How to Become a Sales Executive?

Are you thinking of becoming a Sales Executive or already started your career and planning the next step? Learn how to become a Sales Executive, what skills you need to succeed, how to advance your career and get promoted, and what levels of pay to expect at each step on your career path. Explore new Sales Executive job openings and options for career transitions into related roles.

Sales Executive Career Path

Vice President of Sales

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8+Years of Experience
€120K - €200K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Senior Vice President of Sales

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8+Years of Experience
€32K - €202K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Executive Sales Representative

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8+Years of Experience
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Salary Trajectory

Sales Executive Career Path

Associate Director of Sales
Head Sales Representative
Senior Director of Sales
Vice President of Sales
Senior Vice President of Sales
Executive Sales Representative
US$0
US$52K
US$104K
US$156K
US$260K

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Important Skill Sets for the Sales Executive Career Path

Excellent Communication
CRM
Pipeline
Prospects

Related careers in the Sales Industry

Interested in other Sales careers? Below are occupations that have high affinity with Sales Executive skills. Discover some of the most common Sales Executive career transitions, along with skills overlap.

Sales Manager
No skills overlap
29% transitioned to Sales Manager