Sales Executive Assistant

MARTHA LARIOS Mission Viejo, CA ***** Cell: 760-***-****

e-mail: ******.******@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

< Executive Assistant with over 10 years of experience providing direct

support to senior executives

< Dedicated and focused; able to prioritize and complete multiple tasks

< An independent and self-motivated professional with the ability to

anticipate project needs, and proactively obtain them

< Highly proficient in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook; type-

writing speed at over 70 wpm

< Fluent in English, Spanish (both spoken and written)

EXPERIENCE

Freeelance personal assistant apr 2009 - present

. Assist two business owners in a personal and administrative capacity

including; dealing with contractors for small residential construction

projects, bill paying, file organization, bank deposits, personal

errands and problem resolution.

Executive Assistant to President and to CFO Dec 2008 - Mar 2009

Sara Lee Household and Body Care Iberia - Barcelona, Spain

. Maintained calendar for highly active Executives; scheduling meetings

and conferences, filtering all incoming communication

. Acted as liaison for President; cultivating professional relationships

with employees and external contacts of all levels

. Prepared monthly financial and sales reports; developed hard copy and

electronic filing systems

. Developed yearly plan for periodic meetings; organized both in-house and

off-site meetings including facility contract and caterings and

equipment rental

. Developed presentations and prepared meeting materials as necessary;

attended board meetings to take minutes for their distribution to

attendees; followed-up on action points

. Arranged complicated travel plans; prepared travel documentation;

tracked expenses

. Maintained office supplies & equipment and worked with IT group for

solving of technical issues for Executive Office

Executive Assistant to President Jun 2004 - Dec 2008

Bimbo-Martinez Comercial (a Sara Lee Company) - Barcelona, Spain

. Maintained calendar for President and three Directors, included high

level of meeting/conference organization & event planning

. Acted as liaison for President with both co-workers and clients;

assisting sales field with individual issues involving head office,

assisting distributors & consumers with problem solving

. Assisted with Export calls and eventually became responsible for Export

Sales; duties include price requests, sample shipment, order processing,

& coordination of production, delivery and payment - annual sales of

$75,000

. Organized annual national sales convention; including facility search,

equipment rental, caterers, travel, and group activities

. Tracked KAM budget and maintained registry of customer trade agreements;

communicated with Finance department to assure availability of funds

Executive Assistant to Vice President Mar 1997 - Jun 2004

Bimbo, S.A./Sara Lee Bakery, Iberia - Barcelona, Spain

. Secretarial support to VP Sales & Marketing, then later to VP Planning,

Finance & IT

Executive Assistant Planning, Development & International 1995-

February 1997

The Earthgrains Company - St. Louis, Missouri (later acquired by Sara Lee)

. Secretarial support to VP of Planning & Development as well as to all

international visitors

. From this position, I was offered a position in Spanish subsidiary,

Bimbo, S.A.

Export Assistant - Latin America 1993-1995

Mallinckrodt Chemical Company - St. Louis, Missouri

. Customer Service to Latin America - sales, export document preparation,

shipping

Additional Accomplishments at Sara Lee

. Participated as Spanish representative in an international company-wide

initiative to establish preferred hotel suppliers & and another project

to establish event organization suppliers on both a local and

international level; involved contact & negotiation with potential

providers

. Led Spanish team in company-wide project to develop own travel

reservation program; involved testing and problem solving of program

function as well as IT issues

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES

Cottey College - Nevada, Missouri: Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal

Arts

Indio High School - Indio, CA: High School Diploma

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