Maria Iglesias
About Maria Iglesias
Maria Iglesias is the Operation Manager for the Spanish Distribution Center at Avon, overseeing operations for Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. With extensive experience in supply chain management, she leads a team of approximately 100 people and focuses on team motivation and development.
Current Role at Avon
Maria Iglesias serves as the Operation Manager for the Spanish Distribution Center at Avon since 2013. In this role, she manages operations that facilitate shipping orders across three countries: Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. She leads a team of approximately 100 individuals, which includes three supervisors and five team leaders. Her responsibilities encompass planning and inventory control, purchasing, inbound logistics, warehouse management, returns, pick and pack operations, health and safety, facilities and security, and product data management. She oversees a direct spend budget of $11 million.
Previous Experience at Avon
Maria Iglesias has held multiple positions at Avon prior to her current role. She worked as an Inventory Control Supervisor from 1998 to 2005, followed by her role as Inventory Control Manager for Spain and Portugal from 2005 to 2008. She then advanced to the position of Inventory & Merchandise Control Manager CENA from 2011 to 2013. Her tenure at Avon spans over 15 years, during which she gained extensive experience in inventory management and operations.
Education and Expertise
Maria Iglesias studied at ESCP Business School and also attended Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where she earned a Licenciatura en Ciencias Empresariales. Her educational background supports her extensive experience in project management within the supply chain sector, particularly in operations and inventory control.
Leadership and Team Development
In her current role, Maria Iglesias emphasizes people motivation, development, and career planning within her team. She focuses on fostering a positive work environment and enhancing team performance through effective leadership. Her approach to team management includes mentoring and supporting her team members to achieve their professional goals.
Early Career Experience
Before joining Avon, Maria Iglesias worked at G+J in a marketing role for 11 months in Paris, France, in 1997. This early experience contributed to her understanding of business operations and marketing strategies, which she later applied in her roles at Avon.