Paul Thornton
Owner @Thornton Family Coffee Roasters
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WORK HISTORY
Owner @Thornton Family Coffee Roasters
Beaverton, OR, US
EDUCATION
Portland Community College
Public Speaking, Rhetoric writing
SKILLS
ABOUT PAUL THORNTON
Paul is a coffee expert who worked for small and medium sized fast growing specialty wholesale roasters, and a publicly traded Traditional coffee roaster. He held leadership positions in every capacity as a Coffee Roaster, Roasting Manager, Operations Manager, Product Development Manager, Green Coffee Buyer, Senior Green Coffee Buyer and Coffee Director. Paul is a recognized Roastmaster, expert in coffee procurement, and is well recognized and respected by professionals in the industry of coffee, the coffee associations (SCAA,NCA, PCCA, SCAE, SCAJ), and the retail industry where coffee is sold. An experience cupper with extensive experience in the green and roasted coffee supply chains, Paul’s most recognized skills include: green coffee buying of specialty to large spreads of traditional value coffee’s through the commodity channels; product development; forecasting, inventory, and buying of all qualities of coffee; developing processes designed to hold high levels of accuracy and purity through the supply chain; facilitating action teams to create solutions for challenges; building the right teams to accommodate training and growth as his employers grew. As an expert in roasting, cupping, blending and buying, Paul’s impacts include designing a world class green buying process, building and managing green and roasted coffee supply chains, risk mitigation, cost understanding and control, and facilitating teams to manage growth. Paul works with Roaster and Retail Management and Sales to better understand who and how to sell roasted. Paul worked closely with retail buyers including some of the largest retail, grocery, and department stores in the country, helping them better understand the importance and compelling nature of direct relationships with growers, customized buying models, quality, and helped them realize their coffees true value, in the spirit of educating consumers to improved coffee experiences and to stimulate participation within their industries
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