Sales supervisor

Sales supervisor

Sales supervisors oversee workers who sell goods or services to business or wholesale customers. They may manage finances, supplies and train and hire new staff.

Also known as

Non-retail sales supervisor, internal sales supervisor, technical sales supervisor

AUT programmes

Work environment

  • Usually work regular business hours
  • Usually work in offices
  • Need to be organised, accurate and communicate well

Typical tasks

  • Monitor sales activities
  • Supervise sales or support personnel
  • Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs
  • Establish operational policies
  • Contact current or potential customers to promote products or services
  • Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets
  • Examine condition of property or products
  • Explain technical product or service information to customers
  • Answer customer questions about goods or services
  • Maintain records of sales or other business transactions

Salary information

$50K-$79.5K
LowerMost commonUpper
$50K$53K-$68K$79.5K

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