Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education.
What is this job like?
- Inform customers about issues related to responsible use and disposal of products, such as waste reduction or product or byproduct recycling or disposal.
- Negotiate prices or terms of sales or service agreements.
- Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, or credit terms.
- Verify that delivery schedules meet project deadlines.
- Collaborate with colleagues to exchange information, such as selling strategies or marketing information.
- Stock or distribute resources, such as samples or promotional or educational materials.
- Provide feedback to product design teams so that products can be tailored to clients' needs.
- Consult with engineers regarding technical problems with products.
- Sell technical and scientific products that are environmentally sound or designed for environmental remediation.
- Present information to customers about the energy efficiency or environmental impact of scientific or technical products.
- Contact new or existing customers to discuss how specific products or services can meet their needs.
- Complete expense reports, sales reports, or other paperwork.
- Stock or distribute resources, such as samples or promotional or educational materials.
- Attend sales or trade meetings or read related publications to obtain information about market conditions, business trends, environmental regulations, or industry developments.
- Sell service contracts for technical or scientific products.
- Obtain building blueprints or specifications for use by engineering departments in bid preparations.
- Prepare and submit sales contracts for orders.
- Maintain customer records, using automated systems.
- Prepare and submit sales contracts for orders.
- Quote prices, credit terms, or other bid specifications.
- Emphasize product features, based on analyses of customers' needs and on technical knowledge of product capabilities and limitations.
- Present information to customers about the energy efficiency or environmental impact of scientific or technical products.
- Visit establishments, such as pharmacies, to determine product sales.
- Appraise equipment to determine contract terms or trade-in values.
- Compute customer's installation or production costs and estimate savings from new services, products, or equipment.
- Select or assist customers in selecting products based on customer needs, product specifications, and applicable regulations.
- Prepare sales presentations or proposals to explain product specifications or applications.
- Complete expense reports, sales reports, or other paperwork.
- Identify prospective customers, using business directories, leads from existing clients, participation in organizations, or trade show or conference attendance.
- Inform customers of estimated delivery schedules, service contracts, warranties, or other information pertaining to purchased products.
- Provide customers with ongoing technical support.
- Advise customers on product usage to improve production.
- Study documentation or other information for new scientific or technical products.
- Attend sales or trade meetings or read related publications to obtain information about market conditions, business trends, environmental regulations, or industry developments.
- Demonstrate the operation or use of technical or scientific products.
- Arrange for installation and testing of products or machinery.
- Initiate sales campaigns to meet sales and production expectations.
- Verify customer credit ratings.
- Visit establishments to evaluate needs or to promote product or service sales.
- Visit establishments to evaluate needs or to promote product or service sales.
- Verify accuracy of materials lists.
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