Paul Mungo
Principal
- Role
- Owner President at Gourmet Coffee Solutions
- Location
- Hayward, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Paul Mungo
OPERATIONS AND SALES EXECUTIVE Resourceful and accomplished executive with success in…
Experience
Owner President
Apr 2002 — Present
We are the exclusive importers for the USA for the complete line of fully automated espresso and gourmet beverage bars from HLF Italian Design in Treviso, Italy.We are also distributors of premium GCS brands of coffee and toppings.President / CEOBuilt start-up company from scratch with full P&L responsibility. Drive cash flow improvements through cost management, strategic sales, and growth initiatives. Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers and key customers. Define and implement all operational policies and procedures. Promote company at local and national tradeshows.• Capitalized on existing storage opportunities by incorporating Transport and Storage service, generating up to 5K in additional monthly income.• Secured rights as exclusive Northern California distributor for HLF Italian Design in 2002, prior to securing USA rights.• Launched efforts to build nationwide distributor network.• Expanded product offerings, lowered cost of goods sold (COGS), and improved product quality by developing private label coffee, freeze-dried coffee, flavorings, and dry milk.
Education
San Diego State University-California State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
SDSU
Economics
Skills
- Trade Marketing
- Brand Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Marketing Strategy
- Direct Sales
- Program Management
- Strategic Partnerships
- Business Strategy
- Product Management
- Competitive Analysis
- Selling
- Start-Ups
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Entrepreneurship
- Fmcg
- Budgets
- Food
- Team Leadership
- Negotiation
- Account Management
- Market Planning
- Strategic Planning
- P&L Management
- Leadership
- P&L
- Retail
- B2b
- Team Building
- Management
- Project Planning
- Key Account Management
- Merchandising
- Sales Management
- Pricing
- Inventory Management
- Product Development
- Business Development
- Key Account Development
- Sales
- Sales Operations
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