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María José Hernández is listed as Buyer | Category Management | Negotiation | Strategy | Relationship building| Always looking for new adventures ✈️ at Freelance, based in Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for María José Hernández.
María José Hernández previously worked as Stategic Business Consultant at Freelance and Associate Buyer at L.L.Bean. María José Hernández holds Business Administration And Management, General from Universidad De Costa Rica.
Category Manager with a strong track record in the Retail industry, adept at driving growth and optimizing operations. Skilled in Procurement, Buying, and Merchandising, with a proven ability to solve complex problems and make strategic decisions. Successfully managed a $30M business, achieving impressive year-over-year growth and substantial reductions in inventory levels. Experienced in establishing and nurturing global vendor partnerships, negotiating trade agreements, and implementing assortment optimizations to drive profitability. Proficient in multiple languages and possesses a robust skill set including Excel, SAP, inventory management, forecasting, negotiation, and project management.
Listed skills include Teamwork, Blogging, Powerpoint, Access, and 16 others.
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Vendor Management and negotiationOperations and LogisticsAccount management focused on the development of strategies for growth within startups
San José Costa Rica
Category Manager for the Camping department. Issue purchase orders. Review sales performance metrics. Work with the cross functional team (Merchandising, Demand Planning, Allocations, and Financial Planning) to drive growth and manage the assortment and inventory levels. Manage, communicate and negotiate with over 100 global vendors. Manage private label and 3rd party brands. Included but not limited to Yeti, Eureka, ENO, Osprey, Stanley and Biolite. Open to Buy.
Costa Rica
Category Manager for the General Sporting Department (hydration, optics, knives and tools, lighting, electronics). Responsible for issuing purchase orders. Review sales performance metrics. Work with the cross functional team (Merchandising, Demand Planning, Allocations, and Financial Planning) to drive growth and manage the assortment and inventory levels. Manage, communicate and negotiate with over 150 global vendors including but not limited to Hydro Flask, Yeti, GSI, Go Pro, Stanley, Leatherman. Open to Buy.
Escazú
Support buyers with follow up of purchase orders once they´ve been issued. Ensuring timely delivery of purchase orders by coordinating and communicating with internal logistics and vendor partners. Ensuring products and quantities sent match the buyers request. Communicate with 400+ vendors. Coordinate with buyers when key items are delayed. Update inventory levels and purchase orders in SAP to ensure customers have up to date information on product availability.
Costa Rica
Day to day financial reporting and book keepingQuarterly tax reports and year end tax statement
Costa Rica
HR accounting collections as well as special optimization lean six sigma projects within the department Assisting in asset management for the Costa Rica factory that was closing.
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María José Hernández works for Freelance.
María José Hernández is listed as Buyer | Category Management | Negotiation | Strategy | Relationship building| Always looking for new adventures ✈️ at Freelance.
María José Hernández is based in Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain while working with Freelance.
María José Hernández has worked for Freelance, L.L.Bean, Disalco S.A., and Intel Corporation.
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María José Hernández holds Business Administration And Management, General from Universidad De Costa Rica.
María José Hernández is listed with skills including Teamwork, Blogging, Powerpoint, Access, English, Human Resources, Data Analysis, and Analysis.
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