President
Responsible for the leadership, financial management and strategic growth of a small business in the wine wholesaler’s industry. Manage 5 FTEs with an annual budget of $300k and oversee13 markets in Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, New York, Tennessee, Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Virginia, Florida, and Wisconsin with $2 million in wine sales.Key Accomplishments:• Managed inventory tracking and logistics with over $500k in wine. Evaluated deliveries, shipments, and product levels to improve costs. Successfully met all price points with given taxes, shipping, and duty.• Developed partnerships with over 13 markets throughout the United States with over 400+ sales representatives. Successfully had 3 partnerships with wineries in Italy with 5 base wines and sold over 20,000 cases of wine annually. • Created and maintained relationship with a distributor in Texas and implemented brand promotions including in store wine tastings. Results: sold over 8,000 cases of Villa Puccini Pinot Grigio and Tuscan Red by 2018.• Licensed out Villa Puccini brand to national markets in 2018. Results: wine sold currently in over 40 markets.
