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Laura Karina Areizaga Lara

Laura Karina Areizaga Lara

Business Administrator
Mexico City

Summary

Highly organized Travel Coordinator and expense reports in Concur with 9+ years in booking and managing travel arrangements for business for business trips. Proven ability to negotiate competitive rates and identify cost-effective solutions.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Admin

Contitech Fluid Distribuidora
Mexico City
02.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for pricing master data in Tlalnepantla, Monterrey and Montemorelos plants - creation & maintenance
  • Order Entry in SAP
  • Customer Portal Support (pulling contracts, entering quotes / pricing info)
  • Forecasting Support
  • Sales Reporting Support (Margin Report, Sales Report & Loss Maker Report)
  • Accrual Support
  • Capacity Analysis Support
  • Recovery of tooling payments from BMW.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
  • Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
  • Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.

Sales Coordinator

Husky Injection Molding System
Mexico City
04.2017 - 02.2023
  • Managed 6 executive calendars and scheduled meetings, engagements, conferences, and business trips
  • Order Entry
  • Work closely with Sales Team to ensure accuracy / up -to-date information in CRM
  • Using the company travel booking tool to make travel bookings (i.e.: air, hotel, etc.), and coordinate travel itineraries with detailed agendas for customer visits/meetings
  • Accurate weekly reporting to Senior/Executive Level Team on CRM opportunities, Orders, Budget, etc.
  • Liaison between Sales Area Managers & Business Unit Project Engineers
  • Weekly/Monthly expenses through Concur Expenses Management System for LATAM Team´s expenses
  • Support with international shows of plastic industry such as NPE in Orlando, K-Show & Drinktec in Germany
  • Volunteered for extra shifts during holidays and other busy periods to alleviate staffing shortages.
  • Trained newly hired sales team in upselling techniques.

Sales Assistant

ExxonMobil
Mexico City
06.2016 - 04.2017
  • Manage Sales Manager of Chemicals complex and frequent travel arrangements with a company travel booking and transportation for foreign visitors
  • Creation of expense reports and filing systems
  • Control of the agenda of the team, and coordinate meetings outside and inside of the company
  • Control of prices, quotations for the customers and weekly reports of international prices
  • In charge of ergonomic matters
  • Create purchase orders and low values
  • Create weekly and monthly reports of sales using BI
  • Maintenance of account plans of our customers in SAP
  • Create of customer contracts.

Credit and Collection Analyst

Epson Mexico
Mexico City
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Analysis, Integration and Conciliation of accounts receivable
  • Timely recovery of income and expenses for the maintenance of assigned customers
  • Identification and application of payments
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Portfolio Reports for Closing Month
  • Implementation and Maintenance of VARS clients in Mexico
  • Cash application.
  • Analyzed customer data such as financial statements to determine level of risk involved for extending credit.
  • Reviewed credit reports to comprehensively view borrowers' credit history and identify potential red flags.
  • Located customers with overdue accounts and solicited payment in compliance with fair debt collection practices.

Executive Assistant

Epson Mexico
Mexico City
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Support to the South (Argentina and Brazil) for SAP implementation
  • Experience in customer and vendor master LATAM in SAP
  • Get the best air fares and reduce stationery cost.
  • Promoted team productivity by keeping supplies organized and well-stocked.
  • Managed mail and both incoming and outgoing correspondence, mail, email and faxes.
  • Filed paperwork and organized computer-based information.

Education

MBA - Business Administration Based in Finance

Tecmilenio
Ciudad De Mexico
12.2024

Associate of Business Administration - Business Administration

Universidad Latinoamericana
Ciudad De Mexico
03.2015

High School Diploma -

Robert E Lee High School
Tyler, Texas
08.2009

Skills

  • Effective time management
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Travel planning and cost analysis
  • Executive presentations and reporting analysis
  • System implementations
  • Customer service
  • Operational efficiency
  • Time Management
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Decision-Making

Timeline

Sales Admin

Contitech Fluid Distribuidora
02.2023 - Current

Sales Coordinator

Husky Injection Molding System
04.2017 - 02.2023

Sales Assistant

ExxonMobil
06.2016 - 04.2017

Credit and Collection Analyst

Epson Mexico
01.2015 - 01.2016

Executive Assistant

Epson Mexico
01.2014 - 01.2015

MBA - Business Administration Based in Finance

Tecmilenio

Associate of Business Administration - Business Administration

Universidad Latinoamericana

High School Diploma -

Robert E Lee High School
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