Lottery Ticket Sales Representative 1

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with lottery retailers within an assigned district.
• 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• Discuss sales, new product promotions, displays of promotional material and removal of stale or outdated product(s) with retailers.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.
• Possess the ability to 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.
• Afford the opportunity to assist retailers with Lottery bookkeeping issues.
• Afford the opportunity to assist retailers with statewide and in-store Lottery promotions.
• Afford the opportunity to build and maintain retailers’ Scratch Off displays.
• Afford the opportunity to inform retailers of bond and license renewals in a timely manner.
• Afford the opportunity to constantly update retailers on their status within the Retailer Incentive Program to help them achieve the incentive bonuses.
• Afford the opportunity to use Ohio Lottery software and mobile device to review and maintain retailer and sales information.
• Afford the opportunity to keep assigned vehicle clean, organized and properly filled with Point-of-Sale materials and retailer supplies.
• Perform other duties and work on special projects.

Requirements

• 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.

Job Skills

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

Skills

• Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Agency Overview

The Ohio Lottery Commission is an exciting organization offering career opportunities across many different business functions. For more than 50 years, the Ohio Lottery has been building an amazing organization committed to growth and giving back – and having fun while doing it. Our mission is: Supporting education by offering entertaining gaming experiences. Our vision is: Investing in Ohio’s students and communities through gaming innovation. We are looking for smart, passionate and creative people to join our team and help us achieve our mission. We embrace challenge, foster an inclusive culture, and value integrity, innovation and winning. Click here to visit our website and learn more about our agency and the products we offer. Check us out on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube!