Sales/Purchasing - International Trade and Commerce

RENE GONZALEZ III

*** *. ******** ***. *** San Antonio, Texas 78204

****.***********@*****.*** 956-***-****

Experience

Quality Metals – San Antonio, TX December 2013 – May 2014

Outside Sales Representative

• Retain and service a portfolio of forty customers by communicating with them on a weekly basis in

order to determine and satisfy their needs, while achieving monthly sales goals.

• Expand customer portfolio and entering new markets through a process of cold calling, setting up

appointments with current customers and prospects, and by constantly sending customer quotes of the

materials that they need.

• Had sales of 130k on my first month as a sales representative, which equaled to 30% of the branch’s

sales.

Quality Metals – San Antonio, TX January 2013 – December 2013

Inside Sales/Sales Coordinator

• Follow up on price quotations, purchase orders, order changes, and adjustments on a daily basis to meet

customer needs; formed part of the sales team that exceeded the $1 million monthly goal for the first time.

• Serviced existing accounts, and cold called potential customers to establish new accounts in order to

increase sales.

• Performed inventory management on a daily basis to make sure that product and accessories were

available, in order to satisfy customer needs and increase sales.

Agrinova Foods – San Antonio, TX March 2010 – April 2011/ September 2012 – January 2013

Purchasing/Sales

• Sourced beef, pork and poultry products based on the customer requirements to provide a diversified range

of products which resulted $3.8 million in sales in 2010; negotiated costs with suppliers to increase profit

margins

• Communicate and coordinate with suppliers, clients and custom house brokers in regards to the shipment of

the product, delivery of product and necessary documentation to expedite food perishable exports and

minimize loss.

• Follow up on all operations to ensure the customer receives the product entirely satisfied.

DeFlores LLC– San Antonio, TX June 2012 – August 2012

VOS Corporate Development Intern

• Formed part of the lead generation which included the research of potential clients among the San

Antonio and southeastern United States region.

• Traveled to Guatemala to gain first-hand knowledge of the supply chain process, and attended meetings

with the factory manager and government personnel to diversify the product line and establish partnership

opportunities.

Frost Bank – San Antonio, TX June – July 2009

Customer Service Specialist Intern

• Ensured customers received quality service by assisting incoming calls, emails and mail requests that dealt

with account related questions, complaints and requests in order to retain customer satisfaction; Utilized

computer applications to log and retrieve information, and to track and resolve problem areas.

• Worked with team members to identify and resolve problems; appropriately referred calls to team leader for

follow-up

• Presented feedback on the customer service training program to regional managers to recommend

improvements.

Education

The University of Texas at San Antonio August 2012

Master of Business Administration- International Business, GPA: 3.3

Study Abroad: Malaysia-Singapore (Summer 2012), Guatemala (Summer 2012)

St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX December 2009

Bachelor of Business Administration- Corporate Finance and International Business, GPA: 3.21

Study Abroad: London (Fall 2006), Spain (Spring 2008)

D.D. Hachar Scholarship, Recipient August 2006 – December 2009

Additional

Skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), QuickBooks

Languages: Native Spanish (read, write & speak)

Organizations: Delta Sigma Pi, November 2007 – December 2009

International Business Honor Society, September 2007 – December 2009

Awards: San Antonio Ambassador Program June 2012 – August 2012

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