Junior Sports Trader
Hollywoodbets
Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
Permanent
Closing Date 20 January 2025Job Details Division: Hollywoodbets
Business Unit: Other Roles
Minimum experience: Associate
Company primary industry: Gambling and Casinos
Job functional area: Other
Job Description Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa's biggest success stories.
From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom.
And that's just the beginning.
Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit.
Join our Team and let's reach for the stars.
We have an amazing opportunity for a Junior Sports Trader, based in Umhlanga!
Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star? As a Junior Sports Trader, you will be responsible for offering specialized betting on an assigned sport on all betting platforms (internet, mobile, branches) to ensure that Hollywood remains the leading sports betting operator in South Africa.
You will perform necessary sports tasks and duties in a professional manner and proactively keep ahead of the competition regarding sports betting and customer service.
You will ensure that the specified sport functions according to Hollywood's guidelines and forecasts.
With Hollywoodbets You Will: Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.You Bring: Betting experience
A bonus to have: Certificate / Diploma
What You'll Do For The Brand: Assist Sports Traders in all functionality of the department.Manage your assigned sport extensively to ensure the smooth running of the sport.Price up sports after completing extensive research on the teams, past results, standings, and the global and local betting market.
Offer competitive betting that is up to date.Monitor and adjust betting due to any betting market changes or liabilities.Analyse profit and loss figures for the sport to ensure that the sport achieves its required profit margins and desired turnover increase.Evaluate winning clients to determine whether limits need to be put in place and make management aware of the clients in a report so that a final decision can be made.Communicate with clients whenever a limit is put in place or an adjustment is made to an account.Evaluate top winning tickets to ensure that odds and times are correct and that no mistakes were made.Compose a weekly report on your sport to be sent to management to inform them on all matters regarding the sport.Keep management up to date with any large liabilities on Syx.Forecast monthly turnover and profit figures and periodically check your current position to ensure that your sport is in line with desired monthly figures.Confirm big bets for the sport that are laid in branches or with the call center.Compile a comparison between local bookmakers to assess our position in the market and identify potential threats.Update the outright betting for all tournaments.Result events as soon as results are known to allow punters to receive their winnings as soon as possible.Assist and guide the 'sports agents' to function effectively.Request assistance for the creation of events from sports agents.Assist customers with any sports betting-related queries or complaints and resolve any disputes professionally and promptly.Assist the marketing department with advertising your assigned sport to keep them aware of upcoming tournaments or big winning bets.Communicate with the social media department to advertise your sport and inform customers when betting is opened and what teams/players prices are.What You'll Bring To The Team: Ensure quality outcomes are achieved.Good attention to detail.Excellent planning and organizing skills.Customer focused.Creating market awareness.Demonstrates a good understanding of betting types and procedures.Customer care experience.Good listening skills.Excellent numerical skills.Understanding of the internet betting platform (website and functionality).So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best?
Apply now! Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful.
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