Director of sales-national accounts vs senior sales director

The differences between directors of sales-national accounts and senior sales directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both a director of sales-national accounts and a senior sales director. Additionally, a director of sales-national accounts has an average salary of $138,215, which is higher than the $124,597 average annual salary of a senior sales director.

The top three skills for a director of sales-national accounts include customer satisfaction, sales process and sales management. The most important skills for a senior sales director are sales process, customer satisfaction, and cloud.

Director of sales-national accounts vs senior sales director overview

	Director Of Sales-National Accounts	Senior Sales Director
Yearly salary	$138,215	$124,597
Hourly rate	$66.45	$59.90
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	82,250	91,122
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 83%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	8	8

Director of sales-national accounts vs senior sales director salary

Directors of sales-national accounts and senior sales directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Director Of Sales-National Accounts	Senior Sales Director
Average salary	$138,215	$124,597
Salary range	Between $103,000 And $184,000	Between $80,000 And $192,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	VMware
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between director of sales-national accounts and senior sales director education

There are a few differences between a director of sales-national accounts and a senior sales director in terms of educational background:

	Director Of Sales-National Accounts	Senior Sales Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 83%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Director of sales-national accounts vs senior sales director demographics

Here are the differences between directors of sales-national accounts' and senior sales directors' demographics:

	Director Of Sales-National Accounts	Senior Sales Director
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 79.2% Female, 20.8%	Male, 65.0% Female, 35.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between director of sales-national accounts and senior sales director duties and responsibilities

Director of sales-national accounts example responsibilities.

Manage cross-selling opportunities between all business segments.
Leverage relationships with key vendors to establish best pricing, meet long term requirements and maximize profitability.
Position Sam's first-to-market with co-creation innovative premium products.

Senior sales director example responsibilities.

Develop and manage a partnership with a Korean company to outsource medical device manufacturing on OEM basis.
Manage relationships with toll manufacturers and logistics providers to exceed cost reduction and inventory turn targets.
Halve response time and triple RFP reply rates for both domestic and international clientele.
Prepare written proposals for RFP s, client presentations, cross-selling audio and video capabilities.
Full responsibility for entire CRM strategy implementation delivery.
Leverage internal CRM and external data to optimize acquisition and retention opportunities

Director of sales-national accounts vs senior sales director skills

Common director of sales-national accounts skills

Customer Satisfaction, 19%
Sales Process, 19%
Sales Management, 14%
Account Executives, 9%
National Accounts, 5%
Account Management, 4%

Common senior sales director skills

Sales Process, 13%
Customer Satisfaction, 12%
Cloud, 5%
Sales Management, 4%
Product Knowledge, 4%
Direct Sales, 4%

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