Carlos Ernesto Alonso Leyva

CEO at PAPAWIS | Building fresh-produce distribution experiences from farm to customer | Operations & Growth

- Lead PAPAWIS’ commercial, operational, and growth strategy as a fresh-produce brand connecting products from the farm directly to customers.
- Coordinate sourcing, product selection, logistics, fulfillment, and customer service to maintain a consistent standard of quality and freshness.

Leads lease administration for a 180-property North American portfolio, ensuring data accuracy and compliance. Directs broker relationships and coordinates cross-functional real estate strategies with Procurement and Operations.

Senior real estate and lease administration leader with 14+ years of experience managing an 180‑property North American portfolio (26.38M SF) valued at ~USD $87M Annual. I have led vendor strategy and performance management for top-tier brokerage partners including Colliers, C&W, CBRE and others, giving me both client‑side and service‑delivery insight into how to design KPIs, governance, and escal

Managed procurement for capex projects with a budget of ~USD $500M, handling 237 negotiation events and achieving cost avoidance of ~USD $1.6M. Led supplier pre-qualification, RFx management, bid analysis, and contract negotiations.

Projects Budget (~ USD $500 M) MX: TPL2 & NPB 25Kg | US: BRON, Moorpark, FCRNS, DEM | Jamaica: JAMK5

*Summary Negotiations*
N° of events: 237
Total Spend: ~ USD 27.3 M
Cost Avoidance: ~ USD 1.6 M (4.4%)
LCC Savings: ~ USD 655.15 K

• Key contact to the capex project teams for their procurement needs. This includes collaborating, communicating and escalating issues with cross-functional capex pr

Sourced special equipment for capex and opex projects, negotiated fixed-price contracts, and managed construction bids. Implemented improvements in sourcing and engineering departments and analyzed annual CAPEX.

Sourcing special equipment (everything included in the previous position) - Capex and Opex Projects in Plants at National Level & in Corporate Facilities. (hydraulic, electrical, mechanical, structural, foundations, etc ...) - Negotiator for contracts at fixed prices with recurring suppliers and Contract management in construction bids - Project Manager –Tenders- Implementation of improvements in

Purchased special equipment and construction materials, managed import logistics, and negotiated with suppliers. Developed new national and international suppliers and processed invoice payments.

• Purchase of special equipment (Corn transportation, Flour transportation, Silo Cleaners, Conveyor belts, Lifts, Water Treaters, Extraction Equipment, Ventilation Equipment, Irrigation Systems, Storage Silos, Electric and Gasoline Engines, Reducers, Moto Reductores)
• Purchase of construction material (Screws,Tools, Electrical Material, Carbon pipe, pvc, a. Coal, a. 304,316 stainless steel, beari

• Budget, Schedule, Contract & Project Management
• Unitary prices for projects
• Lead client meeting related to budgedt, schedule and cash flow for project
• Purchase of raw materials, equipements, construction services and everything related to the projec
• Lead suppliers and contractors negotiations
• Schedule of Payments for suppliers/contractors
• Cost Control
• Follow-up of accounts receiva

Managed budgets, schedules, contracts, and projects, including unitary pricing and client meetings. Led negotiations with suppliers and contractors and oversaw cost control and payment schedules.

Teacher of mathematics in Spanish and English (6 classrooms above 35 students each):
• Algebra
• Linear algebra
• Geometry and analytical trigonometry
• Differential calculus and integral calculus.
• Group tutoring of students regarding grades and behavior during the cycle.

Taught mathematics in Spanish and English to classes of over 35 students, covering algebra, linear algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus. Provided group tutoring on grades and behavior.

Supervision of all construction processes in the urbanization of land (hydraulic project, dirt roads - electrification - public lighting - paving) - filling of work log - management of project budget for corroboration - design of plans (dirt roads - paving and subdivision) - organization of executive project - documents - proofs for project portfolio and preliminary project - client portfolio mana

Supervision of all the construction processes of a house-room (45, 76 and 91 square meters):
• Hydraulic tests
• Electrical tests
• Air conditioned system test
• Review of weekly execution progress
• Management, control and correction of activities carried out in all construction processes.

• Coordinates work teams in the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control of the activities and resources involved in a project based on the objectives and requirements of the client.
• Distinguishes the organizational objectives and processes in the administration of their projects, defines a charter of the project (Charter), establishes an effective communication plan throughout th

Certification in Project Management Skills based on PMI and IPMA standards, covering project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and control.

Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from the Institute of Technology of Sonora.