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Local Sales Representative

​A Sales Representitive meets and communicates with customers to recommend products or services and persuades customers to buy them. Their duties include explaining the features and benefits of products and services to customers, helping customers find offers that meet their preferences and providing after-sales services.

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Sales Representative duties and responsibilities

Businesses hire Sales Representatives to help them achieve their sales objectives. Some of their day-to-day duties include:

  • Contacting existing and new customers to explain the advantages of buying their company’s products or services

  • Communicating with customers before and after a sale

  • Delivering presentations for persuading customers to buy new products or services

  • Processing sales transactions and operating the cash register

  • Resolving customer complaints and concerns

  • Handling customer returns, price changes and discounts

  • Maintaining an in-depth understanding of the company’s products or services to advise and make suitable recommendations to customers

  • Attending conferences to understand industry trends