Roberto Andrade

Ongoing consulting project focused on the improvement of the packing impact on the environment and costs, looking for sustainability alternatives

• Managed the Duracell brand across Guatemala country, following Berkshire Hathaway’s market strategy and local salesforce and distribution • Reached more than 15% growth in Guatemala’s 2nd top retailer by implementing new business and trade marketing ideas in the market • Upgraded forecast process by aligning Berkshire Hathaway’s forecast with Arium Corp’s, reducing underage costs by more than 50% versus last year

• Guided, as a facilitator, more than 30 operations managers into operational excellence theories and practice • Spearheaded more than 6 apps developments for small businesses with personal partnership software, such as sports, traveling, and e-commerce apps • Re-engineered and standardized supply chain and production processes for a startup company, attaining 25% more production efficiency

• Reached 10% increase in revenue and 20% lower stockouts in Home-Care producer by implementing software and advising in supply chain strategy • Advised TIGO, the largest telecom company in the region, suggesting more than 10 changes to build an efficient advertisement process

• Led merchandising team with 10 direct reports and 240 indirect reports, responsible for merchandising service to 20+ brands in 500+ points of sales • Redesigned merchandisers and supervisors routes with 3D maps, improving fixed costs by more than 10% • Designed KPI’s and improved service to brands onto cero complains strategy and problem-solving mindset

• Created Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process in the distribution business, enhancing costs of inventory overloads by more than 20,000 USD per month • Designed company's forecasting process, leading to change the order quantity of consumer's products, resulting in fewer stockouts and less inventory

• Led project to establish a new distribution center in Monterrey, Mexico, with Shell Lubricant Company, which gave an increase of sales of more than 20% • Enhanced company's meeting system by applying Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) method, resulting in a better flow in problem-solving among managers