0601 – Corporate sales managers
Corporate sales managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of establishments and departments involved in commercial, industrial, institutional, e-business and wholesale and retail sales. They are employed by commercial, industrial and wholesale and retail trade establishments.
Profile
Index of titles
Example titles
- Account manager – sales
- Area sales manager
- Channel sales manager
- Commercial accounts manager
- Corporate sales manager
- Distribution manager – sales
- Divisional sales manager
- Electronic commerce (e-commerce) sales manager
- Export sales manager
- Field sales manager
- Key accounts manager – sales
- National accounts manager – sales
- National sales manager
- Package tour sales manager
- Product manager
- Regional manager – sales
- Regional sales director
- Regional sales manager
- Retail district manager
- Sales administrator
- Sales and distribution manager
- Sales director (except retail and wholesale)
- Sales district manager (except insurance and real estate)
- Sales manager (except retail and wholesale)
- Sales planning manager
- Territory manager – sales
- Trade expansion manager
- Zone manager – sales
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Plan direct and evaluate the activities of sales departments in commercial, industrial, wholesale and retail and other establishments
- Organize regional and divisional sales operations
- Establish organizational policies and procedures in relation to sales
- Determine strategic planning related to new product lines
- Lead sales team in building relationships with business clients and manage negotiations of sales contracts
- Recruit, organize, train and manage staff
- May work with the marketing department to understand and communicate marketing messages to the field.
Employment requirements
- A university degree or college diploma in business or in a related field with a specialization in sales and several years of experience as a sales representative or in a related occupation are usually required.
Additional information
- Progression to senior management positions is possible with experience.
Exclusions
- Advertising, marketing and public relations managers (0124)
- Retail and wholesale trade managers (0621)
- Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c. (0015)
- Supervisors of technical salespersons (in 6221 Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade)