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Your first year should focus on learning the complete process: finding clients, cold emailing, quoting, sampling, ordering, production follow-up, inspection, shipping, and payment. Understanding each link is your foundation.

High-paying roles aren't limited to sales. Procurement, supply chain management, cross-border operations, and trade data analysis all offer strong earning potential. Don't limit yourself to one path.

The transition from individual contributor to manager is the hardest step. You need to learn hiring, training, goal-setting, and team motivation. Start by mentoring 1-2 juniors before taking a full management role.

A typical career path: assistant, junior sales, senior sales, sales manager, export director, entrepreneur. At each stage, focus on different skills: processes early, client development mid-career, management later.