Definition

Noun: - The group of employees within a business responsible for selling its products or services: This term refers collectively to the workers whose primary job function is to engage with customers to generate sales.

Usage

The term "sales staff" is used as a singular collective noun to refer to the entire team or department. It focuses on their functional role within the organization. - The sales staff is attending a training workshop on the new product line. - We need to hire more people for the sales staff to cover the new territory.

Advanced Usage

• "to be on the sales staff": to be a member of the sales team.
  • She has been on the sales staff for five years and is our top performer.

Variants and Related Words

• Salesperson (n): An individual member of the sales staff.
  • Every salesperson on our staff meets a monthly quota.
• Sales force (n): A synonym often used interchangeably with "sales staff," sometimes implying a larger or more structured team.
  • The company's national sales force numbers over 500 people.
• Sales team (n): Another common synonym for a group of salespeople.
  • Our sales team celebrated hitting its quarterly target.

Synonyms

• Salespeople: The individuals who constitute the sales staff.
• Sales representatives: Often implies a more formal or specific role within the sales staff.

Related Phrases

• Head of sales staff / Sales staff manager: The person who leads or manages the sales staff.
  • All reports from the sales staff go to the sales staff manager.

Noun

1. those in a business who are responsible for sales