Business Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Sales

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Business Skills List in Sales

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Business role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Business job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 72% of Business job descriptions contained sales as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sales
72%
business development
64%
business development manager
22%
account manager
20%
account management
18%
field sales
18%
sales executive
18%
telesales
14%
business development executive
14%
b2b sales
12%
new business
12%
sales representative
12%
key account manager
12%
new business development
10%
sales rep
10%
account representative
8%
area sales
8%
sales person
8%
bdm
8%
lead generation
6%
cold calling
6%
telesales executive
6%
b2b
6%
sales manager
6%
automotive
4%
sales consultant
4%
relationship management
4%
media sales
4%
business developer
4%
bde
4%
bizdev
2%
new leads
2%
customer engagement
2%
project management
2%
selling
2%
outbound calls
2%
sales agent
2%
engagement
2%
reporting
2%
saas
2%
seo
2%
field based
2%
facilities management
2%
targets
2%
bdd
2%
packaging
2%
automotive aftermarket
2%
key account
2%
tenders
2%
birmingham
2%
employment
2%
car parts
2%
key accounts
2%
strategy
2%
corporate sales
2%
business development director
2%
pensions
2%
field sales executive
2%
tender submissions
2%
waste management
2%
negotiation
2%
coventry
2%
tax
2%
technical sales
2%
analytical
2%
area sales manager
2%
. sdr
2%
food
2%
driving growth
2%
financial services
2%
bid management
2%
business plan
2%
territory sales
2%
food and beverage
2%
new business opportunities
2%
resellers
2%
contact centre
2%
field business development manager
2%
area manager
2%
account managing
2%
manufacturing
2%
property
2%
appointments
2%
crm
2%
nationwide sales
2%
prospecting
2%
blue chip
2%
midlands
2%
real estate
2%
business manager
2%
customer service
2%
regional sales coordinator
2%
internal sales
2%
quotations
2%
sales director
2%
strategies
2%
business partner
2%
events
2%
regional sales manager
2%
sales development representative
2%
direct sales
2%
west midlands
2%
leadership
2%
senior business development manager
2%
territory development
2%
wolverhampton
2%
telephone manner
2%
management
2%
senior sales
2%
emea
2%
partnerships
2%
hosted services
2%
contract cleaning
2%
networking
2%
key account management
2%
mobile phone industry
2%
telecommunications
2%
contract negotiation
2%
presentation
2%
digital marketing
2%
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