Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs. Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires. Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges. Maintain customer relationships after the sale. Make sales calls and contacts with potential and existing customers while creating a customer base. Providing service and individual attention to customers and keeping records of all interactions with customers, regardless of the outcome of a sale. Remain updated on product knowledge and seek opportunities to consistently learn, train and educate customers through detailed explanations and/or demonstrations.

Involved in the growth of 40 scrap yards throughout United States. Market the industry to purchase aluminum, copper and brass. Visit and train employees of the 40 scrap yards to assure that the brass, aluminum and copper were pure and upgraded for shipment to Asia. Attend daily meetings with the Non-Ferrous team on current market pricing and goals. Speak to domestic mills and Asian metal buyers to determine pricing to assure adequate sales margin. Responsible for all incoming calls from the industry pricing and purchasing product. Visit local customers and prospects to view and price material. Prepare sales orders and follow through to assure proper payment of purchased material processed.

Buyer for purchasing of aluminum, copper, steel and brass. Responsible for the company owned aluminum foundry and scrap yard as well as the production of ingot. Establish daily team objectives and determine daily pricing. Melting the product prior to shipping to Asia. Troubleshoot and resolve day to day operations. Strong relationships in the Latino market Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala speak and write fluent Spanish language. Travel requirements to include Asia, Mexico and Taiwan. Work with buyers and determine competitive purchase pricing for adequate sales margin. Ensure effective and timely production for maximized results. Establishing high standards and expectations of all those under my leadership. Effectively managed company budgets. Superb cleanliness and organization of facility. Included in safety meetings, implemented and enforced housekeeping and safety procedures.

Opened two recycling centers in Corona and in Moreno Valley, Ca. Certified as the ISO 9002 inspected aluminum cans prior to shredding and de-lacquered. Responsible for the processing and inspection of material prior to the furnaces. Send melted aluminum to client Anheuser Busch to reuse as aluminum cans. Purchased over 5 million pounds of aluminum scrap locally. Purchased material from Mexico and was able to be competitive to selling directly to the company. Produced aluminum into ingot and shipped to the Midwest and Asia.