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Within Camelot Illinois, the Senior Consumer Insights Manager will be the central source of understanding of our players and games, providing actionable insights to the business based on data. Key activities will include; managing and developing the existing Insights team; ownership of relationship with key suppliers and market research agencies; managing and delivering research on behalf of sales and marketing.

Manage the Accounts Payable inbox, code, scan and enter invoices into NetSuite. Control vendor activities, record liabilities and ensure vendor payments are authorized and made in accordance with contract terms and internal procedures. Process supplier payments via wire transfers, ACH payments, and checks. Enter ACH payments into Banking Software for manager approval. Maintain and electronically file correspondence, invoices, check copies, and other records to the document management system. Continually promote and support the use of Camelot Illinois’s purchasing policy, and prepare relevant reports from the purchasing system. Identify and escalate inefficiencies and areas/process that could be improved, and help implement improvements and change. Work with other departments to resolve invoicing issues/questions. Assist in processing 1099’s.. Prepare supplier reconciliations, investigating any reconciling items appropriately. Filing and other ad hoc duties as required. Assist Senior Financial Accountant as necessary.

Within Camelot Illinois, the Director of Business Planning will report directly into the General Managerand will be responsible for leading for all business planning activity. This includes leading our annual planning process and ongoing business planning throughout the year, acting as a point of contact with the State Lottery Director and Team, as well as the Camelot Illinois senior management. This is a key strategic role within the business, building on the diverse range of skills and experience of the existing staff. Additionally, helping to establish the Illinois Lottery brand, to be a Champion of the People of Illinois, through successfully executing our business plans is a priority. Coordinate with Brand to develop, prioritize and execute plans consistent with long range goals is key to Powering Possibilities for the people of Illinois.

Generate profitable sales by selling solutions that meet the customer's needs by developing and implementing strategies for assigned accounts. Manage the opportunity pipeline effectively, identifying the biggest and most likely opportunities within assigned accounts. Build effective proposals, based on customer needs, consumer insights and the customer's decision criteria. Assists in the delivery of the end to end retailer experience within multiple accounts. Provide feedback and insight based on market and retailer analysis, to ensure that the retail strategy reflects the major market trends. Assist the Key Account Managers in complex customer negotiations across a broad range of senior internal and external stakeholders. Take accountability for delivering against sales targets. Attend external conferences and events, staying up to date with the latest thinking.

Ensure retail channels operate effectively by aligning retailer provisioning of new terminals and the ongoing terminal maintenance. Develop and implement annual commercial strategy for retail channels, ensuring it reflects company's business and sales strategies. Improve capabilities, tools and reporting across all retail channels. Provide data driven insight to enable each team in retail channels to operate effectively and efficiently. Lead development of holistic retailer engagement programs, across Trade Press, Trade Associations, Head Offices and Retail Outlets. Implement retail and marketing activities across teams in-line with retailer engagement programs. Measure and review contact strategy and retailer advocacy ongoing. Measure and update a cost-to-serve model to understand ROI by segment, sector, customer or outlet. Drive retail channels to adopt new technology and digital in retail. Develop new and innovative ways of maximizing retail sales performance. Build external network to help spot retail channel trends and future opportunities.