Duration

18-24 months 

 

Business Type 

  • Any business
  • Forestry 
  • Timber 
  • Hardware 
  • Frame and Truss
  • Timber Merchants 
  • Importers and Exporters

 

Duties of Trainee

  • Become familiar with all products
  • Optimise customer and territory coverage
  • Build and maintain customer relationships and loyalty 
  • Maintain business to business relationships
  • Work effectively in a service environment
  • Contribution to workplace health and safety
  • Use information systems
  • Provide sales solutions to customers
  • Process product and service data
  • Build sales to branded products
  • Analyse and achieve sales targets

 

Career Options 

  • Business Sales Officer
  • Sales Representative
  • Customer Service Officer
  • Business Development
  • Sales Manager

 

Applicant Specifications/Qualities 

  • Business skills
  • Written and verbal communication skills
  • Negotiation and persuasion skills
  • Product and customer-base knowledge
  • Discretion and judgement
  • Reliable
  • Computer skills
  • Able to meet targets and deadlines 

 

Further Study 

  • Certificate IV in Business (Sales)
  • Certificate IV in Leadership and Management