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West Hollywood, California, US

Garden City, New York, US

Responsible for the route to market strategy creation and implementation across all channels of trade while utilizing key executive distributor relationships to secure distribution partners in 14 launch markets. Recruit and hire top performing sales team while implementing corporate brand building and marketing strategies. Strategically maintain.

San Diego, California, US

Created and implemented national marketing programs across all channels of trade while establishing marketing strategies to grow volume and profit targets within the portfolio of super premium brands totaling 450,000 cases. Directly managed all sales and marketing of the Fratelli Branca imported portfolio resulting in a 26% growth and totaling sales of.

Paris, Île-de-France, FR

Responsible to establish and deliver in-market executions of luxury brands, portfolio and company strategies to grow volume and profit across Southern California in all channels of trade and the distributor network. Forecasted and executed a $12MM P&L while driving a 5 person highly successful sales team to a 12% sales growth equaling 415,000 cases and.

Strategically created a new ultra premium tequila brand including business plan, sourcing product, creating packaging, licensing, importation, marketing strategies, forecasting, budgeting, pricing analysis and structures. Manage Sales, National Account, P&L, Investment Budget, Traffic, Logistics, Mexico Operations, Human Resources, Marketing, POS Needs.

Geography included the western fifteen states – CA, AZ, NV, HI, OR, WA, AK, ID, UT, MT, WY, CO, NM, KS, NE. Strategically lead and manage execution with a cross functional team achieving all sales objectives in all channels of trade – On, Off, Grocery, Club and National Accounts, Casinos, Resorts and hotels. Implementation of corporate brand building.

Strategically lead and managed execution with a sales team of 4 achieving all sales objectives in all channels of trade - On, Off, Grocery, Club and National Accounts, Hotels, Resorts and Casinos. Geography included California, Arizona and Nevada.

Purchase, New York, US

Strategic creation, and implementation of national account off premise programming, brand building and marketing campaigns resulting in 30 new item placements, and schematic design for American Stores, Inc., Albertsons, Trader Joe’s, Beverages, & more!, Sam’s Club, Costco, Wal Mart, Whole Foods, and Fred Meyer. Distributor management of all chain store.

Purchase, New York, US

Successful implementation of programming, marketing campaigns, corporate brand building initiatives, new item placements, and schematic design for all California chain stores as well as American Stores, Inc. nationally. Placed 100+ new items in first calendar year resulting in a 105% sales increase. Promoted to National Chain Manager within the first year.

Commerce, California, US

• Responsibilities include sales, implementation and creation of chain-wide programming, statewide marketing campaigns, new item placements, and schematic design for American Stores, Inc., Hughes Markets, Clark's Drug.
• Awarded Outstanding Salesperson of the Month twice during one year tenure.
• Consistent Top Performer generating sales in the top 5% of Southern California sales force.
• Consistent rapid advancement from Sales Representative to Account Executive