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Manager Sales

Location:
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Posted:
November 29, 2012

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JOSEFINA CACERES

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Sunrise, FL 33323

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SUMMARY

High-energy Professional with Domestic and International Experience with

Fortune 500+ companies. Strong negotiator, problem solving, deadline

oriented and team player who works effectively with peers and all levels of

managements. Effectively handles highly confidential matters

professionally. Fluent in English, Spanish and both verbal and written,

some Portuguese.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BRAVO SUPERMARKET - Consultant Sunrise, Florida 2011-- 2012

. Trained new employee for different positions and give orientation;

functioned as lead server.

. Established friendly yet professional atmosphere that promoted

attentive customer service and respect for co-workers

. Managed some business projects including talking to customers about

business services.

ROBERTS & ASSOCIATES (CPA's) - Consultant Fort Lauderdale, Florida

. During tax season manage customer accounts for tax preparation,

calling and following up.

. Arranged materials and relevant information for assigned projects.

* Performed new business contracts and create / send business

communications.

YUM! RESTAURANTS INTERNATIONAL, Deerfield Beach, Florida 2008 -- 2011

Office Manager / Executive Assistant

Managed Latin America and Caribbean office (CaribLA) 50+ employees and a

$1.2M budget.

. Executive Assistant to CaribLA GM and direct reports, managed GM

calendar, agenda, phone, reports, expenses, presentations, office and

offsite meetings.

. Improved quality and office workflow by 45% negotiating contracts and

installing new printer / copy / scanner / fax.

. Managed all office supplies, office equipments, and vendors

relationships.

. Worked directly with GM, Brazil Development Director, and Yum!

Security team coordinating all CEO and CFO tour visits throughout LA

and Caribbean including budget, private jet coordination, negotiation

of contracts for hotels, meetings, transportation, dinner, events,

customer visits, and press.

. Worked directly with finance department negotiating new phone system

with Fonax, Inc. improving saving on international calls and internet

by 30%.

. ?anaged all office events for 50+ employees and family members with

100% satisfaction feedback.

ROBERTS & ASSOCIATES (CPA's) and VICTORIA BEAUTY SUPPLY, Lauderhill,

Florida 2007 -- 2008

Office Manager / Inventory Coordinator

Worked directly with business owner in both businesses as office manager

and inventory floor manager. Managed product business inventory and

receiving department.

. Improved business sales by introducing new ideas and bringing more

people by doing promotions, sales of the day, having hair consultant

at Store.

. Arranged materials and relevant information for assigned projects.

. Created inventory reports for merchandise tracking, quarterly reports,

and supply orders.

JOSEFINA CACERES Page Two

MOTOROLA, Sunrise, Florida 1998- 2007

Mobile Devices

Sales Coordinator / Events / Executive Assistant (2005-2007)

Worked with LA and Caribbean Sales VP and direct reports to manage Motorola

LA biggest sales event, arranged logistics for customer attendance to 3GSM

Congress, Super Bowl, CTIA, and LA events.

In charge of resources such as internal, external customer and

quarterly staff meetings and weekly calls, order new products for

customer delivery, department and event supplies.

. Facilitated, prioritized and channeled communication from Sales VP to

Sr. VP, General Manager and other departments.

. Handled highly-confidential information that would have immediate

negative impact on Organization operations if shared beyond its

intended audience. Also managed internal computer systems.

Marketing, Strategy, Pricing and Operations (2004 - 2005)

Assisted LA Marketing Manager and Account Manager with Department budget up

to $5M and other day-to-day activities, trade shows, external / internal

customer meetings.

. Oversaw Tigers system to process contract orders and develop

implemented payment process with accounts payable for accurate

payments, delivery to vendors, resulting in release of more than $2M

in delayed payments in two months end of year 2005 and 2006.

Executive Assistant to Senior Vice President (2003 - 2004)

Executive assistant to LA and Caribbean Senior VP, direct reports, and

Finance controller.

. Arranged all logistics for customers to attend main events.

. Facilitated, prioritized and channeled communication from the Senior

VP/General manager and direct reports.

. Performed other Motorola employees' activities and Motorola volunteer

program.

Marketing Coordinator / Event Management (1998 - 2001)

. Developed and administered $1M budget for major events in LA

countries.

. Contributed with marketing plans, new products launches, major events,

trade shows.

. Generated internal and external communications regarding product

releases and responsible for generating press releases.

. Managed VP agenda to meet with important customers at trade shows.

Also travel arrangements for LA executives attending shows in United

States, Brazil, and United Kingdom.

. Supported Strategy Planning team to better position Motorola in LA

which resulted in positive customer relationships.

. Improved customer information retrieval time dramatically for active

and new opportunities.

. Served as Customer Acquisition Process (CAP) Administrator and trained

sales and marketing teams at all levels. Also Market and Product Line

Planning (MPP) to identify, plan and fund solutions that deliver value

to target customers and markets.

MOTOROLA iDEN, Sunrise, Florida 1992 -- 1998

Executive Administrative / Marketing Coordinator (1996 - 1998)

. Performed all administrative functions to President, Worldwide

Marketing VP, and Distribution team.

. Worked with Portfolio Manager in products localization and launching

new products.

Customer Project Coordinator (1992 - 1996)

. Assisted LA Program Management team during project life cycle from

system sales (pre-award) through customer acceptance (post-award).

. Managed multiple project accounts which contained sold services for

training, field labor and system staging.

. Traveled with Quality Manager on "Mapping Process" project in Chicago,

Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Colombia resulting in an improved,

streamlined process for bids, quotes, and requests for product

information.

. Worked directly with logistics department in Chicago, order entry

department and expediters in Miami for export of equipment and follow

up through destination and custom.

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Bachelor of Art (BA), Business Administration, Barry University-Miami, FL

Associate of Science, (AS), Office Management, Northern Essex Community

College-Haverhill, MA

Associate of Science (AS), Executive Secretarial, Northern Essex Community

College-Haverhill, MA

Global Franchise Partnering training, Achieving Breakthrough Results Summit

White and Yellow badge, Completed CAP (Customer Acquisition Process)

Customer Support and Sales Works Tool, Marketing & Product Planner (MPP)

Member of the Trade Shows Association (Washington DC)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Word Suite: Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS

PowerPoint,

Outlook, Internet, Webmoney.



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