Sales Representatives - Wholesale Trade (Non-Technical)
Other titles : business services sales representative, commercial agent - wholesale, non-technical sales specialist - wholesale, travelling salesperson - wholesale
Details
Description :
Sales representatives, wholesale trade (non-technical), sell non-technical goods and services to retail, wholesale, commercial, industrial, professional and other clients domestically and internationally. They are employed by establishments that produce or provide goods and services such as petroleum companies, food, beverage and tobacco producers, clothing manufacturers, motor vehicles and parts manufacturers, hotels, business services firms, and transportation companies. Auctioneers are included in this unit group. Sales representatives, wholesale trade who are supervisors are also included in this unit group.
Main duties :
- promote sales to existing clients;
- identify and solicit potential clients;
- provide clients with presentations on the benefits and uses of goods or services;
- estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties and delivery dates;
- prepare or oversee preparation of sales or other contracts;
- review and adapt to information regarding product innovations, competitors and market conditions;
- represent companies that export and import products or services to and from foreign countries.
Regions where this career
has the best propspects:
- Montréal
- Côte-Nord
- Mauricie
- Estrie
- Montérégie
- Chaudière-Appalaches
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
- Capitale-Nationale
- Laurentides
- Nord-du-Québec
- Lanaudière
- Centre-du-Québec
- Laval
- Outaouais
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Training
Attestation of Vocational Specialisation (AVS)
Sales Representation
Program length: 6 months
Program Objectives
Acquire the knowledge, ability and attitude necessary to become a qualified sales representative in wholesale, establish and maintain long-term relationships with customers, manage sales territories, and adapt quickly and easily to a wholesale establishment.
Where this program is available
Admission requirements for an AVS
To enroll in an AVS program, a DVS or equivalent experience in a related field is required. The AVS is issued upon the successful completion of a program that upgrades skills or provides specialization in a particular trade or occupation.
Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS)
Programs
- Commercialisation de la mode
- Gestion de projet en communications graphiques
- Tourism
- Technologie des productions animales
Commercialisation de la mode
(Training program available in French only)
Program length : 3 years
Program Objectives
Former des techniciens et des techniciennes en commercialisation de la mode pouvant oeuvrer dans les domaines de la vente en gros et en détail, les achats, la présentation visuelle et la promotion : analyser le marché, effectuer des achats, assurer la distribution des produits, effectuer la mise en marché, gérer et former du personnel et assurer le service à la clientèle.
Where this program is available
Gestion de projet en communications graphiques
(Training program available in French only)
Program length : 3 years
Program Objectives
Ce programme vise à former des chargées et des chargés de projet en communications graphiques qui seront en mesure de travailler dans les différents secteurs de l'industrie de l'imprimerie et, de façon plus générale, dans les milieux liés à la production d'imprimés, y compris les secteurs comportant des procédés et des produits spécifiques tels que l'emballage, les articles promotionnels de même que les entreprises de sous-traitance ou les entreprises offrant des services professionnels dans le domaine des communications graphiques.
Where this program is available
Tourism
Program length: 3 years
Program Objectives
This program aims to simultaneously teach versatility and the mastering of a technical function. It allows for the student to actively participate in the development of the tourist industry while teaching them to adapt to different cultures, to evaluate a tourist location, in the development of tourist products and services as well as the promotion of these products and services. In choosing one of the three specializations, the students will acquire the necessary qualifications that will enable them to intervene accordingly whether it be in Hospitality and Tour-Guiding, Tourist Product Development, or in the Development and Promotion of Travel Products.
Where this program is available
Technologie des productions animales
(Training program available in French only)
Program length: 3 years
Program Objectives
Le programme technologie des productions animales vise à former des personnes aptes à exercer la profession de technologiste dans le secteur des services à la production agricole en production animale dans les domaines du soutien technique, de la représentation commerciale et de la gestion d’une équipe de travail. Le diplômé ou la diplômée de ce programme pourra exercer ces fonctions dans le secteur public, l’entreprise privée et dans certains organismes parapublics.
Where this program is available