Francisco Puerta Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Being the President of Firmas Rep LLC has resulted in several highlight moments. Some of these included growing the company’s revenue by 100% for the past 3 years. I was able to build a sales team that has increase our lead generation by 500% and integrated all the company operational process in order to build a strong base for success and continued growth. I am also responsible for a portfolio of over 30 SKU’s and the development of new product lines. Part of my responsibilities and achievements include: • In charge of sourcing and procurement of food products from international and local markets to develop labeled food programs in North/Central/Latin America.• Manage and coordinate daily operations including sales efforts, logistics, billing and procurement.• In charge of the whole product development and project development for the company• Developed several Private label and exclusive branded programs for several retailers with over 4 million dollars in revenue.• Successfully established the company sales structure with the implementation of a CRM Sales /Logistics Software and its maintenance• Implementation of successful marketing programs and product placement in new markets.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Propetals LLC, the premier Floral importer/distributor of the UAE

Acworth, Georgia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

• Daily Management and production planning of the facility to serve several retailers with combined sales of $30 million per year of flowers.(3 Wal -mart distribution centers and over 200 Ingles stores)• Achieved a 20% unit cost reduction compared to 2008 by managing daily operational costs of the facility, production labor, shipping expenses, and flower inventory. • 100% accuracy and 95% satisfaction in replenishment orders for the supermarkets served by our company in the area: GA, NC, SC, TN, and AL. This was a task done by analyzing daily orders and forecasting a week to minimize stock outs and maximize inventory of flowers, greens and dry goods.• Reduction of packing materials cost from $2.0 to $1.7 by proper and efficient daily use of all raw materials such as cardboard, buckets, liners, ice, etc.• Audit all fixed costs of the facility such as Electricity, Rent, Phone expenses, plus all equipment and building maintenance of the facility to meet the budget.• Implementation of a customized quality process to reduce weekly complains from 100 to less than 5 by raising the flower standards, developing training programs, and implementing inspection at the different levels.• Simplification of the proof of delivery paperwork by scanning and electronic files to Corporate and customers.• Daily analysis of all accounting all bills for payment and/or collections.

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