Maria Montesdeoca
Palm Spring,FL
Summary
Dynamic Operations Manager with a proven track record at Maximum Marketing, excelling in trade show coordination and vendor management. Expert in data analysis and conflict resolution, I successfully cleared $4M in deductions at Tribe Mediterranean Foods, enhancing profitability. Bilingual and skilled in team leadership, I drive productivity and foster strong customer relationships.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operations Manager/Trade Shows Coordinator
Maximum Marketing
Pompano Beach, FL
08.2013 - 05.2025
- Supporting and processing Distributor and retailers’ documents such as New Item form, Promotions, Price changes, etc.
- Managed vendor support for 100+ food and supplement vendors nationwide, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
- Coordinated new vendor introductions and brokered items nationally, ensuring compliance with federally regulated guidelines.
- Supported merchandising field personnel, overseeing software implementation and hardware usage.
- Successfully managed 30+ trade shows annually, handling registrations, schedules, travel arrangements, meetings, and working in person tradeshows.
- Promoted to Operations Manager in 2014, overseeing a 14-person regional staff and increasing productivity through team efforts.
- Reported directly to the Director of Operations and President.
Trade Promotion Spend/Deductions Analyst
Tribe Mediterranean Foods
Taunton, MA
04.2010 - 11.2012
- Monitored shipping orders, invoices, EDI, and mailings.
- Cleared $4M in unreconciled deductions, returning profit to Tribe within three weeks.
- Provided promotional analyses and developed working relationships with brokers and regional sales organizations.
Administrative Assistant
Johnson & Johnson
Taunton, MA
10.2007 - 04.2010
- Managed data entry, shipping orders, cycle counts, and various administrative tasks.
- Worked with multiple software systems including Chess, Coact, GD, Agile, Oracle, and Mitex.
Education
Associate - Law
Community College of Rhode Island
ProvidenceAssociate - Business Administrative Management
Katherine Gibbs School
Providence, RISkills
- Bilingual Judicial Interpreter
- Business Development
- Data Entry
- Marketing
- Outlook
- Sales
- Accounting
- Active listening
- Ability to prioritize and multitask
- Excellent customer service
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Proficient in MS Word
- Proficient in Excel
- Proficient in PowerPoint
- Proficient in Adobe Acrobat
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- Event coordination
- Trade promotion
- Data analysis
- Team leadership
- Customer relationship management
- Performance tracking
- Software implementation
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Conflict resolution
- Microsoft office expertise
- Problem-solving
- Performance monitoring
- Process improvement
- Troubleshooting and problem solving
- Schedule oversight
- Work flow planning
- Workforce training
- Employee motivation
- Customer service
- Data management
- Inventory control
- Staff management
- Performance reporting
- Negotiations expert
- Staff retention
- Contract review and recommendations
- Management
- HR planning
- Sales background
- Staff training
- Job applicant interviews
- Onboarding processes
- Training and mentoring
- Interviewing and prescreening
- Staff compensation
- Administering disciplinary procedures
- Recruitment and hiring
- Verbal and written communication
- Promotional analysis
- Data entry
- Trade show coordination
Certification
- Administrative Management
- Driver's License
- MS Office
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Operations Manager/Trade Shows Coordinator
Maximum Marketing
08.2013 - 05.2025
Trade Promotion Spend/Deductions Analyst
Tribe Mediterranean Foods
04.2010 - 11.2012
Administrative Assistant
Johnson & Johnson
10.2007 - 04.2010
Associate - Law
Community College of Rhode Island
Associate - Business Administrative Management
Katherine Gibbs School
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