Fernando Salido
Mexico City,CDMX
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHE
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mexico City
02.2023 - Current
- Responsible for the administration of the Mexican Representation abroad
- Manage salaries, expenses, purchases, hiring of local employees, and compliance with regulations and laws
- Accounting and budget activities, inventory control, and contracts.
PROJECT ASSISTANT
Olgoonik Technical Services – Contractor for INL, U.S. Department of State at the U.S. Embassy
Mexico City
03.2021 - 09.2022
- Provide general administrative support, project execution, coordination, and monitoring of program milestones in both English and Spanish, using translation skills
- Assist in analyzing and anticipating requirements, articulating discussion points, coordinating with host national counterparts, and supporting supply and payment management.
REGIONAL SALES MANAGER
WD-40 Co. Ltd.
Mexico City
05.2020 - 03.2021
- Responsible for identifying, incorporating, and managing key commercial accounts
- Independently and collaboratively develop sales and marketing plans for key accounts through traditional commercial channels to achieve and exceed sales, EBITDA, and brand value growth
- Understand customer and end-user needs across all brands to analyze, research, negotiate, and close sales; collaborate with external partners to align and commit to annual plans.
WHOLESALE SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Reckitt Benckiser
Mexico City
10.2018 - 01.2020
- Develop and manage B2C relationships, supporting customer-focused strategy and ensuring local RB business objectives are met
- Contribute to exceeding sales KPIs (net income and commercial spending) by working with the brand and trade marketing to achieve promotional strategies and executions
- Manage negotiations with customers regarding RB's commercial strategy.
SUPPLIER COORDINATOR
Estrategias GP
Mexico City
07.2018 - 10.2018
- Act as the primary liaison with clients to achieve the best commercial and contractual terms by optimizing costs and sustainable savings
- Research products, services, and market prices for client budget consideration, conduct benchmarking exercises, and develop and update current purchasing policies according to needs
- Manage the bidding process by handling price negotiations and commercial terms and conducting supplier management evaluations.
PURCHASING MANAGER
CIRSA Mexico
Mexico City
03.2017 - 04.2018
- Coordinate and lead a team of 7 purchasing agents along with 7 warehouse employees
- Implement B2B negotiations and acquisition of new suppliers for the business
- Design, develop, and implement new purchasing strategies and processes within the company, ensuring that internal clients and the company are aligned with organizational goals and budgets and operate profitably.
LOGISTICS PROJECT COORDINATOR
U.S. Embassy (DOJ-OPDAT)
Mexico City
11.2013 - 03.2017
- Manage the procurement process from supplier search to tracking payment for goods and services while respecting standards, rules, policies, and procedures
- Ensure compliance with contractual conditions, maintain and organize databases to generate reports, collect statistics, and evaluate metrics
- Plan and organize different projects with the Government of Mexico and the U.S
- Embassy, including their execution and monitoring; coordinate internal and external event logistics as well as national and international conferences; develop and manage annual budgets.
Education
MASTER'S DEGREE - International Business Management
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Barcelona07-2010
BACHELOR'S DEGREE - Business Administration
Tec De Monterrey
Hermosillo12-2002
DIPLOMA - International Business
Maastricht University
Maastricht05-2001
Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Relationship Building
- Customer Relations
- Leadership
- Ms Office Software Proficiency
- Teamwork
- Project Management
- Procurement
- Events planning
Languages
Spanish
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Timeline
ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHE
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
02.2023 - Current
PROJECT ASSISTANT
Olgoonik Technical Services – Contractor for INL, U.S. Department of State at the U.S. Embassy
03.2021 - 09.2022
REGIONAL SALES MANAGER
WD-40 Co. Ltd.
05.2020 - 03.2021
WHOLESALE SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Reckitt Benckiser
10.2018 - 01.2020
SUPPLIER COORDINATOR
Estrategias GP
07.2018 - 10.2018
PURCHASING MANAGER
CIRSA Mexico
03.2017 - 04.2018
LOGISTICS PROJECT COORDINATOR
U.S. Embassy (DOJ-OPDAT)
11.2013 - 03.2017
MASTER'S DEGREE - International Business Management
Autonomous University of Barcelona
BACHELOR'S DEGREE - Business Administration
Tec De Monterrey
DIPLOMA - International Business
Maastricht University
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