Ismael Negrete Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Responsible for overseeing Claims Operations, ensuring functions meet the needs of the business by continously reviewing the effectiveness of current procedures, while striving to identify improvements to the process. Supports execution of company business objectives globally by providing expertise, leadership and executive- level support. Provides thought leadership to implement a long-term site-based or centralized management department, ensuring resources are aligned to meet business needs. Partners with key corporate support organizations to drive performance and support business objectives.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Responsible for Texas market focusing on increasing penetration and awareness of BAWLS Guarana brands in national and regional chains. Work with stores to maximize sales with product knowledge, expanding presentation and communication with distributors to gain re-orders.

Provided daily careering declining health of family members. Assisted with medical management and daily living activities.

Recruited, hired, trained and developed 15+ store managers and staff for new store openings. Reviewed store construction during final stages and oversaw implementation of store filtering and product arrival. Met deadlines for grand opening dates. Coordinated local market advertising plans. Marketed new stores in local markets prior to opening to create demand. Exceeded opening sales plan expectations in 85% of stores.Directed the operations of specific region consisting of 10 districts and 148 stores. Implemented strategic and tactical planning and drove sales teams to achieve over $360M in annual sales. Concentrated heavily on needs of individual store inventories to improve sales performance. Oversaw the implementation and execution of specific company directives. Sales increase of 2.5% - 5.3% over three (3) year period.Created a store committee to assist in implementation of “Border Store Initiative” company priority. Committee focused attention to market-specific needs of 26 individual market stores to recoup lost sales over an eight (8) year time span. Collaborated with corporate personnel strategies to implement change in these local markets. Improved sales in the 26 store group by 6.5%, a 42% increase over recent company trend.Developed and implemented specialized training program for store managers being targeted and selected for potential promotion to district manager positions. Created individualized plans for two candidates to increase responsibilities and duties while in their current roles. Oversaw development through site inspection, one-on-one mentoring and district manager follow up. Both candidates were promoted to district manager positions within the fiscal year.