Correctional Industries Sales Representative 20096384

Who We Are… 
Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for pro-social behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others. 
 
What We Do… 
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future. 
 
To learn more about our agency, please visit our website at www.drc.ohio.gov 
 
Are You Ready? 
We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction! Without a doubt, this will be the most rewarding and meaningful work you’ll ever find with a work family that is second to none!  

• Works under direction of Correctional Industry Manager and/or the direction of the Ohio Penal Industries (OPI) Sales Manager
• Require considerable knowledge of customer sales and service and Ohio penal Industries goods
• Perform in the office and field when necessary to promote sales of OPI workshops and provide consultation to public agencies and other customers for all products manufactured and services offered by OPI (e.g. telephone calls to present and prospective clients, appointments, showroom tours, sales promotions at conferences, conventions, telemarketing)
• Act as sales representative for all products and services of correctional enterprises
• Call on purchasing agents
• Attend meetings, training and conferences
• May give presentations and conduct training
• Respond both verbally and in writing to questions and concerns Work on special projects and/or committees as assigned
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Must conduct oneself professionally and in a law-abiding manner at all times in accordance with Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Standards of Employee Conduct
• Meet with city and county administrators and other public officials to provide or present detailed drawings and specifications and to discuss merits of correctional industries’ products, types of available products, cost projections and price quotes and prepare sales orders
• Assists customers with purchasing open-office modular systems as office layout, color coordination, and product design using computer aided design software
• Coordinates product delivery
• Prepare and process sale orders and telephone orders to include data entry into computer or typing of shop orders using material resource planning software
• Provide customer service to resolve complaints and recommend appropriate action
• Advise penal industries management of competitive prices, market trend, sales potentials, customers’ reactions to penal industries and commercial products and possible new products for addition to the line
• May appear before city councils, schools, or other public agencies or bodies in conjunction with presentations to negotiation with public agencies and other customers
• Keep informed of new developments in product and material categories utilized and manufactured by the industries
• Participate in exhibits, conferences, conventions, and periodic sales staff meeting
• Prepare sales and promotion reports and correspondence

12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in direct customer sales & service or sales promotion & marketing to include exp. in computer aided drawing software (e.g. AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Matlab) & material resource planning software (e.g. E2 Shop System, Fishbowl Manufacturing, SAP); valid driver's license.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Application Procedures: 
In order to be considered for this position, you must apply on-line through this posting website.  (We no longer accept paper applications.) 

• When completing your on-line Ohio Civil Service Application, be sure to clearly describe how you meet the minimum qualifications outlined on this job posting. 
• We cannot give you credit for your qualifications, experience, education and training in the job selection process if you do not provide it in your on-line application.
• You can check the status of your application by signing into your profile on this website.
• We will communicate with you through the email you provided in your profile and job application.  Be sure to check your email often.

If you require a reasonable accommodation for the application process, please contact the Human Resources Office so proper arrangements can be made. Otherwise, you will be given specific instructions on requesting an accommodation if you are invited to an assessment and/or interview.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is a tobacco-free workplace.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing:
All final applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to test for illegal drug use prior to appointments. Testing will also be performed for the presence of marijuana. An applicant with a positive test shall not be offered employment unless the applicant submits medical documentation of legally prescribed medications or a recommendation for medical marijuana.

Pre-Employment Background Investigation:
The final applicant selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check.  An individual assessment of an applicant’s prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is prohibited from hiring:
 

• Individuals under a federal or state weapons disability if the position requires firearms certification/recertification and use;
• Individuals who have engaged in sexual abuse in a prison or other confinement facility; have been civilly or administratively adjudicated, or convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, implied threats of force, or if the victim did not or was unable to consent;
   
• Individuals convicted of soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism, terrorism, or money laundering to support terrorism;
   
• Individuals who have been convicted of or pled guilty to a felony where a direct correlation exists between the position and prior criminal behavior.