Field Representative (Lottery)

Department Department of Revenue Division Regulatory Compliance Salary $61,475.00 - $70,876.00 Job Profile JC-00762300-99

• Field Representative (Lottery) (Non-Union Executive Branch) Scheduled Work Days & Work Hours EDUCATION: A minimum of a high school diploma is required. HOURS : Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Job Requisition Number JR104130 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE (LOTTERY) (Open) Pay Grade U00822JA Classification Field Representative (Lottery) Class Definition Field Representatives promote Lottery ticket sales by managing a field sales route with the daily sales calls and merchandising at Retailer locations. Field Representatives are required to: Advise retailers on the effective use of point-of-sale materials Provide game information and marketing techniques Ensure Retailers understand and comply with Lottery policies and procedures Evaluate instant ticket inventory at Retailer locations to be sure an adequate supply of tickets and related supplies Plan and monitor orders with Retailers Retrieve expired game tickets in a timely manner. Participating in new Retailer recruitment and special promotional events Additional responsibilities may be assigned by the Director of Lottery Qualified candidates must possess a minimum of five (5) years of field sales experience, involving direct responsibility for servicing established accounts, recruiting new accounts, and monitoring and evaluating sales performance. The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal communication skills and must be available to work adjusted hours if necessary to accommodate Retailer’s business hours. A valid Rhode Island, Connecticut or Massachusetts driver’s license with a clean driving record. Excellent proficiency in computer skills are required. Applicants must be able to lift and carry packages weighing up to 50 pounds on a daily basis. Supplemental Information Field Representatives promote Lottery ticket sales by managing a field sales route with the daily sales calls and merchandising at Retailer locations. Field Representatives are required to:
• Advise retailers on the effective use of point-of-sale materials
• Provide game information and marketing techniques
• Ensure Retailers understand and comply with Lottery policies and procedures
• Evaluate instant ticket inventory at Retailer locations to be sure an adequate supply of tickets and related supplies
• Plan and monitor orders with Retailers
• Retrieve expired game tickets in a timely manner.
• Participating in new Retailer recruitment and special promotional events Additional responsibilities may be assigned by the Director of Lottery Qualified candidates must possess a minimum of five (5) years of field sales experience, involving direct responsibility for servicing established accounts, recruiting new accounts, and monitoring and evaluating sales performance.
• The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal communication skills and must be available to work adjusted hours if necessary to accommodate Retailer’s business hours.
• A valid Rhode Island, Connecticut or Massachusetts driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Excellent proficiency in computer skills are required.
• Applicants must be able to lift and carry packages weighing up to 50 pounds on a daily basis.

Benefits

For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/ . Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit.

Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.