Sales Trainee (AGD) - Austin, Texas

ALLIANCE GAME DISTRIBUTORS

Alliance offers the largest selection of Hobby Games products of any distributor in the US -a full line distributor with an extensive selection of Role-playing Games, Collectible Card Games, Miniature Games, Anime, Board Games, Brushes, Paints, Dice, and Hobby Accessories.

LOCATION: Austin, Texas (Alliance Southwest)

DATE:  March, 2014

POSITION TITLE:  Sales Trainee

DEPT:  Sales

POSITION SUMMARY: The Sales Trainee is responsible for developing new business and reactivating old accounts.  Once the account base develops to a certain volume, this position will be changed to a full Sales Representative position.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Pursue leads to open new accounts
• Contact inactive accounts and attempt to reactivate them
• Maintain their territory of stores by selling new releases and restocks on at least a weekly basis
• Aggressively get preorders from accounts using Game Trade Magazine and other more targeted efforts
• Develop strong relationships and earn the loyalty and trust of customers
• Maintain the appropriate documentation about each account
• Assist the Credit and Collection Department in maintaining the financial health of customers’ accounts
• Use whatever means are necessary to ease the flow of communication between Alliance and their customers in order to more efficiently serve customers
• Maintain a clean and organized work station/environment
• Provide backup support for Receptionist if necessary
• All other duties as assigned

 

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• High school degree or equivalent, some college preferred
• Computer literacy, data entry, and typing skills required  (Windows and MS office preferred)
• Pleasant phone manners and strong phone presence required
• Attention to detail and good organization and communication skills a must
• Knowledge of, or ability to learn, product lines
• Must be able to perform well under pressure
• Must have own reliable transportation