Career switch, measured
From Technical Sales Representative to Sales Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 56% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Sales, Marketing, CRM, Communication; the main skills to add are Stakeholder management, Contract negotiation, Forecasting, Salesforce.
56%
skill overlap
5,104
open Sales Manager postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillTechnical Sales RepresentativeSales Manager
- Sales78%88%
- Marketing45%40%
- CRM19%20%
- Communication39%24%
- Leadership24%35%
- Customer success11%26%
- Training and coaching24%19%
- Microsoft Office34%12%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Manager postings, rarely in Technical Sales Representative ones.
SkillTechnical Sales RepresentativeSales Manager
- Stakeholder management10%25%
- Contract negotiation8%25%
- Forecasting6%23%
- Salesforce6%15%
- Lead generation–14%
- Procurement–10%
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