Mark Schuetz is a 37-year veteran of the wine and spirits industry, having directed sales and operations as a distributor and as a supplier working with an international wine supplier. He possesses expertise in all facets of P&L management of a distribution network related to sales, operations, finance, IT, regulatory compliance, facilities and fleet maintenance, safety, security and human resources.
He currently has his own consulting and management firm for distributors, and he is working with a Florida distributor on their strategic sales and distribution initiatives that have led to them becoming the fastest growing distributor in the state.
Prior to starting his own company, he most recently served as the Vice President, Managing Director for Breakthru Beverage (formerly Premier Beverage/Charmer Sunbelt) in South Florida. During his tenure as Managing Director, Net Operating Profit Before Income Tax grew from 3.4% to 7.1% as a percent of revenue.
His facility was responsible for shipping over 4 million cases and employed over 365 employees.
He also spent 21 years with National Distributing Company (currently Republic National Distributing Company) in Florida, Colorado and Georgia. He started in sales and eventually serving as Vice President of Operations in Florida.
Mark is a native Floridian and attended the University of West Florida with degrees in Management and Accounting while playing baseball there and eventually serving as a Graduate Assistant baseball coach.More...