Business Enterprise Specialist
Business Enterprise Specialist
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Business Enterprise Specialist Position Overview
Are you a business professional looking to make a difference in public service Join OOD as a Business Enterprise Specialist where youll provide expert retail and food service management consultation to blind and visually impaired entrepreneurs in vending and cafeteria facilities. Your role will include advising on operations management administration staffing finance profitability safety and health. Youll ensure regulatory and contract compliance by working closely with state and federal agencies offering innovative business growth strategies and forecasting sales and profit goals. Additionally youll play a key role in budgeting equipment planning and purchasing while thoughtfully appraising operator performance and acting as a liaison to mediate issues and resolve customer complaints.
In this position youll also assess potential new business sites on military federal or state properties and plan and coordinate thirdparty moves and installations.
Experience in retail and service industry management is highly relevant and valued. Youll have the opportunity to learn about programspecific contract language relevant federal and state regulations and gain ServSafe certification. We seek a compassionate and detailoriented individual passionate about supporting individuals with disabilities in achieving entrepreneurial success.
Daytime travel within Ohio may be required. The selected candidate must provide own transportation or in order to operate a state vehicle must have a valid drivers license.
Business Enterprise Specialist Duties:
- Provide retail and food service consultative advice to people who are legally blind or visually impaired.
- Travel throughout the state with focus mainly in assigned region.
- Conduct inventory of equipment and products.
- Meets routinely with grantors operators and vendors.
- Procurement of equipment.
A SuccessfulBusiness Enterprise Specialist:
- Experienced in retail or food service management.
- Anticipates both routine and nonroutine incidents.
- Works independently and also enjoys being part of a team.
- Has strong conflict resolution skills.
- Manages multiple projects simultaneously.
Division Overview
Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI)
The Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI) offers vocational rehabilitation services to Ohioans who are blind or have low vision and want to gain maintain or return to meaningful employment or personal independence. Working in partnership with county and state agencies public facilities and universities across the state BSVI programs strive to enable premier career opportunities for individuals who are blind and to be the service provider of choice for our customers.
Applications and Selections
Please ensure your online application and work experience clearly indicates how you meet minimum qualifications (MQs). Applications that fail to demonstrate how they meet minimum qualifications will not be considered. If you meet the MQs through education transcripts are required for consideration by attaching directly on the Additional Attachments section of the application (Step 7 or via email to
See resume is not a substitution for completing work experience and/or supplemental questions. Answers to the supplemental questions must also be supported by the work experience/education sections of the application. If See Resume is used in place of work experience your application may not be considered.
Applicants can check their application status and all vacancyrelated email correspondence on My Jobpage. On the Careers.Ohio job search webpage once signed in the link to My Jobpage is displayed under the TeamOhio logo.Applicants who require technical assistance (e.g. issues logging in or other systemrelated issues) should contact
This position shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of the OCSEA Collective Bargaining Agreement. The selection process consists of an online assessment and a remote structured interview.All communications are sent via email. Candidates should make sure their account contains an email address that is checked regularly including checking junk and/or spam.
Background Check
The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicants prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
At the State of Ohio we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality competitive benefits to eligible fulltime and parttime employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit ourTotal Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
- Public Retirement Systems such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS&Optional Deferred Compensation Ohio Deferred Compensation
*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) empowers Ohioans with disabilities through employment disability determinations and independence. Our agency works with partners in businesses education and nonprofit organizations to facilitate customized employment plans for Ohioans with disabilities; helps Ohio companies recruit and retain employees with disabilities; and is the sole agency determining medical and vocational Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs in Ohio. We help connect the people of Ohio who have disabilities with the resources support and opportunities that fit their unique needs abilities and interests so that they can find and retain meaningful employment.To learn more about what we do please visit our website atood.ohio.
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2 years training or 2 years experience in business which included responsibility for sales production marketing and accounting or bookkeeping.
ORequivalent of education and/or experience per Minimum Class Qualifications noted above.
Primary Skill: Business
Professional Skills: Conflict Management Consultation Building Trust Organizing and Planning Problem Solving
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is amongst the topranked state agencies implementing inclusive and accessible planning and programming into businesses operations and services. We strive to hire sustain and promote a workforce that not only embraces this mission but is also reflective of the Ohioans we serve.
If you require an accommodation based on a disability for any step of the selection process please contactso proper arrangements can be made.
The State of Ohio is a drugfree workplace which prohibits the use of (recreational /nonmedical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio DrugFree Workplace Policy (HR39 and as outlined in the posting.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
