(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Job Description
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, product uses, and credit terms. |
100
|
Recommend products to customers, based on customers' needs and interests. |
98
|
Contact regular and prospective customers to demonstrate products, explain product features, and solicit orders. |
98
|
Provide customers with product samples and catalogs. |
93
|
Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties, and delivery dates. |
92
|
Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support. |
91
|
Arrange and direct delivery and installation of products and equipment. |
90
|
Identify prospective customers by using business directories, following leads from existing clients, participating in organizations and clubs, and attending trade shows and conferences. |
85
|
Monitor market conditions, product innovations, and competitors' products, prices, and sales. |
80
|
Perform administrative duties, such as preparing sales budgets and reports, keeping sales records, and filing expense account reports. |
76
|
Negotiate details of contracts and payments, and prepare sales contracts and order forms. |
70
|
Prepare drawings, estimates, and bids that meet specific customer needs. |
69
|
Obtain credit information about prospective customers. |
59
|
Check stock levels and reorder merchandise as necessary. |
54
|
Negotiate with retail merchants to improve product exposure, such as shelf positioning and advertising. |
50
|
Forward orders to manufacturers. |
50
|
Train customers' employees to operate and maintain new equipment. |
44
|
Plan, assemble, and stock product displays in retail stores, or make recommendations to retailers regarding product displays, promotional programs, and advertising. |
18
|
Buy products from manufacturers or brokerage firms and distribute them to wholesale and retail clients. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
76
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
72
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
70
|
Getting Information
|
68
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
68
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
64
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
63
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
62
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
54
|
Processing Information
|
54
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
53
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
51
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
51
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
48
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
44
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
42
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
41
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
39
|
Thinking Creatively
|
37
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
37
|
Interacting With Computers
|
37
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
34
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
33
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
32
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
32
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
32
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
31
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
28
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
26
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
25
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
23
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
20
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
19
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
18
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
17
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
17
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
15
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
11
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
10
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
7
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
1
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|