As our Fun Express Business Development Representative, you will be responsible for working directly with large existing and prospective Fun Express customers nationwide to increase the revenue and profitability of Fun Express.
Detailed DescriptionPrincipal Duties and Responsibilities
Essential FunctionsMarginal Functions
Here’s what you need to join the fun:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum five years B2B sales or major account management experience
- Minimum three plus years program sales and/or consultative sales experience
Other Qualifications
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form
- Strong telephone prospecting and appointment setting skills/experience
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to utilize strong organizational and analytical skills
- Ability to work effectively in the office, from home or while traveling
- Ability to provide clear direction to support teams when delegating work
- Ability to travel
- Ability to handle customers in a professional and courteous manner
- Ability to work extra hours when needed
- Ability to perform job duties in a safe manner
Join us at Oriental Trading, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, where fun means business!
Oriental Trading Company (www.orientaltrading.com), is the nation’s largest direct retailer of value-priced party supplies, arts and crafts, toys and novelties, and a leading provider of teaching supplies and affordable home décor and giftware. Founded in 1932 by a Japanese American, the Oriental Trading history of fun spans the better part of the last century. Today, Oriental Trading offers more than 60,000 products to individuals, teachers, schools, churches, businesses and nonprofits. With a corporate vision to “Make Life More Fun,” Oriental Trading (a Berkshire Hathaway company) spreads joy and smiles to millions each year through a robust family of brands; Oriental Trading, Fun Express, MindWare, SmileMakers, Morris Costumes and halloweenexpress.com.
EOE
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum five years of B2B sales or major account management experience
- Minimum three years of program sales and/or consultative sales experience
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Strong telephone prospecting and appointment-setting skills or experience
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Ability to work effectively in the office, from home, or while traveling
- Ability to provide clear direction to support teams when delegating work
- Ability to travel
- Ability to handle customers professionally and courteously
- Ability to work extra hours when needed
- Ability to perform job duties safely
What We Do
Oriental Trading Company has one simple mission: to make life more fun. For individuals, nonprofits, churches and schools, we provide countless reasons to share smiles while making all of life's moments more special. With more than 40,000 unique products, we're the nation's largest direct retailer of value-priced party supplies, toys and crafts as well as a leading provider of fundraising products. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Oriental Trading has continued its long-standing commitment to excellent customer service, even being recognized by Foresee as one of the Top 20 Internet Retailers based on customer satisfaction. Additionally, Oriental Trading has been rated one of the Top 100 Online Retailers by Internet Retailer. Our history with fun is one that spans for the better part of the last century. Founded in 1932, we became a major supplier of novelties to the U.S. carnival trade in the 1950s before expanding in the succeeding decades through catalogs, direct marketing and eventually the internet in 1999. In 2012, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway saw tremendous value and growth opportunity in Oriental Trading and made the decision to purchase our company. Shortly after, Oriental Trading acquired two companies that aligned with our mission: MindWare, a manufacturer, wholesaler and direct retailer of “brainy toys for kids of all ages,” and SmileMakers, a leading brand specializing in patient giveaways and promotion products for dental and healthcare markets. To better meet the needs of our customers, Oriental Trading created several new brands in 2017; Marry Me, Fun365, and CustomFun365. For over 85 years, we've helped friends and families around the world spark imaginations and celebrate special moments. Spreading fun one smile at a time? That's our specialty! Ready to Make Your Career More Fun?
