NOC Code duty matching (sales)

[felixfinch]

Could anyone with experience tell me if they think these are a good match?

My role:
• Specialized in promoting and selling training and support solutions for data management, business intelligence and visualisation tools (e.g. SAP Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Qlikview)
• Identify and solicit potential clients
• Promote sales to existing clients
• Assess clients' needs and resources and recommend a solution
• Prepare and administer sales contracts
• Compile data, weekly reports and other information for the VP of Sales and CEO
• Innovate - develop pitch ideas and strategic planning for creating new business, report to and recommend to VP of Sales
• Offer new services and products to existing clients, maintaining relationships
• Record and prepare minutes of meetings
• Maintenance and administration of client/contact CRM database
• Implement new modules into CRM software
• Proofread website content and press releases, provide input into design
• Keep abreast of and analyze developments in the technology sector, business software, data management, data visualisation, business intelligence



NOC 6221
Technical sales specialists perform some or all of the following duties:
• Promote sales to existing clients
• Identify and solicit potential clients
• Assess clients' needs and resources and recommend the appropriate goods or services
• Provide input into product design where goods or services must be tailored to suit clients' needs
• Develop reports and proposals as part of sales presentation to illustrate benefits from use of good or service
• Estimate costs of installing and maintaining equipment or service
• Prepare and administer sales contracts
• Consult with clients after sale to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support
• Troubleshoot technical problems related to equipment
• May train customers' staff in the operation and maintenance of equipment
• May conduct sales transactions through Internet-based electronic commerce
• May supervise the activities of other technical staff and sales specialists.
Technical sales specialists usually specialize in a particular line of goods or services.

 

[felixfinch]

anyone?

 

[jes_ON]

well... at first glance it looks like a decent fit (although I noticed the copied items, which are a tad suspicious), and I really haven't identified a better NOC yet, based on the info you provided.

It would help to include a little more detail about what the "product" is that you're selling, and to what types of clients. My concern about the lack of detail there is that CIC could evaluate this role as NOC 6411, since that includes "sales representatives - computer services" - http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/noc/english/noc/2011/ProfileQuickSearch.aspx?val=6&val1=6411&val65=6221 .

As well, there are a few duties on your list that suggest a non-sales role (like more of an admin assistant type of job) - taking meeting minutes, database maintenance ...

 

[felixfinch]

Thanks for the reply, for CIC I've done a headed document including detail on what the company does. Basically we sell business to business data management, business intelligence and data warehousing services, so I thought that technical would be the right classification as computer services suggests smaller less enterprise oriented services.

we're not a huge company and only 6 of us in the sales office, we don't do all of the duties such as troubleshooting problems afterwards because we have consultants who do that - it's their services that we sell. I do indeed do some administrative duties, but I wouldn't call myself an administrative assistant - unfortunately I'm really somewhere in the middle :S

 

[jes_ON]

Thanks for the reply, for CIC I've done a headed document including detail on what the company does. Basically we sell business to business data management, business intelligence and data warehousing services, so I thought that technical would be the right classification as computer services suggests smaller less enterprise oriented services.

That helps a lot and should be included in the letter. But I still find it a little ... obtuse - in plain language, do you work for a consulting firm and you sell/market consulting services? If so, remember the letter will be read by someone outside of your specialty, so make the information "accessible" to a general audience.

With this info, I'd say yes, technical sales... and put the administrative-type duties at the bottom of the list...

 

[Sandia]

On which NOC have you decided? have you applied yet?

 

[lpc19800]

On which NOC have you decided? have you applied yet?

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