A sales executive is a high-level professional who works in a company’s sales department to sell products or services to potential clients and maintain relationships with existing customers. Their responsibilities include:
- Setting goalsDeveloping sales strategies and setting annual sales goals for the company
- Finding leadsGenerating leads and reaching out to prospects through a variety of channels, such as email, phone, text, and social media
- Making salesConducting sales presentations, negotiating deals, taking and processing orders, and following up on issues
- Maintaining relationshipsBuilding and maintaining relationships with clients and prospects, and creating and maintaining customer relationship management data
- CollaboratingWorking with marketing teams to develop sales strategies, and attending team meetings
- PromotingPromoting the company’s products or services, and attending trade events, industry conferences, and promotional events
- AnalyzingResearching and analyzing sales options, and staying current with trends and competitors
- PreparingPreparing proposals and quotes, and collecting and analyzing information to prepare data and sales reports