1. Searching for new clients who could benefit from your products in a designated region
2. Travelling to visit potential clients
3. Establishing new, and maintaining existing, relationships with customers
4. Managing and interpreting customer requirements
5. Persuading clients that a product or service will best satisfy their needs
6. Calculating client quotations
7. Negotiating and closing sales by agreeing terms and conditions
8. Offering after-sales support services
9. Administering client accounts
10. Analysing costs and sales
11. Preparing reports for head office
12. Meeting regular sales targets
13. Recording and maintaining client contact data
14. Co-ordinating sales projects
15. Supporting marketing by attending trade shows, conferences and other marketing events
16. Providing pre-sales technical assistance and product education
17. Liaising with other members of the sales team and other technical experts
18. Solving client problems
19. Helping in the design of custom-made products