A bilingual sales professional is usually in charge of seeking prospective clients or buyers for the company by making phone calls. Bilingual sales professionals are required to put their bilingual language skills to full use when communicating with clients or buyers who speak a different language from what the company's uses for communication. A bilingual sales professional is also responsible for interacting with clients or buyers as well as making appointments between them and representatives of the company. In these meetings, the bilingual sales professional is expected to be present and plays a vital role in making a sale on behalf of the company.
A bilingual sales professional interacts with the company's clients and buyers to understand their needs and wants by speaking to them. A bilingual sales person should make prospects feel comfortable enough to express themselves freely. This puts the bilingual sales professional in a position to make suggestions to the client or buyer about products or services that are offered by the company. Bilingual sales people are also responsible for predicting and overcoming any barriers in the sales process, reaching an agreement related to pricing of products or services, enabling sales between established clients and markets with the employing company, and cajoling a prospective customer to purchase more expensive products or services. A bilingual sales person must meet and exceeding sales quotas set by the employing company are all part of bilingual sale professional's job description. In most cases, a bilingual sale professionals reports to a sales manager in the employing company and is responsible for maintaining bilingual books or records of transactions.
A bilingual sales professional must have a Bachelor's or associate's degree in marketing or related fields of study. Certified degrees or diplomas in languages like Spanish, French, Italian, German, Arabic and Russian are helpful for a candidate applying for this type of position. A person should be able to converse fluently in at least two languages.
Many large companies require a bilingual sales professional to have prior experience ranging between two to five years. Outstanding negotiation abilities and sales tactics are also qualities sought in bilingual sales professionals.
A good bilingual sales professional can easily have an income of $65,000 to $140,000 per year; Benefits include health and medical insurance, dental insurance paid vacations and more. Travel expenses related to company work are also reimbursed.
Bilingual sales professionals are sought after by international companies, educational institutions, telecom companies, hotels, hospitals, IT and software companies, and any company that conducts business with individuals worldwide.
