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Juan Carlos Ramírez Villalvazo

Sales Director
Mexico City

Summary

Committed to inclusive leadership and continuous learning, thriving on driving top- and bottom-line growth in the fast-moving consumer goods industry. Recognized for prioritizing, simplifying, and positively contributing to business results.

Known for leading cross-functional teams, mobilizing organizations, and influencing stakeholders with a complete understanding of P&L and revenue growth management.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Sales Director

Brown Forman
Mexico City
05.2019 - Current
  • Company Overview: Spirits producer and distributor of great brands like Jack Daniel's, Tequila Herradura, and New Mix. Sales: USD $300 million and 250 employees.
  • Lead, inspire, motivate, and develop all sales organization: retail, wholesale, distributors, on premise, e-commerce, field sales operations and restocking teams.
  • Develop and implement a strong sales planning process aligned with the company's integrated planning process (finance, marketing), including joint customer plans.
  • Lead, define, and clarify the RTM/Commercial strategy, including channel and geographic prioritization.
  • Define and build the sales organization from a structure, capabilities, processes, and technology/tools.
  • Define incentives aligned to BFM goals and strategies and manage channels and customer P&Ls.
  • Reporting directly to: VP General Manager.
  • Reports: 5 direct / ~ 100 full sales team + ~200 agency demos & promoters.

Main Accomplishments:

  • Consistently outperformed our competitive set.
  • Drove the growth and sustained Mexico's ranking as the second most critical market form Brown Forman Corporation.
  • Cultivated a positive and agile team culture, consistently achieving top rankings in the Great Place To Work® (GPTW) indicator for the sales area.
  • Co-created along with Mexico's Leadership team Mexico's next five-year strategy and adjusted the sales structure aligned to the strategy.
  • Customers recognize us for our commercial strategy.
  • Key contributor in the definition of look of success.
  • Revitalized the On-Premise and wholesale strategy and vision, leading to increased market share and enhanced brand presence.
  • Led the B-F's Commercial Capabilities project for the sales Department.
  • Worked with RGM & Marketing to make bold prices increases looking to have the correct price index vs competitive set.
  • Made strategic decisions based on balanced thinking through pandemic and post-pandemic, delivering strong results and protecting customer relationships regardless of critical OOS and price increases..

Head of Retail

Brown Forman
Mexico City
10.2018 - 09.2019

Led retail teams across diverse channels, including Convenience, Clubs, Supermarkets, Department Stores, E-commerce and restocking area.

KAM Grouper Supermarkets

Brown Forman
Mexico City
07.2017 - 09.2018

Led the supermarket team and oversaw all restocking operations.

KAM Sr. Walmart

Brown Forman
Mexico City
05.2014 - 06.2017
  • Shaped and implemented a revitalized Walmart strategy, leading to increased profitability and elevated brand prominence, positioning Walmart as our fourth most important customer in Mexico.

National Manager Modern Trade

Red Bull
01.2013 - 12.2013
  • Company Overview: Creator and distributor of the iconic Energy Drink. Sales: USD $50 million and 100 employees.
  • Lead the business across different channels: distribution, wholesalers, and modern.
  • Own and exceed annual sales and gross profit targets.
  • Collaborate with internal KSH to identify business opportunities and develop appropriate tactics and strategies.
  • Lead market and customer visits to identify potential opportunities and ensure plan implementation.
  • Track and manage sales volume forecasting to anticipate demand.
  • Maintain and further develop key relationships at a corporate level.
  • Review and challenge the Key Account Strategy.
  • Ensure the use of defined financial tools to invest resources and maximize value creation.
  • Creator and distributor of the iconic Energy Drink. Sales: USD $50 million and 100 employees.


  • Reporting directly to: Sales director.
  • Direct Reports: 4 KAMs.


Main Accomplishments:

  • Sell in +8%. POS +5% YTD. Fill-rate improvement by 17% vs. LY. Created a report that allowed having an accurate forecast for modern channel. Designed a system to identify and share best practices across Red Bull Latin America.

KAM Sr. Monterrey

Hasbro
01.2012 - 12.2013
  • Company Overview: One of the biggest toy and game company with brands like: Nerf, Play Doh, Transformers, Marvel and My Little Pony. Sales: USD $360 million and 170 employees.


  • Develop and lead a high-season strategy, involving various departments to ensure the success of one of the company's key customers.
  • One of the biggest toy and game company with brands like: Nerf, Play Doh, Transformers, Marvel and My Little Pony. Sales: USD $360 million and 170 employees.
  • Reporting directly to: National accounts manager.
  • Direct Reports: 1 KAM Jr.
  • Main achievements: + 5% sell in vs target. Developed a catalog that helped increase the sell out by 7%. Implemented an automatic replenishment process that reduce Out of Stock.

Supermarkets and convenience KAM

Red Bull
01.2010 - 12.2012
  • Company Overview: Creator and distributor of the iconic Energy Drink. Sales: USD $30 million and 60 employees.
  • Establish a JBP routine that focuses on the consumer, which includes store activations, PICOS, and an effective store execution program.
  • Creator and distributor of the iconic Energy Drink. Sales: USD $30 million and 60 employees.
  • Reporting directly to: National accounts manager.
  • Direct Reports: 1 KAM Jr.
  • Main achievements: + 5% sell in vs target. Developed a catalog that helped increase the sell out by 7%. Implemented an automatic replenishment process that helped reduce.

Cash & Carry and convenience KAM

Red Bull
01.2009 - 12.2010
  • Company Overview: Creator and distributor of the iconic Energy Drink. Sales: USD $30 million and 60 employees.
  • Creator and distributor of the iconic Energy Drink. Sales: USD $30 million and 60 employees.

Wholesale KAM

Red Bull
01.2008 - 12.2008
  • Company Overview: Creator and distributor of the iconic Energy Drink. Sales: USD $30 million and 60 employees.
  • Creator and distributor of the iconic Energy Drink. Sales: USD $30 million and 60 employees.

Sales Distributors Supervisor

Red Bull
01.2007 - 12.2007
  • Company Overview: Creator and distributor of the iconic Energy Drink. Sales: USD $30 million and 60 employees.
  • Creator and distributor of the iconic Energy Drink. Sales: USD $30 million and 60 employees.

Mini supers Operations manager

Productos de Consumo Z
01.2005 - 12.2007
  • Company Overview: One of the biggest wholesalers in Mexico with national presence and more than 500 points of sale in different formats: Distribution, Cash & Carry, Wholesale, Supermarkets and B2B. Sales: USD $1,000 million and +7,000 employees.
  • I was a key contributor to the development of an innovative supermarket model for this major wholesale player.
  • One of the biggest wholesalers in Mexico with national presence and more than 500 points of sale in different formats: Distribution, Cash & Carry, Wholesale, Supermarkets and B2B. Sales: USD $1,000 million and +7,000 employees.
  • Reporting directly to: Mini Super Director.
  • Direct Reports: 3 Supervisors, 1 Assistant.
  • Main achievements: POS 10% vs LY. Operational control: sales and inventories.

Supermarkets Supervisor

Productos de Consumo Z
01.2005 - 12.2005

Supermarket Manager

Productos de Consumo Z
01.2004 - 12.2005

Education

MBA -

EGADE Business School (Escuela De Graduados Del ITESM)
Mexico City
01.2012 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Business Administration and Marketing -

ITESO (Universidad Iberoamericana)
Guadalajara
01.2000 - 01.2004

Skills

Business development and planning

Sales strategies

Networking and relationship building

Business development

Sales planning and forecasting

Financial acumen

People / Change management

Timeline

Sales Director

Brown Forman
05.2019 - Current

Head of Retail

Brown Forman
10.2018 - 09.2019

KAM Grouper Supermarkets

Brown Forman
07.2017 - 09.2018

KAM Sr. Walmart

Brown Forman
05.2014 - 06.2017

National Manager Modern Trade

Red Bull
01.2013 - 12.2013

KAM Sr. Monterrey

Hasbro
01.2012 - 12.2013

MBA -

EGADE Business School (Escuela De Graduados Del ITESM)
01.2012 - 01.2014

Supermarkets and convenience KAM

Red Bull
01.2010 - 12.2012

Cash & Carry and convenience KAM

Red Bull
01.2009 - 12.2010

Wholesale KAM

Red Bull
01.2008 - 12.2008

Sales Distributors Supervisor

Red Bull
01.2007 - 12.2007

Mini supers Operations manager

Productos de Consumo Z
01.2005 - 12.2007

Supermarkets Supervisor

Productos de Consumo Z
01.2005 - 12.2005

Supermarket Manager

Productos de Consumo Z
01.2004 - 12.2005

Bachelor of Business Administration and Marketing -

ITESO (Universidad Iberoamericana)
01.2000 - 01.2004
Juan Carlos Ramírez VillalvazoSales Director