Telecommunications Salesperson

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 44 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
- Experience: 5 years or more
**Work site environment**:

- Industrial/commercial (general)
**Tasks**:

- Promote sales to existing clients
- Identify and solicit potential clients
- Assess client's needs and resources and recommend the appropriate goods or services
- Develop reports and proposals to illustrate benefits from use of good or service
- Deliver sales presentations
- Estimate costs of installing and maintaining equipment or service
- Prepare and administer sales contracts
- Utilize sales/marketing software packages
- Conduct sales transactions through Internet-based electronic commerce
- Provide input into product design where goods or services must be tailored to suit client's needs
- Consult with clients after sale to provide ongoing support
- Train customers' staff in the operation and maintenance of equipment
- Resolve product and service related problems
- Troubleshoot technical problems related to equipment
- Supervise activities of other technical sales specialists
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Prepare or oversee preparation of sales or other contracts
- Represent companies that export and import products or services to and from foreign countries
- Conduct sales transactions
- Supervise activities of other sales representatives
- Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties and delivery dates
- Consult with clients after sale or signed contracts
- Review and adapt information regarding product innovations, competitors and market conditions
- Provide customer service
- Advertise and/or promote products, sales or services
- Provide clients with presentations on the benefits and uses of goods or services
**Supervision**:

- 5-10 people
**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- MS Access
- MS Excel
- MS Office
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
- Word processing software
- Spreadsheet
- Electronic mail
- Salesforce
**Area of specialization**:

- Telecommunications
**Sales experience**:

- Telecommunications equipment and services