Career switch, measured
From Sales Representative to Sales Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 90% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Sales, Marketing, Contract negotiation, CRM; the main skills to add are Customer success, Forecasting, Training and coaching, Procurement.
90%
skill overlap
5,104
open Sales Manager postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSales RepresentativeSales Manager
- Sales92%88%
- Marketing41%40%
- Contract negotiation31%25%
- CRM17%20%
- Lead generation25%14%
- B2B sales13%15%
- Leadership27%35%
- Salesforce10%15%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Manager postings, rarely in Sales Representative ones.
SkillSales RepresentativeSales Manager
- Customer success11%26%
- Forecasting11%23%
- Training and coaching7%19%
- Procurement–10%
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