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, 42% of Area Sales Representative job descriptions contained business development as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

business development
42%
field sales
36%
sales executive
34%
area sales executive
31%
manufacturing
31%
customer service
29%
sales
29%
area sales
26%
customer support
26%
product demonstration
26%
territory management
26%
telesales
24%
business development manager
24%
field sales executive
24%
face to face sales
24%
sales advisor
24%
sales administration
24%
negotiation
24%
microsoft
24%
call centre
24%
business studies
24%
account management
21%
external sales
11%
internal sales
11%
account manager
11%
catering
11%
food service
11%
horeca
11%
wholesale
11%
new business development
11%
manufacturer
8%
sales manager
8%
sales support
8%
business development executive
8%
builders merchants
8%
polish
8%
home furnishings
6%
textiles
6%
fabrics
6%
area sales manager
6%
key account
6%
construction supplies
6%
building products
6%
key accounts
3%
manage client relationships
3%
doors
3%
fenestration
3%
hardware
3%
locks
3%
windows
3%
building envelope
3%
prospecting
3%
development opportunities
3%
commercial awareness
3%
roofing
3%
single ply
3%
specification sales
3%
waterproofing
3%
sales representative
3%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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