£26,520
Average salary at age 20
£54,080
Average Salary
38
Average hours per week
Description
Sales accounts and business development managers plan, organise and undertake market research to meet the requirements of an organisation’s marketing and sales policies.Main Tasks
- Liaises with other senior staff to determine the range of goods or services to be sold, contributes to the development of sales strategies and setting of sales targets;
- Discusses employer’s or client’s requirements, carries out surveys and analyses customers’ reactions to product, packaging, price, etc.;
- Compiles and analyses sales figures, prepares proposals for marketing campaigns and promotional activities and undertakes market research;
- Handles customer accounts;
- Recruits and trains junior sales staff;
- Produces reports and recommendations concerning marketing and sales strategies for senior management;
- Keeps up to date with products and competitors.
Qualifications
Entrants to the professional qualifications of the Chartered Institute of Marketing require GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades, a BTEC/SQA award, an Advanced GNVQ/GSVQ Level III, a degree or equivalent qualification and/or relevant experience. NVQs/SVQs in sales and qualifications from other relevant professional bodies are available.What Sales accounts and business development managers studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (L7) Human & social geography | 2 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 1 |
| (W2) Design studies | 3 |
| (L3) Sociology | 2 |
| (C1) Biology | 1 |
| (H3) Mechanical engineering | 1 |
| (F1) Chemistry | 1 |
| (C8) Psychology | 3 |
| (R2) German studies | 1 |
| (W3) Music | 1 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
| (D4) Agriculture | 1 |
| (R9) Others in European languages, literature & related subjects | 1 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 1 |
| (C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
| (Q3) English studies | 3 |
| (L2) Politics | 3 |
| (K2) Building | 1 |
| (R4) Spanish studies | 1 |
| (R1) French studies | 1 |
| (N5) Marketing | 9 |
| (W4) Drama | 1 |
| (M1) Law by area | 1 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 2 |
| (I2) Information systems | 1 |
| (N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 3 |
| (P2) Publicity studies | 1 |
| (P5) Journalism | 1 |
| (L1) Economics | 3 |
| (N1) Business studies | 20 |
| (D6) Food & beverage studies | 1 |
| (N4) Accounting | 1 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 2 |
| (P3) Media studies | 2 |
| (N2) Management studies | 9 |
| (V1) History by period | 3 |
| (N3) Finance | 1 |
| (L6) Anthropology | 1 |
| (I1) Computer science | 1 |
UK Prospects
373800
Workforce Size
2.85%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
52912
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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