Purchaser / Buyer

Ticket Boat, Inc. is a growing secondary market ticket broker specializing in providing tickets to major sporting competitions, concerts, and live entertainment across the globe. We blend a love of sports, music, and entertainment with a desire to develop strong business professionals while maintaining an elite level of order accuracy. If you love live entertainment and a good work environment, this is the place for you!

About the Role:

Under the guidance of an Asset Manager or Assistant Asset Manager, Product Specialists drive strategic business objectives through inventory acquisition. They train and direct Asset Specialists while managing inventory pricing and acquiring and selling large volumes of tickets. Product Specialists are responsible for the inventory within their specific portfolio and its pricing.

Product Specialists advance through tiers: Junior Product Specialist, Product Specialist, and Senior Product Specialist. Level progression is based on the quantity and value of inventory within their portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the acquisition, pricing, and sale of large volumes of ticket inventory.
• Provide direction on inventory portfolios and coordinate buying decisions.
• Purchase new tickets daily through research, websites, leads, and on-sale assignments.
• Support Asset Specialists with scheduling and objective setting for ticket purchasing.
• Direct Asset Specialists in pricing and managing ticket inventory based on secondary market prices, maximizing event potential by considering market volume, annual trends, and post-sale repricing and re-staggering. Mentor at least one Asset Specialist.
• Assist with problem orders and purchase process support, ensuring ticket availability for sale.
• Establish and maintain exchange metrics in coordination with the Asset Manager. Manage shipping and expired ticket denials for assigned events.
• Train Asset Specialists on market dynamics and provide buying assignments, including supervision and performance management.
• Purchase tickets online for various events daily, managing and organizing on-sales for individual portfolios, including tracking event dates and times.
• Contribute to and execute season ticket renewals.
• Create purchase orders for purchased events as needed, daily.
• Supervise daily close-down processes, reconciling sales, purchase orders, inventory, and auditing the previous day's business.
• Ensure all purchased inventory is deliverable, shared, and ready for sale using DNS, TNS, and pricing reports daily.
• Maintain availability for inventory emergencies.
• Manage unshared and expiring inventory daily.
• Meet daily phone call quotas (if applicable).
• Price the entire inventory weekly, updating the pricing report, with daily pricing of specific inventory segments.
• Provide daily leads to phone buyers.
• Provide weekly feedback to analysts on reports.
• Manage specified events for all seven days, including on-sales and related tasks. Coordinate assistance for larger events.
• Oversee on-sales for assigned areas, ensuring others are informed of purchasing priorities 15 minutes before on-sale times, and provide feedback on the on-sale list. Ensure all events on the list are purchased.
• Acquire inventory for the portfolio daily.
• Review pricing reports daily to identify inventory needs and ensure weekly pricing updates.
• Maintain the Customer/Item Database.
• Report safety hazards immediately.
• Maintain a clean personal workspace and common areas.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required; some college coursework in Marketing/Sales, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• 2-3 years of market analysis experience.

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills (telephone, email, and in-person).
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Proven leadership abilities.
• Attention to detail.
• Proficient typing and keyboarding skills.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Proficiency with general office equipment and Microsoft Suite.
• Sound judgment and problem-solving skills based on data analysis and trend identification.

Knowledge:

• Ability to analyze market trends and develop pricing strategies.
• Strong understanding of sales and marketing principles.

Special Requirements:

• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Primarily sedentary work.
• Acute sight and hearing.
• Ability to lift and move up to 20 pounds regularly, occasionally up to 50 pounds.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $45,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• The position requires working from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Does this schedule work for you?

Work Location: In person

Salary : $45,000