Area Sales Representative Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Sales

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Area Sales Representative Skills List in Sales

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Area Sales Representative role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Area Sales Representative job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 37% of Area Sales Representative job descriptions contained business development as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

business development
37%
field sales
37%
sales executive
37%
area sales executive
34%
manufacturing
34%
sales
31%
area sales
28%
customer service
25%
business development manager
25%
field sales executive
25%
product demonstration
23%
territory management
23%
customer support
23%
microsoft
20%
business studies
20%
call centre
20%
face to face sales
20%
negotiation
20%
telesales
20%
sales advisor
20%
sales administration
20%
account management
17%
wholesale
12%
internal sales
12%
external sales
12%
account manager
12%
catering
12%
food service
12%
horeca
12%
sales support
9%
business development executive
9%
manufacturer
9%
sales manager
9%
new business development
9%
builders merchants
9%
polish
9%
fabrics
6%
textiles
6%
home furnishings
6%
area sales manager
6%
key account
6%
building products
6%
construction supplies
6%
key accounts
3%
manage client relationships
3%
doors
3%
fenestration
3%
hardware
3%
locks
3%
windows
3%
building envelope
3%
roofing
3%
prospecting
3%
development opportunities
3%
commercial awareness
3%
single ply
3%
specification sales
3%
waterproofing
3%
sales representative
3%
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