 Support team to ensure the objectives of the Member store group’s senior management team are achieved. Coordinate and oversee with the member group’s senior management team all store resets, remodels, upgrades, new store builds and acquisitions. Responsible for making regular planned store visits/calls to support the growth of profitable sales while serving as a liaison and communicator between the customer and the company.  Performs necessary analysis and planning to assure that goals, objectives and priorities for assigned members are established and met within time limits with a focus on Hispanic product growth. Responsible for market analysis of the competitor's merchandising strategies with the ability to analyze the impact and provide advice on countering measures. Responsible for making sure that assigned stores utilize AWG programs (Solos, Web Sales, Close Dated Report, Hot Sheets, Convergence and Value Proposition) Must be able to read and comprehend in English and translate in Spanish all essential documentation, AWG Programs, Policies, Sanitation, FDA, C.O.O.L. legislation, and other state and federal requirements.

▪ Specialty director at 38 branches, leading sales initiatives. Achieved 42 million yearly gross revenue.▪ Successful negotiation and follow-up of commercial agreements, setting and achieving growth and rebate objectives for the company.▪ Determination and implementation of creative commercial dynamics, alliances with suppliers, and sales growth exceeding expectations.▪ Successful implementation of new promotions outside of the planned calendar.▪ Responsible for handling all sales activities (promotion, prices and margins, inventories, obsolescence and achieving profitability objectives)▪ Preparation of total profitability reports for the Marketing area for General Management. (Front and Back margin and Obsolescence)▪ Constant evaluation of the shopping experience, product placement on the sales floor, sales share, exposure of leading products, and streamlining of items with low turnover, as well as assortment adjustment for branches of different sizes and purchase ticket amounts.

▪ Streamlined shipping and receiving for commercial third party providers.▪ Supervised 60 employees, onboarded new employees and recruited new staff to reduce turnover.▪ Efficient control of truck unloading and stacking in the warehouse.▪ Ensured compliance with certified safety and food safety standards (ISO, OSHAS, FSSC).▪ Precise recording in SAP system.▪ Prepared reports for Management, controlled administrative and operational expenses.

▪ Implementation of effective controls in the area.▪ Continuous training for subordinate staff.▪ Generation of managerial reports for the region.▪ Effective development of communication and work in a multicultural, international environment.▪ Constant supervision, operational improvement, and cost-saving in national courier management.▪ Development and control of the used vehicle auction sales program within the company.▪ Optimization of the manufacturing process.

▪ Supervised all warehouses within the group, over 80 employees and 10 foreman staff.▪ Precise control of inventory in warehouses valued at over $30 million, comprising more than 45 thousand items, including industrial and automotive spare parts, field supplies, construction materials, and fuel station inventory, among others.▪ Implemented and effectively monitored departmental KPIs.▪ Effective control of departmental expenses.▪ Developed managerial queries and reports for better control of area indicators.▪ Generated savings through constant inventory analysis leading to user purchase request optimization.▪ Developed and implemented standardized procedures and controls across the region (Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua)▪ Resolved conflicts in a cordial and effective manner.▪ Successfully implemented consignment programs with key suppliers, resulting in reduced inventory handling, control of obsolescence, and damaged products, freeing up the company's economic flow by managing inventories of up to $1.5 million in automotive spare parts.▪ Provided ongoing training and ensured compliance with company-certified food safety and industrial safety standards▪ Restructured area operations (Operational centralization for item creation, standardization of the item base, improvement in category and subcategory classification, among others).▪ Established an inventory analytics group that contributed to the generation of clear and reliable managerial reports, inventory reduction, obsolescence control, rotation, determination of reorder points, among others.▪ Reengineering of input storage warehouses for bottled rum production, achieving 30% free storage space, minimization of delivery times to the plant, control of losses due to pests, physical improvements in warehouses, and optimal layout for different types of materials.▪ Analysis of rotation and minimization of losses due to excessive or unused purchases by users in different processes.

▪ Negotiated and developed products in Club formats with local and regional suppliers.▪ Successfully analyzed customer requirements and needs, leading to the introduction of innovative products that were even expanded to the Region.▪ Constantly analyzed the competition to achieve the company's goal of better pricing per volume sale.▪ Effectively developed communication in a multicultural environment.▪ Managed product inventory in limited storage spaces effectively.▪ Reviewed and constantly improved the shopping experience.▪ Strategically planned months in advance for special consumption seasons.▪ Implemented and effectively monitored departmental KPIs.▪ Conducted effective demand analysis for accurate generation of purchase orders.▪ Provided assistance to the purchasing manager in negotiating with local and regional suppliers.▪ Advised on the development and introduction of high-demand products in the Club format.