Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

What Does a Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Do?

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Negotiate prices or terms of sales or service agreements.
• 2Prepare and submit sales contracts for orders.
• 3Visit establishments to evaluate needs or to promote product or service sales.
• 4Maintain customer records, using automated systems.
• 5Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, or credit terms.
• 6Quote prices, credit terms, or other bid specifications.
• 7Contact new or existing customers to discuss how specific products or services can meet their needs.
• 8Emphasize product features, based on analyses of customers' needs and on technical knowledge of product capabilities and limitations.

Required Skills

• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Learning
• Act!
• ActionWare
• AdTrack Customer Acquisition Management CAM
• Amazon Web Services AWS software
• AMG Teleran SalesInSync
• Apache Hadoop
• Cegedim Target Software Target SFA Pharmaceutical Suite
• Citrix cloud computing software
• Enterprise application integration EAI software
• FileMaker Pro

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Salary