About

Francis Roberto Gándara Sandoval is a seasoned Commercial Account Manager with over 7 years of experience in the consumer goods and services industry. He excels in building strong client relationships and maximizing sales opportunities across assigned regions and territories, driven by his passion for entrepreneurship and new business development. Currently, Francis is working as an Asesor Técnico Comercial Distribución at amanco wavin, where he manages resources to achieve sales quotas, develops relationships with key accounts of the distribution channel, and creates strategies to grow portfolio profitability sustainably. He is responsible for managing the sell-in and sell-out of Key Accounts and the Key Accounts Marketing Annual Plan, with an annual quota of $3.3M. In his previous role as a Key Account Manager at grupo pbs, Francis administered and managed resources to exceed customer expectations and generate the expected profitability on key accounts. He developed relationships with customers to design integral solutions that generated value to ensure the closing of businesses and increase the wallet share. He also performed as a Project Manager implementing the proposed solution. His achievements include Regional Projects Management (C.A.) and the best seller award 4Q 2016 and 1Q 2017, with an annual sales quota of $720K. Prior to that, Francis worked as a Regional Sales Executive at grupo master bosch, where he advised on purchases of manual and electric tools for the heavy industry market in the North Central America region, ensuring the growth of the wallet share of each brand. He opened operations in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and supported managers in factory PO, product rotation, marketing, and sales strategies. He achieved a 60% sustainable growth in sales in the portfolio for three consecutive years, with an annual sales fee of $600K. Francis holds a degree in Industrial Mechanical Engineering from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, a Private Pilot License from the Escuela De Instruccion Altitud, and a Master's degree in Energy and Environment from the same university. He is a motivated and results-driven professional who is always seeking to exceed sales goals and build strong client relationships.