Sales manager: pay, what you do and current jobs
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Sales managers lead teams selling products or services to increase profits and meet sales targets.
- Typical full-time pay in NZ$77,000–$152,000 a year (up to $212,000)
- Training0-2 years
- IndustrySales and retail
Pay is for full-time work across New Zealand. Part-time and hourly roles are paid by the hour; check each advert.
1 sales manager job on ManyJobs now
- Asian Business Sales Manager | Mandarin Speaker | AucklandMitre 10 · Albany, Auckland
What you’d do
- plan sales and marketing activities
- report on sales and meet targets
- manage and train sales staff
- help develop new products
- identify new target markets
- analyse and report on campaigns
- direct customer service inquiries
- resolve customer complaints
- advise customers on technical issues
- analyse financial records
Life on the job
Sales managers:
- usually work regular business hours but may work weekends and evenings
- usually work in offices but may travel locally to visit clients
- need to be organised, work well under pressure and communicate well
How to get in
You usually need experience to become a sales manager and a qualification may be useful.
You usually need NCEA Level 3 to do the study or training for this job.
You may need:
- a relevant tertiary qualification in sales and marketing or similar area
- experience in similar work
Also known as: Regional sales manager, digital sales manager, B2B sales manager, B2C sales manager, retail sales manager
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