| If you are looking for a career in sales, then you | | | | collate figures. |
| should definitely eye the sales manager job. It is one | | | | - Collecting customer feedback and conducting |
| of the most coveted positions in the hierarchy of a | | | | market research and developing new strategies to |
| company. But, its not easy being a sales manager. | | | | stay up to date with the market and customers. |
| The job requires certain specialized skills like excellent | | | | The employer's perspective |
| team management, analytical ability and the ability to | | | | So if you think you have all of the above mentioned |
| negotiate. | | | | skills, then its time to consider the second phase of |
| A sales manager is responsible for creating and | | | | the job. What does an employer look for? Most |
| leading sales teams. When you have a complete sales | | | | employers need people with a proven track record |
| team working under you and you have the company | | | | and considerable experience in sales. There are very |
| sales targets to meet, life can be really difficult. Here | | | | few companies who require specialized formal |
| are some of the tasks that may be assigned to you | | | | qualification in sales. If you wish to acquire formal |
| as a sales manager. | | | | qualification in sales, you can seek it from professional |
| - You will be responsible for recruiting and training | | | | institutions like the Chartered Institute of Marketing. |
| sales staff. | | | | Normally, every company will have a few weeks of |
| - You will also be responsible for setting sales targets | | | | in house training for you before you begin. |
| and allocating different areas for your sales teams. | | | | You can look up online for the best sales manger |
| - One of the most difficult things to do is monitoring | | | | jobs. Most companies now prefer looking for |
| the team's performance and motivating them to do | | | | employees on job portals. So if you still haven't |
| better. | | | | uploaded your resume, then its not too late. |
| - You will also compile and analyze sales data and | | | | |