A sales executive oversees sales for a business and, along with other executives, develops sales targets for a company’s products or services and performance goals for the sales department. In this role, you are in charge of hiring and training new salespeople, developing long-lasting client relationship strategies, and seeking out prospective new customers. You provide your sales team with leads and monitor their progress as they make contact and turn them into new clients. When not performing those duties, a sales executive analyzes sales data and prepares budgets.