Business Development Representative Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Sales

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Business Development Representative Skills List in Sales

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Business Development Representative role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Business Development Representative job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 57% of Business Development Representative job descriptions contained sales as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sales
57%
business development
35%
business development executive
22%
communication skills
19%
sales executive
19%
sales representative
13%
energetic team player
13%
b2b
13%
personal drive
13%
internal sales
13%
field sales
13%
external sales
13%
area sales
13%
business development manager
10%
customer service
10%
sales consultant
10%
lead generation
10%
air
7%
pricing
7%
business development representative
7%
bdr
7%
ocean
7%
sdr
7%
account manager
7%
freight forwarding
7%
ranges
7%
construction supplies
7%
building products
7%
textiles
7%
home furnishings
7%
prospecting
7%
fabrics
7%
builders merchants
7%
sales agent
4%
senior sales executive
4%
product quality
4%
customer sales
4%
negotiation
4%
key account manager
4%
new business manager
4%
senior business development
4%
new business sales executive
4%
lead generator
4%
building relationships
4%
recruitment
4%
sales development representative
4%
saas
4%
task management
4%
cold calling
4%
b2b marketing
4%
b2b sales
4%
market research
4%
outbound calls
4%
sales and account management
4%
chemicals
4%
communicator
4%
problem solving
4%
b2c
4%
enquiries
4%
manufacturing
4%
inbound sales
4%
phone based
4%
telesales
4%
account executive
4%
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