Gift & Prize Manager

Job Description: Gift & Prize Manager

Job Type: Part Time Seasonal

Full Job Description:

Professional Golf Planners of America, LLC. (PGPA) is a Michigan-based golf company that specializes in everything golf. PGPA’s Certified Golf Tournament Planners provide experience and professional fundraising leadership while utilizing the latest technologies and resources specifically used in golf event planning.

Our Gift & Prize Manager has a unique and exciting role in assisting with collection and distribution of golf centric gifts and prizes. The main responsibility of this role will be curating a retail assortment to be offered online and at outings, as well as planning, executing, and managing golfer swag bags to be presented at golf outings.

As well as being responsible for Gift and Prize Management, our Gift and Prize Manager will provide feedback and recommendations on directives established by PGPA Executive Team. This role will provide support to the PGPA Executive Team on all facets of the business and will report to the General Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Choose suppliers based on: product, cost, uniqueness and availability

• Provide purchasing information on items to be bought for outings

• Choose items to sold online, at golf outings and offered as Regional Distributorship

• Order merchandise for all PGPA revenue activities

• Provide support to other PGPA Managers on all facets of the business based on abilities

• Set up day of the event raffle & contest prizes

• Assist Social Media Manager with communicating gift and prize incentives to be shared on website, through social media, and in monthly newsletters

• Work with auction companies based on consignment

• Work with Website company on online web page auction items for each event

• Attend client meetings as required

• Participate in the PGPA Employee Sales Commission Program

• Solicit Golfers & Sponsors

Qualifications:

• College degree preferred or similar career experience

• Purchasing or Buying experience preferred

• Strong negotiation skills

• Excellent organization and planning skills

• Ability to multitask

• Ability to work and communicate with a team