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Career: Sales Managers
Job Description
Direct the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Plan and direct staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control sales and service programs. |
100
|
Determine price schedules and discount rates. |
100
|
Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability. |
100
|
Monitor customer preferences to determine focus of sales efforts. |
95
|
Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service. |
95
|
Prepare budgets and approve budget expenditures. |
90
|
Confer or consult with department heads to plan advertising services and to secure information on equipment and customer specifications. |
86
|
Represent company at trade association meetings to promote products. |
81
|
Oversee regional and local sales managers and their staffs. |
67
|
Direct and coordinate activities involving sales of manufactured products, services, commodities, real estate or other subjects of sale. |
67
|
Confer with potential customers regarding equipment needs and advise customers on types of equipment to purchase. |
67
|
Direct, coordinate, and review activities in sales and service accounting and recordkeeping, and in receiving and shipping operations. |
57
|
Advise dealers and distributors on policies and operating procedures to ensure functional effectiveness of business. |
48
|
Direct clerical staff to keep records of export correspondence, bid requests, and credit collections, and to maintain current information on tariffs, licenses, and restrictions. |
43
|
Assess marketing potential of new and existing store locations, considering statistics and expenditures. |
24
|
Visit franchised dealers to stimulate interest in establishment or expansion of leasing programs. |
19
|
Direct foreign sales and service outlets of an organization. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
86
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
82
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
77
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
76
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
75
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
75
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
74
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
69
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
69
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
69
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
67
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
67
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
67
|
Getting Information
|
64
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
64
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
64
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
64
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
62
|
Processing Information
|
61
|
Thinking Creatively
|
60
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
59
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
57
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
57
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
54
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
54
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
51
|
Interacting With Computers
|
49
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
47
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
46
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
41
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
40
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
36
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
33
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
25
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
24
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
21
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
16
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
15
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
13
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
12
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
10
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|