Lottery Ticket Sales Representative 1

About the role

The Canton Region is responsible for servicing retailer locations in the following counties: Lake, Geauga, Portage, Summit, Stark, Wayne, Holmes. The individual hired will cover a sales territory located within one or more of these counties.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with lottery retailers within an assigned district to help nurture sales growth at each retail location
• Maintain an assigned sales route and visit/service retailers at required intervals
• Monitor and adjust instant ticket price points/product mix to meet market demand
• Discuss sales, new product promotions, displays of promotional material and removal of stale or outdated product(s) with retailers
• Continuously update retailers on gaming regulations, lottery policies, procedures, and processes
• Work with retailers to maintain clean and clutter-free selling areas within their locations
• Prospect and recruit new locations to sell traditional lottery games and new on-premises locations for the Keno and Monitor Games line of products
• Communicate with players about new games for sale and how to play new games
• Play an active role as a team member to accomplish sales goals
• Learn to perform basic troubleshooting on Ohio Lottery sales equipment and terminals
• Learn and remain up to date on Ohio Lottery products and services
• Assist retailers with Lottery bookkeeping issues
• Assist retailers with statewide and in-store Lottery promotions
• Build and maintain retailers' Scratch Off displays
• Inform retailers of bond and license renewals in a timely manner
• Constantly update retailers on their status within the Retailer Incentive Program to help them achieve the incentive bonuses
• Use Ohio Lottery software and mobile device to review and maintain retailer and sales information
• Keep assigned vehicle clean, organized and properly filled with Point-of-Sale materials and retailer supplies
• Perform other duties and work on special projects

Qualifications

• 6 courses or 18 months experience in marketing (e.g., sales management; sales promotion; advertising; consumer behavior & research; retail management)
• 12 months training or 12 months experience in public relations
• 2 courses or 6 months experience in bookkeeping
• Valid driver's license
• Demonstrate strength to push, pull or otherwise move up to 35 lbs.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above

Skills

• Sales
• Marketing
• Bookkeeping
• Customer Service
• Public Relations
• Customer Focus
• Establishing Relationships
• Negotiation
• Time Management
• Teamwork

Pay & Schedule

• Compensation: $26.54/hour
• Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday, 8:00AM–4:30PM

Ohio Lottery Commission Office of Human Resources: careers@lottery.ohio.gov