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Games Workshop is having a Job Fair tomorrow!
We are looking for Sales Professionals for various Inside Sales/Telesales positions in our Memphis, TN Trade Sales Dept.
Our positions are Full Time and come with great benefits!
Please see the Flyer for details on the event. For additional details please contact Leverda McGee, contact info is on the flyer.
We look forward to seeing you there!

best of luck to anyone who attends.

What are Toy and Craft specialists?

Are these just generic terms to attract people off the streets? Or is my dream of owning a Space Marine action figure a possibility?

http://jobs.games-workshop.com/2016/01/06/crafts-specialist-recruiter-memphis-tn-2/

http://jobs.games-workshop.com/2016/01/06/toy-specialist-recruiter-memphis-tn-2/

One noticed before Xmas the coming push into Japan and other places


http://jobs.games-workshop.com/category/vacancies-by-country/rest-of-world/japan/

So... when did the forum get turned into a recruitment board?

Interesting.

Maybe one day they'll move production back to Memphis. Since they turned it into a one-man store I've no interest in going there anymore. They used to offer tours of the plant not too long ago.

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 reds8n wrote:
http://jobs.games-workshop.com/2016/01/06/crafts-specialist-recruiter-memphis-tn-2/

http://jobs.games-workshop.com/2016/01/06/toy-specialist-recruiter-memphis-tn-2/

One noticed before Xmas the coming push into Japan and other places


http://jobs.games-workshop.com/category/vacancies-by-country/rest-of-world/japan/

Reading job descriptions is always funny and these were no exception.

Basically, cold-calling craft and toy stores and trying to get them to sell GW products. lol.

Those have always seemed interesting to me, dont you run out of stores eventually?

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Those have always seemed interesting to me, dont you run out of stores eventually?

I think it'd take a while to get through all the toy and craft stores in the US.

And if you did, you'd just start back over to the people who first said no and try again.

 agnosto wrote:


Reading job descriptions is always funny and these were no exception.

Basically, cold-calling craft and toy stores and trying to get them to sell GW products. lol.

LOL indeed. Store buyers will take one look at the retail prices and start LOLing.

Success in this job relies on staying cheerful and confident in the face of rejection, and above all never slackening the pace.

A WHOLE lot of rejection...

T

Its cold calling on an epic scale and when you don't meet the over the top requirements of GW they let you go then hire someone else. I know of at least one guy that has had that job in the past and the expectations and turn over rate are pretty high. Lots of rejection.

What GW needs to do in the US is hire regional sales managers to work direct with the FLGS to help direct their sales, train their staff, and even help run local events to encourage sales. Kinda like they used to do. They could close all the one man stores if they supported the FLGS better and probably save a crap ton of cash.

Man, cold-calling-the-job sounds like the worst thing ever.

 spiralingcadaver wrote:
Man, cold-calling-the-job sounds like the worst thing ever.

It's just one step up from the traveling saslesman

"Hey, I'm selling these fine leather jackets..."

I used to be a bill collector and would rather do that than cold calls for GW. Naturally I made it a game when I was collecting as I had zero financial investment in it. Personally I think that GW needs to revamp many things to get themselves in a better position with their customer base. Good luck to any that apply.

 OIIIIIIO wrote:
I used to be a bill collector and would rather do that than cold calls for GW. Naturally I made it a game when I was collecting as I had zero financial investment in it. Personally I think that GW needs to revamp many things to get themselves in a better position with their customer base. Good luck to any that apply.

I can see how those calls would go.

"Hey Mr.Ms. store manager, you should stock and sell these fine GW miniatures. This box that weighs less than a pound is totally worth the price of a new blu-ray player!"

 Sinful Hero wrote:
Interesting.

Maybe one day they'll move production back to Memphis. Since they turned it into a one-man store I've no interest in going there anymore. They used to offer tours of the plant not too long ago.

I play at the store all the time. The manager is great and while the bigger game hall is not open, there are at least 3 tables to play on.

Great benefits? Please tell me...

mhelm01 wrote:

 Sinful Hero wrote:
Interesting.

Maybe one day they'll move production back to Memphis. Since they turned it into a one-man store I've no interest in going there anymore. They used to offer tours of the plant not too long ago.

I play at the store all the time. The manager is great and while the bigger game hall is not open, there are at least 3 tables to play on.

Do they still have the "mini-museum" of older GW products and such, or have they binned that too?

I'm guessing since they don't make models there anymore, they have no reason to offer tours either.

I don't know if this needs its own thread, but I see that GW is looking for (GASP!) game rules writers:

http://jobs.games-workshop.com/2016/01/20/citadel-rules-writer-book-box-games-nottingham-uk/

Sales, and telesales in particular, take a special type of person; not an easy gig. Do they still own a large warehouse/manufacturing building down in Memphis or did they sell/lease the property when they stopped production?

 the_Armyman wrote:
Sales, and telesales in particular, take a special type of person; not an easy gig. Do they still own a large warehouse/manufacturing building down in Memphis or did they sell/lease the property when they stopped production?

Still a warehouse. They have ceased production of any miniatures there.

Used to be a Battle Bunker too, but is now only a one-man store.