Scott Alpert is a top-performing International Sales, Marketing, Business Development Manager and Owner. He has over forty years experience in sales, marketing, business development, event planning, negotiating, operations management & training, with:

• Industry experience in retail, wholesale and international distribution, as well as financial services.

• Expertise in all facets of the Ceramic/Flooring Industry. Scott’s career includes long-term relationships with carpet mills (Shaw Industries and Mohawk), home centers (Lowe’s Vendor of the Year), domestic manufacturers (private labeled for Florida Tile and Dal Tile), buying groups (Carpet One/Abbey), traditional ceramic distributors (some of the largest and well known in the country, list upon request), full-service floor covering distributors (JJ Haines #1 Distributor in the country, list upon request), Floor & Décor and Tile Shop—to name a few. 

In his early years, Scott developed and managed multiple ceramic retail operations in South Florida along with installation and statewide wholesale divisions. He also managed the specifications and turnkey operations of many local as well as nationally acclaimed projects. 

Scott operates one of the most successful ceramic manufacturer representative agencies in the US and Caribbean with offices in the US and Italy. He has designed and developed products, merchandising/marketing materials, trained & managed an international salesforce and developed brands for global manufacturers. Scott’s company was awarded Vendor of the Year by Lowe’s Home Center and Sub-Agent Vendor of the Year for Floor & Décor for 2014 and 2015. 

Here below is a list of some of the factories represented and accomplishments: 

• Zanon Argentina; the agent for more than 15 years. Zero sales into the US to within 5 years (based on Industry Statistics) as one of the top ten imported manufacturers based on m2 volume. Private labeled for Florida Tile. 

• Rocersa Ceramica Spain; the agent for more than 15 years. Zero sales in the US to a well-known brand with sales in excess of 20 million. Private labeled for Dal Tile. 

• Del Conca Italy; the agent for better than 6 years. Took over Del Conca their sales were 1.5 million and in less than 5 years sales in excess of 45 million. Awarded Lowes Vendor of the Year.

• Sub-Agency for Italy’s Rondine (Floor & Décor Vendor of the Year 2014 and 2015), Ermes, Polcart and Mirage (Part of the Atlas Concorde Group). 

In his travels of well over forty-six countries and forty-eight of the fifty US states, including all of the Caribbean, Scott has cultivated Global client relationships to better understand their needs, acting as a client advocate, while helping grow his, the manufacturers he has represented and his client’s businesses to the Maximum potential. 

Business development and sales training, in a wide-range of industries including:

• Ceramic Tile Industry

• Mortgage and Financial Services

• Property and Casualty Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Food Distribution

Further references upon request.

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