Mikel Castilla

Experience

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  IVEX Beijing

  Feb 2002 - Dec 2003

  Internship
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  IVEX Guangzhou

  Jan 2004 - Dec 2006

  Director

  IVEX (Instituto Valenciano de la Exportacion) Government Agency promoting valencian companies.Recruited to establish government and business relations between Chinese and Valencian institutions and companies.Main jobs were market research, direct and inverse trade delegations and tailored services to Valencian companies.

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  Castilla Rienda

  Jan 2007 - Jul 2013

  General Manager

  Manufacturing and distributing textiles and trimmings for haberdashery, footwear, and apparel.Accomplished objective during this period:Designing and implementing new ERP. Focused on business areas with specific tools for each position. Using ERP implementation to define every area:Stock management. input/output, barcodes, product analysis.Purchasing. suppliers evaluation, cost analysis, tracking imports worldwide, reducing ETD's by 5 days average.Marketing and Sales. Client analysis, sales conditions, export department, passing from 5% to 30% of total sales. Finance. Financial dashboard lining up all business areas. Show less

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  Juanpoveda ASIA

  Nov 2014 - May 2022

  Operations Manager

  Manufacturing and distributing Textile for footwear and handbags.Clients: Fashion and Sport brands.Sales. Recruiting, training and supervising team.Sale strategy definition and implementation. Product development, textile and trimming collections. Trend analysis.Supply Chain. Selection of new suppliers, searching new techniques to add value to the company product portfolio.Production Planning. Choose and buy New productions lines with new machinery and hire experienced staff.Physical testing. Set up new lab, buy testing machinery and define internal lab standards. Show less

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  Cielo Apilado SL

  Jan 2021 - now

  Ecommerce Consultant

  Around 22.5% of the world population is buying online, which means over 1.5 billion people. By implementing e-commerce into your business model, you can create a strong stream of revenue.Ecommerce enables startups and large-scale businesses to enhance their revenue through an online customer base. Considering the situation of the Covid-19 pandemic, consumers will continue to prefer online purchasing due to avoid unnecessary hassles and social distancing. It offers safety, convenience, and the facility to find out products in real-time. If you own an online store, it means that your shop is open 24/7 for customers. There is no restriction due to lockdowns or any reason that forces consumers to shop at specific timings. Ecommerce provides a great deal of comfort to the consumers. Shoppers don’t have to bear the hassles of traffic or getting ready while shopping online. All they need is a laptop or smartphone to select a product, pay for it online, and it will be delivered.If you have a business but still do not sell your products online, I can help you to create your online business. Show less