A sales manager's job is to lead a sales team and manage the daytoday sales operations of a business. They are responsible for developing sales strategies setting sales goals and tracking sales performance. Sales managers plan direct or coordinate the delivery of a product or service to the customer. They set sales goals analyze data and develop training programs for organizations' sales representatives.
Responsibilities
- Create and execute a strategic sales plan that expands our customer base and extends the company's global reach
- Meet with potential clients and grow longlasting relationships that address their needs
- Recruit sales representatives set objectives train and coach them and monitor their performance
- Identify knowledge gaps within the team and develop plans for filling them
- Ensure that company quotas are met by holding daily checkins with sales team to set objectives and monitor progress
- Manage the monthend and yearend close processes
Required skills and qualifications
- Five or more years of experience in managing sales in a corporate setting
- Proven record of success with the entire sales process from planning to closing
- Excellent communication interpersonal and organizational skills
- Superb leadership ability
- Ability to travel at least 20% of the time