technical sales representative
Technical sales representatives act for a business to sell its merchandise while providing technical insight for customers.
Also called: assistant technical sales representative, field saleswoman, inside technical sales representative, field salesperson, technical field sales representative, trainee technical sales engineer, outside technical sales representative, graduate technical sales representative
- 28
- essential skills
- 28
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2433
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- technical sales representative in agricultural machinery and equipmentWhat changes?28 skills in common
- technical sales representative in chemical products28 skills in common
- technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipmentWhat changes?28 skills in common
- technical sales representative in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment28 skills in common
- technical sales representative in machinery and industrial equipment28 skills in common
- technical sales representative in mining and construction machineryWhat changes?28 skills in common
- technical sales representative in office machinery and equipment28 skills in common
- technical sales representative in the textile machinery industry28 skills in common
Essential skills
28- answer requests for quotation
- apply technical communication skills
- characteristics of products
- characteristics of services
- communicate with customers
- contact customers
- demonstrate motivation for sales
- demonstrate products' features
- ensure client orientation
- ensure compliance with legal requirements
- guarantee customer satisfaction
- have computer literacy
- implement customer follow-up
- implement marketing strategies
- implement sales strategies
- keep records of customer interaction
- keep records on sales
- maintain relationship with customers
- manage schedule of tasks
- produce sales reports
- product comprehension
- prospect new customers
- provide customer follow-up services
- record customers' personal data
- respond to customers' inquiries
- sales promotion techniques
- supervise sales activities
- use customer relationship management software
Optional skills
28- address problems critically
- agricultural equipment
- chemical products
- consumer protection
- create solutions to problems
- credit card payments
- e-commerce systems
- e-procurement
- electronic and telecommunication equipment
- electronic business
- electronic communication
- hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products
- ICT software specifications
- industrial tools
- international commercial transactions rules
- issue sales invoices
- machinery products
- market pricing
- mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products
- multimedia systems
- office equipment
- perform customers’ needs analysis
- sales activities
- sales strategies
- speak different languages
- textile industry machinery products
- types of aircraft
- types of maritime vessels
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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