David Foral Email & Phone Number

Business leader with over 25 years in progressive roles of responsibility in Sales, Account Management, Leadership, Operations, Project Management and Recruiting. Experience includes start-up to F100 in the Consumer Goods and Computer Hardware Manufacturing industries. Proven success in both domestic and international ventures. Excellent relationship building experience, strong communication and presentation skills, comprehensive business acumen and the demonstrated ability to successfully manage a sale or project to completion in highly-matrixed and challenging environments. Great eye for and the proven ability to develop and motivate talent.Specialties: business development; national account management (retail/on-premise); DSD distributor/broker assignment and management; team hiring, training and development; Sales & Marketing strategy development and execution; RFP/contract negotiation; category and channel management; syndicated data analysis and integration; independent broker experience; asset management; financial analysis; project management; logistics and freight analysis; solution selling; recruiting; process improvement

Listed skills include Cross Functional Team Leadership, Management, Sales Management, Strategy, and 17 others.

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  Vice President, Grocery

  Mayflower Distributing Company

  Aug 2014 - Present - Austin, Tx

  Mayflower Distributing Company, Inc., is a private company and best-in-class distributor servicing multiple channels with a expansive and growing variety of product lines and services. Headquartered in Minneapolis/St. Paul with 100,000 square foot facility (offices/distribution center). Also operates a 60,000 square foot distribution center and show room in Southern California.As Vice President, Grocery, I am responsible for new business development and key account management in the Grocery and Drug channels Mayflower proudly services nationally.

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  Santa Clara University

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