Description
Business sales executives provide advice to existing and potential customers, and receive orders for specialist machinery, equipment, materials and other products or services that require technical knowledge.Main Tasks
- Discusses customer requirements and advises them on the capabilities and limitations of the goods or services being sold;
- Quotes prices, credit details, delivery dates and payment arrangements and arranges for delivery and installation of goods if appropriate;
- Makes follow up visits to ensure customer satisfaction and to obtain further orders;
- Stays abreast of advances in product/field and suggests possible improvements to product or service;
- Maintains records and accounts of sales made and handles customer complaints.
Qualifications
There are no formal academic requirements, although entrants usually possess academic qualifications and/or relevant experience in a particular profession or speciality. Training is usually on-the-job. Professional qualifications and NVQs/ SVQs at Levels 2 and 3 are available.What Business sales executives studied in higher education
Occupation | Percentage Value |
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(C9) Others in biological sciences | 1 |
(L7) Human & social geography | 1 |
(G1) Mathematics | 1 |
(W2) Design studies | 3 |
(L3) Sociology | 2 |
(C1) Biology | 2 |
(H3) Mechanical engineering | 2 |
(F1) Chemistry | 1 |
(C8) Psychology | 3 |
(V3) History by topic | 1 |
(F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 1 |
(W3) Music | 1 |
(F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
(D4) Agriculture | 1 |
(R9) Others in European languages, literature & related subjects | 1 |
(W6) Cinematics & photography | 1 |
(C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
(Q3) English studies | 3 |
(L2) Politics | 2 |
(R4) Spanish studies | 1 |
(R1) French studies | 1 |
(N5) Marketing | 5 |
(W4) Drama | 1 |
(M1) Law by area | 1 |
(M2) Law by topic | 1 |
(I2) Information systems | 1 |
(N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 4 |
(P2) Publicity studies | 1 |
(B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 1 |
(B1) Anatomy, physiology & pathology | 1 |
(P5) Journalism | 1 |
(L1) Economics | 3 |
(N1) Business studies | 16 |
(X3) Academic studies in education | 1 |
(N4) Accounting | 1 |
(C6) Sport & exercise science | 4 |
(P3) Media studies | 2 |
(N2) Management studies | 6 |
(V1) History by period | 3 |
(N3) Finance | 1 |
(H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 1 |
(I1) Computer science | 1 |