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Sales rep

Meaning in sales & retail, with examples

/ˈseɪlz ˌrep/nounCore term

In sales & retail, sales rep means: A person whose job is to sell a company's products or services to customers, by phone, online or in person; short for sales representative.

In Turkish: satış temsilcisi, satışçı, plasiyer

How it is used

Very common in everyday speech and job ads. Inside sales reps sell by phone and video; field sales reps visit customers. Related job titles include account executive (AE) and business development representative (BDR).

Example sentences

  1. Our sales reps visit every pharmacy in the region at least once a month.

  2. I started as an inside sales rep and moved to field sales after two years.

Common collocations

  • field sales rep
  • inside sales rep
  • top sales rep
  • pharmaceutical sales rep
  • account managerA person responsible for looking after a group of existing customers, keeping them happy and finding chances to sell them more.
  • quotaA fixed sales target given to a salesperson or team for a period, often used to calculate commission and judge performance.
  • sales territoryThe geographic area, group of customers or industry that a salesperson or team is responsible for.
  • commissionMoney paid to a salesperson based on the sales they make, usually a percentage of the value of each sale or of total revenue.
  • prospectA possible customer who has been checked and seems a good fit, with a real need for the product and the ability to buy it.

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