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Job Description
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of sales workers other than retail sales workers. May perform duties such as budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 41-1012.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 85,830.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 41.00
- Currently, there are 252,670 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers”.
Also Known As…
- First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
- Vice President of Sales
- Sales Supervisor
- Sales Manager
- Outside Sales Manager
- Manager
- Inside Sales Manager
- District Sales Manager
- Director
- Branch Manager
- Area Sales Manager
- Wholesaler
- Wholesale Manager
- Vice President Sales and Marketing
- Vice President Sales
- Truck Leasing Manager
- Tobacco Warehouse Manager
- Textile Conversion Manager
- Territory Supervisor
- Telesales Supervisor
- Telemarketing Supervisor
- Telemarketing Manager
- Telemarketer Supervisor
- Technical Sales Manager
- Team Leader
- Supervisor-International Reservations
- Supervisor, Sales, Customer Service and Documentation Departments
- Supervisor
- Subscription Crew Leader
- Strategic Accounts Manager
- Stock Broker Supervisor
- Station Captain
- Special Agent
- Showroom Manager
- Shop Manager
- Senior Sales Manager
- Sales Team Manager
- Sales Team Leader
- Sales Representative Supervisor
- Sales Leader
- Sales Director
- Sales and Marketing Manager
- Sales Activity Manager
- Route Sales Manager
- Reservations Sales Supervisor
- Regional Sales Manager
- Regional Manager
- Real Estate Sales Supervisor
- Radio Time Sales Supervisor
- Party Plan Sales Unit Sales Leader
- Party Plan Sales Unit Advisor
- Parts Manager
- Parts Department Manager
- Order Department Supervisor
- Newspaper Manager
- Newspaper Delivery Counselor
- Newspaper Carriers Supervisor
- Meat Sales and Storage Manager
- Market Manager
- Management Accounts Manager
- Malt Liquors Sales Supervisor
- Location Manager
- Junk Dealer
- Insurance Sales Supervisor
- Insurance Sales Manager
- Insurance Office Supervisor
- Insurance Office Manager
- Insurance Agents Supervisor
- Inside Sales Supervisor
- Indian Trader
- Head of Commission Department
- Group Sales Manager
- Global Sales Manager
- General Sales Manager
- Foreign Exchange Services Manager
- Food Stand Manager
- Flooring Sales Manager
- Field Representative
- Dry Cleaning Manager
- Division Manager
- District Manager
- District Adviser
- Distribution Manager
- Director Sales and Marketing
- Director of Sales
- Director of Group Sales
- Desk Clerks Supervisor
- Dealer
- Customer Service Manager
- Crew Manager
- Client Services Manager
- Client Services Director
- Client Service Supervisor
- Circulation Manager
- Circulation Crew Leader
- Channel Sales Manager
- Catering Sales Manager
- Business Development Manager
- Bulk Plant Supervisor
- Bowling or Skating Desk Clerk Supervisor
- Blood Donor Recruiter Supervisor
- Block Captain
- Auto Parts Manager
- Associate Director of Sales
- Artificial Breeding Distributor
- Agency Manager
- Advertising Material Distributors Supervisor
Tasks for “Director”
- Examine merchandise to ensure correct pricing and display, and that it functions as advertised.
- Examine products purchased for resale or received for storage to determine product condition.
- Keep records pertaining to purchases, sales, and requisitions.
- Hire, train, and evaluate personnel.
- Prepare rental or lease agreements, specifying charges and payment procedures for use of machinery, tools, or other items.
- Prepare sales and inventory reports for management and budget departments.
- Plan and prepare work schedules, and assign employees to specific duties.
- Monitor sales staff performance to ensure that goals are met.
- Listen to and resolve customer complaints regarding services, products, or personnel.
- Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or performing specific services.
- Inventory stock and reorder when inventories drop to specified levels.
- Formulate pricing policies on merchandise according to profitability requirements.
- Coordinate sales promotion activities, such as preparing merchandise displays and advertising copy.
- Confer with company officials to develop methods and procedures to increase sales, expand markets, and promote business.
- Attend company meetings to exchange product information and coordinate work activities with other departments.
- Provide staff with assistance in performing difficult or complicated duties.
- Visit retailers and sales representatives to promote products and gather information.
- Analyze details of sales territories to assess their growth potential and to set quotas.
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