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Business Sales Executives

Business sales executives provide advice to existing and potential customers, and receive orders for specialist machinery, equipment, materials and other products or services that require technical knowledge.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£17,778
£32,834
£66,608

New workers start around £17,778. Normal pay is £32,834 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £66,608.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 165,959 vacancies for this type of job

3.96%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Maintains records and accounts of sales made and handles customer complaints.

  • Stays abreast of advances in product/field and suggests possible improvements to product or service.

  • Makes follow up visits to ensure customer satisfaction and to obtain further orders.

  • Quotes prices, credit details, delivery dates and payment arrangements and arranges for delivery and installation of goods if appropriate.

  • Discusses customer requirements and advises them on the capabilities and limitations of the goods or services being sold.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Finance

  • Financial Services

  • Investments

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Risk Management

  • Business Development

  • Marketing

  • Accounting

  • Commercial Banking

  • Numerical Analysis

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Sales

  • Management

  • Customer Service

  • Detail Oriented

  • Problem Solving

  • Organizational Skills

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Time Management

  • Operations

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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International Business

De Montfort University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Business Management

University of Southampton

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Southampton · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Business and Management

Nottingham College

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Nottingham · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 56/56

Business (Top-up)

South Thames College Group (inc Carshalton, South Thames and Kingston College)

BA (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Kingston upon Thames · 09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Business

ICON College of Technology and Management

HND · 2 Years · Full-time · London · 02/2025

Tariff points: 24/36

Marketing (with Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Liverpool · 09/2024

Tariff points: 72/72

Business

University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)

HND · 2 Years · Full-time · Perth · 09/2024

Tariff points: 42/48

International Business

Edge Hill University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Ormskirk · 09/2024

Tariff points: 104/112

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