Richard Fleck
President Paramount Sleep Company
- Role
- Hypnos U s License & Domestic Manufacturer at Hypnos Beds
- Location
- Norfolk, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Richard Fleck
Richard Fleck is president of Paramount Sleep, a fourth generation, family owned mattress manufacturer based in Norfolk, Va.Fleck is credited with playing a key role in the successful transition of Paramount Sleep from an independent mattress manufacturer with a single point of distribution to a global manufacturer of quality bedding products. He joined Paramount Sleep in 2008 as senior vice president of sales and was later promoted to executive vice president and chief marketing officer.A 35-year bedding industry veteran with experience in retail, wholesale and manufacturing, Fleck has extensive knowledge of the bedding industry. He has held senior level sales and marketing positions at some of the industry’s leading brands. Fleck began his career in 1987 as a retail sales associate at Federated Department Stores, Bullock’s division, and was accepted to its Executive Training Program. He later went on to become a bedding buyer for Broadway Department Stores and Barker Brothers Furniture Store. Fleck’s visionary approach to strategic growth combined with his grass roots management style creates a platform for long term success.Key Specialties-Strategic Organizational Change Management-Brand & Product Development-Key account development -Innovative marketing initiatives -Building and Developing Teams for long term high performance-Logistics and lean manufacturing -P&L management
Experience
Hypnos U s License & Domestic Manufacturer
Sep 2015 — Present · Norfolk, VA, US
Paramount Sleep is the exclusive and proud U.S. License and manufacture of Hypnos Beds. The license applies to retail and hospitality products for the United States. Hypnos carries the exclusive Royal Warrant for bed making for the Royal Family. A bespoke mattress design since 1904.
Education
San Diego State University
BS, Sociology of Law
1981 — 1986
University of Illinois Chicago
Certificate of Finance and Business Analytics
Westminster University
Masters of Business
2000 — 2002
Skills
- Online Marketing
- Strategic Planning
- Retail
- B2b
- Purchasing
- Key Account Management
- Business Development
- Negotiation
- Marketing Management
- Competitive Analysis
- Selling
- Start-Ups
- Sales
- Advertising
- Online Advertising
- Strategy
- Management
- Team Building
- Product Development
- Business Planning
- Leadership
- Product Marketing
- Merchandising
- Manufacturing
- Profit
- P&L Management
- Market Planning
- Brand Development
- Sales Operations
- Customer Service
- Account Management
- Brand Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Change Management
- Marketing Strategy
- Customer Satisfaction
- New Business Development
- Sales Management
- Marketing
- Business Strategy
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