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Sales Department is the most important department in the company - do you agree?

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Question added by Yusuf Shaahi , Training Manager , ABB
Date Posted: 2017/03/08
Shahab Gony
by Shahab Gony , Customer Service Agent , Ooredoo Telecom

Yes bcoz it is the only department which brings money to the co

Ali Ahmad SHRM-SCP
by Ali Ahmad SHRM-SCP , Group HR Performance Manager , FAMA Holdings Group

Sales is a powerful function for sure and vital to the profitability, growth and sustainability to any business. However, we cannot have a one-size-fits-all answer to this question and it would change phenomenally depending on the nature of business we are talking about. For instance, the most important department in a Pharma company is their R&D, not sales. But for usual FMCG products, it may very well be the Sales & Marketing function.

Asim Ali Khan
by Asim Ali Khan , Human Resources Director , Arab Media Group

In many companies it is most imp

Duncan Robertson
by Duncan Robertson , Strategy Consultant , Duncan Robertson Consultancy

No.

If there is no sales (or no production, or marketing, or distribution, or R&D, or IT, or whatever) the company simply ceases to function and goes bust.  These departments are therefore equally important.

However, if the Cleaning department ceases to exist then the toilets become unsanitary, and everybody gets seriously ill ... and then the company ceases to function and goes bust.  So if there is 'most important' department, it's the cleaners.

Donnabel Principe
by Donnabel Principe , Front Office Manager , Golden Tulip Downtown Abu Dhabi

Each and every department are important and there are jobs that a department can do that the others can't however as per the experience I have with the hospitality industry, 98% of associates are all doing a part of sales job.

Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi
by Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi , Shared Services Supervisor , Saudi Musheera Co. Ltd.

No

Marketing & Planing not sales

sales assist marketing to got Co. Goal

 

Adel Akram
by Adel Akram , Sr. HR Executive , Telefonati & OPT Coffee

The products go out and money comes in. Which means its the money making department.

Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD)
by Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD) , University Lecturer, Freelancer Consultant and Trainer for Int'l Business & Banking TF. , FreeLancer

Thanks for invitation,

I do believe that "Marketing Department", is the most important department in the organization, taking into consideration that "Sales", is the latest process on "Marketing Function".

Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani
by Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani , Snr. HR & Finance Officer , Sarri Zawetta Company

Thanks 

Yes, strongly agree, for producing and looking for profit companies 

Regards 

JITENDRA KUMAR MALIK
by JITENDRA KUMAR MALIK , Chief Manager, Marketing , NFL

Sales department is play a powerful role for sure and vital to the profitability, growth and sustainability to any business. For instance, the most important department in a Pharma company is their R&D, not sales. But for usual FMCG products, it may very well be the Sales & Marketing function.

 

Obaid ur Rehman
by Obaid ur Rehman , HR Executive , Al Bahr Al Arabi Marine Engineering Services

Yes as its the spinal cord for all departments and the bread owner. 

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