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A Salesperson is much more than just someone who conveys a product or service. They are the company's front line, experts in building relationships, understanding customer needs, and presenting solutions in a convincing manner.
Sales assistants work in sales across all types of retail shops and supermarkets. In a grocery store, the sales assistant's tasks typically include checking the shelves, ensuring the correct products are in the right places, serving customers, and having knowledge of all the different items sold in the supermarket or grocery store. This can range from meat to fruits and vegetables, cleaning products, wine, and much more. As a sales assistant in a store, one can have various responsibilities. Sales assistants usually have a background in education and are tasked with duties such as purchasing goods, managing inventory, and maintaining prices and signage. They must be able to collaborate and lead other employees, including store managers, store employees, young workers, and others, and participate in creating budgets and sales reports. Where Do Sales Assistants Work? Sales assistants can work in all kinds of shops. They are found in grocery stores, retail shops, and many different speciality stores. These can include chocolate and confectionery shops, among many others. Additionally, they work at petrol stations, kiosks, post offices, and many other places. Some places require a sales or commercial education, but in others, anyone can fill the position.
A position similar to that of a sales assistant is a commercial assistant. A commercial assistant performs some of the same tasks but in a wholesale company. Wholesale companies trade goods in large quantities, usually in the B2B market – that is, trading with other businesses. They purchase products from manufacturing companies and act as the link between manufacturers and retailers and supermarkets. The commercial assistant mainly deals with the sale of goods or services. The tasks usually depend on the type of company or industry in which the commercial assistant works. The size of the company can also determine the commercial assistant's duties, as larger companies may have multiple assistants. A commercial assistant's tasks include advising and serving the company's customers, writing order confirmations and quotes, creating invoices, and setting prices. They also help develop various materials for analysis, marketing, and both internal and external communication. They may also share some tasks with salespeople, requiring extensive knowledge of the company or industry in which they work. Additionally, having a good network and strong relationships with others in the industry and the company's customers is beneficial.
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