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Levi Perez

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Summary

Versatile and driven Marketing and Business
Development Manager with years of experience Marketing, Business Development, and
Sales Teams. With strong record of contributing to winning strategies and
revenue increases in fast-paced environments in technology and small appliances
industries. Building strong key-relationships delivering high returns and
proven ability to identify business opportunities driving profitable outcomes.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Able to collaborate and build rapport with internal, external and international stakeholders. Project Management & Product Development.

Eye for detail while keeping focused on goals. Creative Art Direction

Vendor Relationship Management Budget Planning & Tracking

Event Logistics Planning & Coordination Fluent in Spanish

Advanced in Ms Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Experience

04/2012 to Present

Business Development Manager BlueStar Latin America - Miramar, FL

Responsible for the overall business performance of four of the multiple company brands in Latin America.
Pricing Management: Price changes, price exceptions, promotional pricing.
Inventory Management: Parameters by product line, stock rotation and stock management.
Purchase Management: Sales pipeline management, product loads.
Sales strategy: Keep running record of open/lost/won deals of each one of the products' brand in each of the LA countries.
Serve as a liaison between BlueStar and the brands represented.
Responsible of various performance reports including POS Report and QBRs presentations.
Customer Relationship Management.
Marketing Management: Lead marketing campaigns and actively participate in industry events.

10/2011 to 12/2011

Asociate Marketing Manager Hair U Wear - Sunrise, FL
Hired as a temporary contractor for developing marketing timeline calendar and catalogues for the company's product portfolio.
Developed a Calendar Timeline Track file in order to attain efficiency in tracking Product Development and Marketing multiple projects.
Helped in developing catalogues and sales materials for the multiple product lines.

02/2008 to 02/2011

Project Specialist Applica Consumer Products - Miramar, FL
Began as Senior Marketing Assistant providing expertise in the preparation of marketing materials as well as served as intermediary between integral departments. Promoted to Project Specialist and became instrumental in driving projects from fruition to completion for the marketing department while functioned as key liaison with internal and external stakeholders. Collaborated and drove collective efforts of members of the staff, consultants and outsourcing vendor representatives which resulted achievement of each projects' goals within timely manner. Improved the communication inter-departmental dynamics and advocated for the marketing needs. As a result the company was able to capitalize on the new marketing tools, which also incremented personal productivity. Responsible for documentation for NPD processes to get stakeholders approval on new SKU's. Key instrumental role in gathering and compiling information to understand consumer needs, market place opportunities and product assets. Depended upon for expertise for various marketing projects including Vendor Score Card, Assortment, and CM reporting. Facilitated the development of those key projects by anticipating needs and utilize internal resource to deliver solutions at minimum cost for the company. Revolutionized company's information sharing abilities by creating first ever Information Technology Newsletter which allowed vital information company-wide; maintained and oversaw administration of intranet portal. Ø Served as right-hand to senior directors in Channel Marketing, Marketing Services, and Strategic Marketing divisions in supporting large product market research activities and events which drove product development and exposure goals. Maintained and organized database of 500+ SKU's in different product stages, and was a key liaison for crucial projects for sales and marketing. Assisted in the creation of sell sheets and line reviews. Fiscal responsibilities including tracking and analyzing advertising budget expenditures, timely processing of Invoices and Purchase Orders follow up.

04/2007 to 10/2007

Marketing Coordinator Vital Dent - Miami Beach, FL

Drove all marketing activities from inception, development and execution for European Dental Care chain specialized in end-to-end dental services, with over 190 locations and 1,300 dental practitioners worldwide.
Played a pivotal role in redirecting corporate directives and implementing successful market-appropriate strategies; which significantly increased market penetration.
Directed all strategic and creative development of advertising and marketing initiatives for several clinics spanning South Florida.
Adapted the strategic vision from corporate headquarters in Spain and led the marketing strategy for the South Florida region, directing all media tactics resulting in high brand name awareness among both the Spanish and American markets.
Planned and executed special events.
Was very involved in the local communities participating with booths placements.
I hired and trained the personal exclusively for those events.
Design, developed and strategically placed local bi-lingual advertising, monthly post.

12/2000 to 06/2004

Sales Associate City TV - Bogotá

Recruited by locally owned start-up television channel due to relationship building and marketing skills; successfully developed advertising relationships with local firms which resulted in sustainable revenue for company which allowed company to become first local broadcasting channel dedicated to the Bogotá market.
Thoroughly researched market opportunities, identified key potential stakeholders, developed and presented proposals and actively pursued relationships which resulted in the establishment of vital advertising partnerships.
Created efficient client acquisition process by customizing presentations according to each client's requirements, preferences, and budgets.

01/1997 to 01/2000

Marketing Assistant Aquavita - Bogota

Originally hired to assist manager and quickly promoted due to excellence in marketing knowledge and activities to become instrumental in developing marketing team for company specializing in importing and exporting/product development of different water purification equipment.
Developed and oversaw design and production of marketing materials and presentations Coordinated logistics for trade shows and events Supervised team and vendors responsible for the production of packaging activities, oversaw proofreading, design, and printing.

Education

01/2010

Master of Business Administration: International Business
Florida Atlantic University - Boca Raton, FL

01/2003

Bachelor of Science: Communication in Advertising
Jorge Tadeo Lozano University - Bogotá

01/1994

Associate: Arts - Advertising and Merchandising
Central University - Bogotá

Language

Bilingual in English and Spanish

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