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Galo Flor

OCEANSIDE

Summary

Hard-driving business leader offering skill in strategic business planning and team development. Skillfully recruit and train employees at all levels to meet customer and business demands. Articulate, forward-thinking and resourceful in meeting unique needs.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner

Galo Flor Landscape
01.2003 - Current
  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
  • Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions..
  • Hired trained, and managed a high-performing team of employees dedicated to achieving company goals.
  • Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts, and costs.
  • Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
  • Established a positive workplace culture that fostered employee engagement, collaboration, and loyalty.
  • Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.

Purchasing Manager

Grangetto's Farm and Garden Supply
02.2020 - 05.2023
  • Purchased most merchandise and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
  • Developed a more dynamic and effective purchasing program that minimized shelf overcrowding and made suppliers more efficient at providing merchandise.
  • Hired and trained capable personnel to attend effective market reports, quick response for special orders and inventory management
  • Generated reports, documents and analysis in [Software] for senior management review and approval. Developed more effective purchasing strategies.

Operations Manager

Various Firms
08.1990 - 06.2000
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics. Applied continuous learning and innovating procedures.
  • Achieved higher employee retention rates by creating new products and developing pay incentives based on merit, Increased productivity and substantially grew companies earnings.
  • Created operation Manuals at almost all of various firms for production from start to shipping, created and appointed clerks to hiring, training, seasonal workforce hiring, and oversaw Labor Law compliance,
  • Reported directly to top management/owners on a daily basis. With a workforce on the hundreds, knew every employee by name, occupation, strengths, and potential. Often used these to impulse employee to increase personal productive and pay, thus increasing company's profit substantially.

MOTOR TRANSPORT SPECIALIST, SUPPLY NCO, TRAINER

USMC
08.1986 - 08.1990

*Honorably served and discharged from Active Duty.

*Awarded multiple Meritorious Promotions, Commendations, Good Conduct Medal, Sea Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon, Philippine Anti -Terrorist Campaign Award, Cold War Medal, Team Spirit Maneuvers Award in Far East Theatre.

*Proficiently and safely oversaw handling and transportation of supplies, food, and ammunition for entire unit while on deployment. Received and trained new Marines at such activities.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ
06-1994

Associate of Arts - Business Supervision

Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
04-1992

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

National University
La Jolla, CA
04-1991

Skills

  • Staff hiring, extensive experience at hiring, training, mentoring, and replacement
  • Business Administration from start to final products or services

Languages

English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Purchasing Manager

Grangetto's Farm and Garden Supply
02.2020 - 05.2023

Owner

Galo Flor Landscape
01.2003 - Current

Operations Manager

Various Firms
08.1990 - 06.2000

MOTOR TRANSPORT SPECIALIST, SUPPLY NCO, TRAINER

USMC
08.1986 - 08.1990

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

University of Phoenix

Associate of Arts - Business Supervision

Palomar College

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

National University
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