Alvaro I. Ramirez G. Email and Phone Number

As General Director, participated since the creation of the company: relationships with cargo companies, National Coffee Federation, banks, port operators. Preparation of budget and evaluation of financial needs; definition of purchasing conditions with suppliers and follow-up of deliveries; definition of conditions for sales to customers in the USA, Europe and Japan; control the short book and the logistic of exports; hedging purchases of parchment, invoicing and monitoring the production of lots at the mill. Reviewing costs and financial results. Analize internal and external market conditions for purchase and sales opportunities; Prepare reports to headquarters company in Singapore. Legal representative for the company.

Started the company. In charge of all the operations related with exports of coffee: internal purchases of raw materials and execution of sales to USA and Europe customers; coverage of cash coffee thru the futures market and hedging of currency; legalization of all matters related with taxes and customs and social security for employees.

Preparing budget, executing sales and maintain contact with customers; follow up and analysis of differentials, internal market prices, competitors, exchange rate, and hedging of raw materials; Control the physical and futures positions. Follow up of invoicing and collectables. Main customers: USA trading houses, Scandinavian roasters and, Belgium Italian and Switzerland roasters, Japanese trading houses. Follow up of C market in NY and robusta market in London; follow-up of the internal market for business decisions. Periodical attendance to International NCA and Costa Rica coffee conventions. Supervise 4 people.

Permanent contact with customers in relation with supply, logistics and registrations. Report to Central bank and Customs the exports operations and update on documentary needs. Supervise the logistics operations and shipments. Follow up of the production plants. Supervise 6 people.

Schedule production plant of mills; sales to Japanese trading houses and permanent follow-up of needs and requests; buying parchment to some big intermediaries in the local market; permanent follow up of internal market and control the port operation of Buenaventura office and Cartagena port; supervise the registrations with National Coffee Federation; Control and supervise the logistics operation. Supervise 8 people. Relationships with shipping lines and ports operators. Elaborate reports to head office in Liberty Corner, USA.