A Sales Manager is a professional who is responsible for the success of their company’s sales department. They set goals for their team and produce monthly forecasting reports to see how well they’re doing in achieving those targets and budgets based on what’s happening with revenue streams so that everything runs smoothly from month to month.
Skills:
General sales skills
Recruitment skills
People skills
Training and mentoring skills
Communication skills
Forecasting skills
Financial, and general numeracy, skills
Public speaking skills
Leadership skills
Technology skills
Organizational skills
Responsibilities:
Hitting sales targets by successfully managing the sales team.
Setting individual sales targets for team members.
Coordinating with the marketing department on lead generation.
Tracking sales goals and reporting necessary results.
Training sales staff.
Promoting the company’s products and services.
Understanding consumer behavior.
Forming a collaborative team environment.
Advising and motivating sales representatives.