Promoting of Epson products to resellers and end users via seminars, training sessions etc.
    • Establishment of a VAR reseller network to promote and develop solutions for Epson's range of hand held data capture terminals.
    • Pre and post sales support for a range of OEM components/technologies.
    • Forecasting of product requirements to the product management team.
    • Liaising with appropriate divisions in Japan to collate and disseminate technical and product information.

  • Electronics Laboratory Technician

    Olivetti

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    July 1984April 1987 (2 years 10 months)

    • Board level repair of various types of electronic office and computer equipment.

  • Customer Service Technician

    Pace Computers

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    September 1982June 1984 (1 year 10 months)

    • Field and workshop preventative maintenance and repair of various types of computer technologies.

  • Cadet Engineer

    O.T.C. Australia

    (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    September 1981July 1982 (11 months)

    • Repair and maintenance of assorted telephone and "ship to shore" switching communications equipment in various remote NSW and Sydney metropolitan locations.


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