Management, Operations Manager, Farm and production
Resume:
MARLON G. CARRERA
Accomplished Farm management, Supply Chain Management and Business Operations with experience leveraging communication and leadership skills to coach, manage, and motivate a diverse workforce in challenging environments.
SELECTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
Successfully managed a $70M+ multi-crops end-to-end operation budget.
Lead the organizational transformation to merge commercial and supply chain departmental units to launch the new Business Operations stream.
Managed a 47 acre production facility and reduced the operating costs 20% year over year while maintaining quality, performance and product reliability.
Delivered ornamental assortments from a single supplier to the entire North American marketplace.
Instrumental in leading the Alva Florida production site to obtain the Florida State Manufacturer of the Year in 2012
Engaged and managed cross-functional multi-geographic team members to deliver project tasks, and promote the growth of individuals within the company.
Established and implemented KPIs to track and manage financial performance against operational results in operations in Guatemala, Mexico, North Carolina, Florida and California.
Appointed as the Company ambassador to manage the transition and integration activities related to corporate acquisitions.
Lead the management efforts to construct new USDA approved production greenhouses.
Successfully managed the implementation of Farm Management software with integration points into SAP for 7 site locations.
Established a zero (OSHA) recordable incident track record for 3 years running spanning multiple site locations.
Dedicated advocate for promoting HSES (Health, Safety, Environment, and Security) in the workplace.
Defined policies and procedures to guarantee compliance across internal and external business streams.
Implemented lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives which resulted in a consistent increase of 20% efficiencies.
Operations Management Change Management Employee Development
Organizational Management Supplier Development Trials and New Introductions
Planning Management Farm & Production Mgmt Continuos Improvement
Project management Performance indicators Demand Management 940 Brook way, Gilroy CA, 95020
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
FOUNDATIONAL, LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
11+ years of extensive large corporate ($33B) experience with exposure to operational leadership, employee growth and management, business partnering, and financial management.
5+ years in an operational regional leadership role with extended responsibilities with global leaders, managing mangers from different departments in the organization.
16+ years of experience in Multi-crops seeds and vegetative, managing and leading the core business operations.
Engaged and managed a team of cross-departmental resources to increase the efficiencies of cold chain management, pest controls, fertilization, harvesting, and energy.
Lead the efforts to create a culture that promotes (Health, Safety and Environment) HSE by promoting recognition for identifying potential concerns.
Established a culture of continuous improvement within the business operations stream.
Identified as the go to person for Program and Project coaching and mentoring.
Disciplined in the core fundamentals of the project management lifecycle.
Core Strengths: Responsible, Harmony, Achiever, Analytical, and Discipline. CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM MANAGEMENT
16+ years of experience executing, collaborating, and managing multiple strategic project deadlines within scope and budget utilizing cross-departmental and multi-geographic based teams.
Extensive day-to-day interaction with Production, Marketing, Finance, Sales, Legal, and Procurement.
Collaborated with the cross departmental functional leaders to identify opportunities for improvement.
11+ years of direct experience leading Programs requiring governance approvals from regional and global decision making committees.
Initiated and implemented site-wide change management programs.
Managed new product introductions (NPI) for seeds and vegetative launches while engaging with on-going development activities and providing continued product support.
Recognized as an exceptional problem solver with business acumen. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Head NA Business Operations Flowers Home & Garden
Syngenta Flowers, Inc. Gilroy CA. December 2013 – October 2015 In addition to my responsibilities as Regional Supply Chain Manager, I was overseeing the Customer Service department. They are responsible for all external communications with our customers and also for Order management. Essentially, Business Operations is now including Vegetative and Seeds Regional Supply Chain, Planning, Logistics, Seeds processing (Pick, Pack, and Ship),Project management, Quality, and Customer service for the entire North America region. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE/INFORMATION
Agricultural Engineer. San Carlos University Guatemala. Early Career Accomplishments, 1995–1998
Professor, Mathematics and Physics
San Carlos University, Guatemala
Bilingual English-Spanish
Post-grade trainings in business administration, finance and cost management NA Regional Supply Chain Manager Flowers Home & Garden Syngenta Flowers, Inc. Gilroy CA.
December 2012 – December 2013
In this position I was responsible for all the logistics and supply chain operations for the entire North American market for flowers, seeds and unrooted cuttings. These products are produced in production locations in Guatemala, Mexico, North Carolina and Alva Florida. From those locations we supply the cuttings and seeds to customers in the United States and Canada, and also to three rooting stations which are located on both the East and West coasts of United States. I was also responsible to make sure we supply the seeds from our hub in Gilroy, California to all regions including North America, Europe and Asia, with North America being 80% of the business. The seeds are shipped in raw conditions and with multiple enhancements such pelleting, priming and coating. Site Manager (Alva, Florida)
Syngenta Flowers, Inc.
February 2010 – December 2012
In this position I was responsible for the entire operation regarding the Chrysanthemums production for all of the North America market including Canada. At this facility company produce around 130 million unrooted cuttings with at least 145 different Garden and Pot mum varieties. It is also produced about 15 different Aster varieties. With my team, we were able to significantly reduce the operations cost and deliver a solid financial performance which allowed the company to reduce the standard cost of our products by 20%.
General Manager (Kapok Plantas, Guatemala CA)
Syngenta Flowers, Inc.
August 2007 – February 2010
Production Manager (Kapok Plantas, Guatemala CA)
Syngenta Flowers, Inc.
August 2004 – August 2007
Project Manager (Kapok Plantas, Guatemala CA)
Syngenta Flowers, Inc.
May 2004 – August 2004
Farm Manager
Mayacrops SA
April 1998 – May 2004
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