Sales manager
Motivate your sales team to hit sales goals and go beyond.
Duties and tasks
- Arranging credit for customers or clients
- Evaluating sales data
- Managing and directing a sales team
- Organizing overall sales activities
- Resolving problems and troubleshooting
- Training salespeople
- Working with salespeople to boost productivity
Skills required
- Ability to convert customer into buyers
- Accurately conveying details to other individuals
- Excellent communication skills
- Outstanding customer service skills and sales techniques
- Time management
Working conditions
Because they are usually managing many individuals, Sales Managers are required to put in long hours and may need to travel between different areas or branches depending upon the industry. These individuals will spend considerable time in the office, but will also spend much time out in the field and travelling as well.
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