Retail
Professional Services
Oil, Gas, and Mining
Education
Wholesale
Utilities
Active

Jaime

Wide experience in retail, from GM to COO and CCO

About Me

Passionate about Retail, with 30 years of leadership experience in senior executive roles. Proven track record across a broad range of functions — from commercial and operations to General Management — in sectors such as retail, energy, insurance, and telecommunications. Extensive experience in both multinational and local companies, successfully managing periods of growth as well as times of crisis. Committed to delivering results through a strong focus on four key stakeholders: Customers, Employees, Shareholders, and Suppliers. Recognized for driving projects forward and inspiring teams to engage and follow me, leading through effective communication and by example.

Jurisdiction

Spain

Experience

Seniority LevelBoard
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
General Manager
1998 - 2017

Led the retail transformation during an industry - wide crisis by implementing an omni - customer model in a context of friction between physical and online retail, achieving set objectives and adapting the business to market changes. Launched new business lines, such as energy services and device renting, diversifying the product and service portfolio and generating over €8M in additional margin. Negotiated and established a strategic partnership with Fotoprix, driving business evolution, expanding the target audience, and increasing in - store traffic by +12%, resulting in over €3M in revenue. Successfully navigated the COVID - 19 crisis, ensuring operational continuity throughout the period. Managed restructuring processes, including collective redundancies (EREs) and temporary layoffs (ERTEs), negotiating with unions and employee representatives to reach balanced solutions for all parties. Reduced rental and management costs by over 12% through collaborative negotiations with suppliers.

Financial and Management Controller
1995 - 1998

Wholesale Service Provider for the Mobile Operator Airtel (Vodafone), specializing in the resale of products and services through the distribution channel.

Sales Manager
1994 - 1995

Since the association's founding, I have supported the sector by promoting knowledge sharing and contributing to the development and professionalization of retail across all its segments

Contributing Member
2021 - Present

a working group led by PwC has been dedicated to preparing economic reports, providing advisory services, and supplying information to goverment agencies, institutions, and sector associations.

Professor,
2022 - Present

Education Retail Conferences,

Speaker,
2014 - 2016

Skills

Core skills1
Languages3

Skills

Complex Problem Solving, Assertiveness, FlyBack, Sales, Executive Development, Results Focused, Strategic Partnership, Microsoft Project, Reliability, Management

Languages

English
French
Spanish