César Garza

Business Consultant - Automotive Aftermarket

About

Experienced Category Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Budgeting, Business Planning, Market Planning, and Operations Management. Strong marketing professional with a INGENIERO EN ELECTRONICA Y COMUNICACIONES focused in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

Country

Mexico

City

Monterrey

Industry

Automotive

Skill

Retail Category Management, Store Management, Category Management, Retail, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Merchandising, Inventory Control, Retail Management, Promotions, Forecasting, Negotiation, Sales Operations, Competitive Analysis, Vendor Relations, Income Statement, Profit, Operations Management, Customer Retention, Automotive Aftermarket

Experience

Business Consultant - Automotive Aftermarket

2025-3 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

México

Senior Category Manager

AutoZone

2018-10 - 2025-3 · 6 yrs 6 mos

Mexico

Senior Category Manager for Undercar Team.

Category Manager

AutoZone México

2007-6 - 2025-3 · 17 yrs 10 mos

México

Responsible of purchasing and category managment specialized in most automotive hard parts; focused on improve sales, gross profit, gross margin. Negotiation skills. Experience identifying and evaluating opportunities in different categories, knowledge of autoparts market for most popular vehicles.

STORE MANAGER

AutoZone

2003-5 - 2007-6 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Owner and General Manager

Ingenieria Automotriz del Norte

1991-5 - 2001-6 · 10 yrs 2 mos

I was the owner and administrator of a Mechanic Shop specialized in Fuel Injection Systems and Automatic Transmissions, but also with knowledge in all mechanical and electrical systems in the vehicle.