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Gustavo Melgosa Marín

Gustavo Melgosa Marín

Hendaye

Summary

CEO & Commercial Director / Hardware: Results oriented to Sales and OR. 20 years of national and international experience in Europe and Latin America. Multichannel Commercial and Financial.Planning and Strategy. Continuous supervision of Purchasing, Logistics, HR and Finance.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Key Accounts Executive

Würth España S.A.
02.2024 - Current


  • Managed a diverse portfolio of Industrial accounts, aiming to develop our commercial relation throughout the increase of different sold items.
  • Steer customer to Multichannel Strategy: Direct Sales, E-business and Pick-up Shops.
  • Integration of automatized purchasing processes through the installation of inventory management systems
  • Continuous feed-back with our Area Managers monitoring industry trends, competitor tracking and core range pricing.
  • Figures: Sales 2024-206.903 euros

2025-YTD 111.420 euros

Forecast-267.000 euros

Growth- 29,5%

Managing Director

Würth Costa Rica S.A
01.2015 - 12.2023
  • Aligning the company to the strategy and values of the Würth Group
  • Monitoring of all company departments: Finance, Purchasing, Logistics, Human Resources, IT and Marketing.
  • Commercial Management: Sales growth based on Range development: Core and essential products in all Divisions and their Branches and Sales Headcount increase.
  • Development of a software for the sales force to maximize the success of each sales visit, oriented to propose the most important items for the customer and collection
  • Design of remuneration systems for the sales force and for internal staff.
  • Monthly reports of Sales and Finance to headquarters in Germany
  • Define the sales and financial strategy to achieve the sales and P&L targets requested by the German parent company.
  • Figures: 2014 Sales: 842.643.676 CRC

2023 Sales: 3.185.637.266 CRC

CAGR: 16,13%

Managing Director

Würth Centroamérica (Panamá)
07.2016 - 01.2020
  • Restructuring of the company after the dismissal of the former Managing Director
  • Recovering the Würth culture and its core values
    Analyzing and purging the customer list, its division and branch and adapting a customized strategy.
  • Reduction of headcount in sales and internal sales, prioritizing the increase of productivity per salesperson, and focusing sales on the customers with the highest potential
  • Stabilise the company for its capitalisation in 2021.

Market Manager

Würth Management AG (Suiza)
09.2011 - 11.2012
  • Metal Division Development in all Latin America Würth subsidiaries.
  • Suggesting product lines to be included in the local catalogue according to the needs of each country's market.
  • Accompanying the sales network to observe, analyze and suggest changes to align salespeople to the Würth Methodology.
  • Assist in the analysis of the identification of customers according to their area and the key and essential products they need.
  • Filming of product training videos in Spanish in Künzelsau (Germany).
  • Report back to Division Metal International Head of based in Rorschach, Switzerland


Sales Representative

Würth España S.A.
01.2003 - 09.2011
  • Development of Metal Division Customer Portfolio
  • Achievement of Sales Targets
  • Increase of sold items per customer
  • Regular visits to the client according to their potential


Education

Bachelor of Journalism -

Universidad Del País Vasco
Leioa
06-1996

Skills

  • Sales Management / Direct Sales
  • Development and Leadership of the Sales Team
  • National and International markets expertise
  • Exponential growth of sales through the analysis of the main KPIs and the respective Planning of the Sales Strategy to improve them Growth in each of the items of the Multichannel Strategy Year-on-year growth of 16%
  • General Management / Supervision of Purchasing, Logistics, Human Resources, Finance and Marketing
  • Align the Company in a single direction following the strategies set by the parent company
  • Marketing / Sales
    Marketing oriented to the development of the product catalogue and customers
    Incorporation of new lines according to local markets and customer needs

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
French
Upper intermediate (B2)
Basque
Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Hobbies and Interests

Sailing

Communication 

Languages

Timeline

Key Accounts Executive

Würth España S.A.
02.2024 - Current

Managing Director

Würth Centroamérica (Panamá)
07.2016 - 01.2020

Managing Director

Würth Costa Rica S.A
01.2015 - 12.2023

Market Manager

Würth Management AG (Suiza)
09.2011 - 11.2012

Sales Representative

Würth España S.A.
01.2003 - 09.2011

Bachelor of Journalism -

Universidad Del País Vasco
Gustavo Melgosa Marín