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, 62% of Business Development Representative job descriptions contained sales as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sales
62%
business development
23%
sales executive
23%
business development executive
23%
personal drive
23%
energetic team player
23%
communication skills
23%
sales representative
17%
sales consultant
17%
b2b
17%
ranges
12%
business development manager
12%
area sales
12%
ocean
12%
freight forwarding
12%
air
12%
internal sales
12%
field sales
12%
external sales
12%
construction supplies
12%
building products
12%
builders merchants
12%
pricing
12%
manufacturing
6%
product quality
6%
account manager
6%
ambient
6%
food
6%
key account manager
6%
new business manager
6%
senior business development
6%
senior sales executive
6%
customer service
6%
enquiries
6%
negotiation
6%
customer sales
6%
prospect
6%
collaboration
6%
calls
6%
sdr
6%
sales agent
6%
new business sales executive
6%
lead generator
6%
lead generation
6%
business development representative
6%
bdr
6%
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