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Florida, United States

Miami, Florida, Us

This role involves a comprehensive oversight of day-to-day warehouse operations. This encompasses ensuring the efficient and effective management of inventory, logistics, and personnel while providing guidance to the warehouse staff, ensuring their adherence to established processes and safety guidelines.Responsibilities:- Supervise and coordinate warehouse activities, overseeing a sales volume of $200 million.- Train, mentor, and provide guidance to a team of 40+ warehouse employees.- Monitor and maintain accurate inventory records, conducting regular cycle counts, and proactively reconciling discrepancies to achieve a 99% accuracy rate.- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Account Management, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Quality to optimize warehouse operations.- Oversee shipping and receiving processes to ensure timely and accurate order fulfillment.- Uphold a clean and organized warehouse environment, promoting safety and strict adherence to health and safety regulations.- Assist in the recruitment, onboarding, and performance evaluation of warehouse staff.

Bogota, Co

Held complete accountability for the end-to-end operations of the ecommerce business at The Elite Flower. - Achieving remarkable YoY growth of over 115%, with sales surging from $3.5 million in 2018 to $31.5 million in the 2020 fiscal year. ($ 35 MM in 2022)- Conducted comprehensive market analysis to identify emerging trends and strategically establish new distribution facilities. - Collaborated with strategic partners to ensure optimal sourcing in terms of quality, price, and lead times across various product lines.- Developed and managed sales and expenditure budgets by accurately forecasting operational profit and loss.- Proactively analyzed financial and operational performance KPIs, translating insights into actionable steps such as setting purchasing and production volumes, as well as facility budgets.- Stayed abreast of industry, consumer, and category trends, resulting in the expansion of facility footprint. Successfully opened six additional distribution centers, strategically positioning the company closer to customers in the B2C segment.- Designed and implemented standard operating procedures (SOPs) across cross-functional teams, driving efficiency and consistency. Spearheaded IT involvement in various processes to optimize ecommerce operations.- Ensured compliance with Covid-19 guidelines by establishing site capacity based on "social distancing" parameters. Advised the sales team on specific SKU matrix strategies using the BCG Matrix.- Conducted thorough risk analysis of projects and ensured adherence to quality assurance processes..

- Held overall responsibility for all facets of the business, overseeing a team of managers across departments including Sourcing, Operations, Sales, Finance, and HR.- Developed and executed a board-approved strategy, ensuring alignment of organizational structure and processes with the strategic and cultural needs of the company.- Successfully renegotiated vendor contracts for commodities, resulting in cost savings of over 15% in materials by strategically allocating resources to specific product lines.- Implemented an employee partnership program called "We are all in Sales" to effectively manage excess inventories and drive sales.- Devised and executed sales and marketing strategies to expand the customer base and enhance the product portfolio.- Developed and implemented government bidding programs, leveraging enhanced production capabilities to secure contracts.- Conducted direct negotiations with wholesalers and supermarkets, effectively increasing bottom-line profitability for the organization.

- Developed and implemented strategies and business models for new products and services. - Proactively pursued and collaborated with organizations to establish strong business relationships.- Responsible for the corporation's foreign sales to Central and South America especially to Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Guatemala.- Worked with country managers and distributors, communicating corporate strategy, and executing product launches.

Direct organization's marketing and sales policies, objectives, and initiatives. Analyze marketplace and industry and plan accordingly. Rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Lead and direct the work of others.

Conduct sales and serve as field support to doctors with their surgical equipment, applying different marketing strategies to expand market share. Prepare surgical in-service and presentations.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), International Marketing

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Business