Sales Trainee

Maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers
Making accurate, rapid cost calculations
Providing customers with quotations
Negotiating the terms of an agreement and closing sales
Gathering market and customer information
Providing feedback on future buying trends
Representing your organisation at trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations
Negotiating variations in price, delivery and specifications with your company's managers
Advising on forthcoming product developments and discussing special promotions
Liaising with suppliers to check on the progress of existing orders
Checking quantities of goods on display and in stock
Recording sales and order information and sending copies to the sales office
Reviewing your own sales performance, against targets as you gain experience