What does a Sales Manager do?

According to people in this career, the main tasks are...

TaskImportance
Oversee regional and local sales managers and their staffs.
93%
Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service.
86%
Monitor customer preferences to determine focus of sales efforts.
85%
Confer with potential customers regarding equipment needs, and advise customers on types of equipment to purchase.
84%
Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability.
84%
Plan and direct staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control sales and service programs.
83%
Direct and coordinate activities involving sales of manufactured products, services, commodities, real estate, or other subjects of sale.
80%
Determine price schedules and discount rates.
79%
Prepare budgets and approve budget expenditures.
74%
Confer or consult with department heads to plan advertising services and to secure information on equipment and customer specifications.
70%
Visit franchised dealers to stimulate interest in establishment or expansion of leasing programs.
70%
Represent company at trade association meetings to promote products.
66%
Advise dealers and distributors on policies and operating procedures to ensure functional effectiveness of business.
65%
Assess marketing potential of new and existing store locations, considering statistics and expenditures.
64%
Direct, coordinate, and review sales and service accounting and record-keeping, as well as receiving and shipping.
61%
Direct clerical staff to keep records of export correspondence, bid requests, and credit collections, and to maintain current information on tariffs, licenses, and restrictions.
60%
Direct foreign sales and service outlets of an organization.
58%