Maria Elena Gil Andrade
Maria Elena Gil Andrade

Commercial Director and General Manager

Actively looking · Member since 14 Oct 2026
Location
Chia, Colombia
Desired salary
1170–2250 USD/monthly
Work preference
Remote Only / Full Time, Part Time, Contract, Freelance, Temporary
Experience level
Junior

About

Professional summary

I am a commercial and business management professional with approximately 24 years of experience leading sales, technical advisory, purchasing, imports, inventories, and customer service operations in Colombia.

I have extensive experience in industrial safety, occupational health, personal protective equipment, fire safety, high-temperature protection, construction, gas engineering, and water and sanitation products. I combine commercial leadership with technical product knowledge and consultative sales skills.

I have led the opening of new markets, development of permanent accounts, national negotiations, public and private tenders, supplier management, pricing, budgeting, collections, and business closing processes.

I am experienced in directing operational and commercial teams, training sales personnel, monitoring payroll and social security processes, supervising inventory, and ensuring customer orders are delivered satisfactorily.

I am recognized for my responsibility, discipline, interpersonal relationships, self-control, and commitment to achieving assigned goals. I am also able to support administrative processes including invoicing, documentation, databases, basic accounting, and payroll administration.

I have additionally provided care for an elderly dialysis patient, including peritoneal dialysis support, medical appointment coordination, and ongoing patient accompaniment.

Skills

16 capabilities

Experience

Career history

Caregiver for Elderly Dialysis Patient Natalia Oleinikova

I provide ongoing care and accompaniment for an elderly patient receiving dialysis.

My responsibilities include performing peritoneal dialysis four times per day, arranging medical appointments, and supporting the patient continuously.

General Manager Ingemae Construcciones S.A.S.

I led the development of construction, engineering, and architecture business opportunities, managing engineering and site operational personnel, construction progress, procurement, inventory, project costs, expenses, and reporting to consortium stakeholders.

I also directed commercial and operational activities related to industrial safety, occupational health, water supply, and sanitation products and services. My responsibilities included sales leadership, technical advice, national negotiations, imports, budgets, payroll and social security oversight, supplier payments, collections, pricing, commissions, and customer-order delivery.

Commercial Director Mephra S.A.S.

I opened new business opportunities and led the commercialization of industrial safety and occupational health equipment and services. I supported business closing, commercial-team training, technical sales advice, and customer delivery follow-up.

I managed national and imported purchasing, inventory, commercial and operational teams, sales budgets, national negotiations, payroll-related processes, commissions, collections, supplier payments, pricing, and management reports.

Commercial Director Bhienzzy S.A.S.

I managed business development and commercial sales of industrial safety and occupational health equipment and services. I trained the sales team, supported technical and commercial proposals, and ensured the fulfillment of customer orders.

My work included procurement and imports, inventory management, personnel supervision, budget compliance, high-value national negotiations, pricing, collections, commissions, supplier payments, and reporting to general management.

JGB Line Director, High-Temperature Equipment Occupational Safety And Health S.A.S.

I represented the JGB high-temperature protection equipment line nationally, developing relationships with new and existing clients and providing technical assessments to recommend suitable protection products.

I managed negotiations, quotations, distributor support, supplier communication, public and private fieldwork, tender participation, internal and client product training, invoicing, import verification, warranties, and sales of personal protective equipment to key accounts including firefighters and public-sector organizations.

Technical Analyst, Special Business Occupational Safety And Health S.A.S.

I reviewed public contracting portals to monitor active opportunities and identify new public and private business opportunities.

I prepared observations, justifications, supporting documentation, and bid materials. I also conducted fieldwork with public and private organizations to homologate products and position company offerings in special negotiations.

Deputy General Manager Natsar Ferretería Bogotá E.U.

I supervised a team of approximately 20 employees and trained new and existing personnel in personal protective equipment and work-at-height safety products.

I managed commercial budgets, technical-commercial advisory, tenders, national and imported purchases, payroll and social security processes, collections, national and international supplier payments, counter sales, new-account acquisition, and growth of existing accounts.

Commercial Director Comercializadora Ferlu Ltda.

I developed new commercial opportunities and sold personal protective equipment, water supply, and sanitation accessories. I also managed national purchases and delivered product training.

My responsibilities included commercial budget management, state tender negotiations, payroll-related administration, collections, national supplier payments, and price-list management.

Commercial Director CV Ingeniería De Gas Ltda.

I opened new business opportunities for natural gas line installation services and managed national procurement, inventory, and commercial and operational personnel.

I monitored sales budgets and national negotiations, managed payroll, social security contributions, commissions, collections, supplier payments, price lists, management reporting, sales, and technical advisory services.

Education

Learning history

Universidad La Gran Colombia

Professional Degree, Economics

Professional education in Economics.

Instituto Técnico de Seguridad Inteseg

Technical Degree, Industrial Safety

Technical training in industrial safety.

Comfenalco

Technical Degree, Business Administration

Technical education in business administration.

Colegio INEM Kennedy

Technical Commercial High School Diploma, Commercial and Accounting

Technical commercial and accounting secondary education.

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