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Aussendienstmitarbeiter

English translation: field employees/staff

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German term or phrase:Aussendienstmitarbeiter
English translation:field employees/staff
Entered by: roguestate

11:01 Jul 18, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
German term or phrase: Aussendienstmitarbeiter
Frau XXXX hat mich informiert, daß die Außendienstmitarbeiter bei den Verträgen zum XXXXX/XXX die Gegenleistung des Teilnehmer/in vermissen.

Can anyone help here please?

thanks a lot
roguestate
Local time: 14:35
field employees
Explanation:
I gave it another thought.
An "Außendienstmitarbeiter" is a sales representative, but a field service employee is an "Außendienstmitarbeiter" too.
To be on the safe side I'd use "field employee".

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Note added at 1 hr 1 min (2005-07-18 12:02:56 GMT)
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Nochmal zur Abgrenzung:

Wenn es GANZ sicher NUR Vertriebsleute (reiner Vertrieb von Produkten und/oder Dienstleistungen) sind, dann ist sales rep(resentative) natürlich der richtige Begriff.

Wenn es aber Vertriebsleute und/oder Servicemitarbeiter (im Außendienst) sind, dann wäre \"field service employees\" (z.B. Servicetechniker mit Laptop mit Anbindung an Firmenserver, auf dem sich z.B. Kundenverträge befinden) angebracht!

Ich war ein paar Jahre beim führenden CRM-Anbieter, dort habe ich den Unterschied kennengelernt.

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Note added at 1 hr 7 mins (2005-07-18 12:08:32 GMT)
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I forgot the link:
http://www.siebel.com/de/about/news_events/press_releases/20...
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
Germany
Local time: 13:35
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4field employees
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
4sales employee
Stephen Sadie


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aussendienstmitarbeidter
sales employee


Explanation:
;-

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Note added at 2 mins (2005-07-18 11:04:02 GMT)
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sorry i meant:
sales rep
or sales representative
these are better!

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 13:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 264

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): sales rep // question: what about service reps/employees?
2 mins
  -> of course, but "representative" is more formal and often used in contracts//no! sales is meant here
neutral  Textklick: s.u.
1 hr
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
aussendienstmitarbeidter
field employees


Explanation:
I gave it another thought.
An "Außendienstmitarbeiter" is a sales representative, but a field service employee is an "Außendienstmitarbeiter" too.
To be on the safe side I'd use "field employee".

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Note added at 1 hr 1 min (2005-07-18 12:02:56 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Nochmal zur Abgrenzung:

Wenn es GANZ sicher NUR Vertriebsleute (reiner Vertrieb von Produkten und/oder Dienstleistungen) sind, dann ist sales rep(resentative) natürlich der richtige Begriff.

Wenn es aber Vertriebsleute und/oder Servicemitarbeiter (im Außendienst) sind, dann wäre \"field service employees\" (z.B. Servicetechniker mit Laptop mit Anbindung an Firmenserver, auf dem sich z.B. Kundenverträge befinden) angebracht!

Ich war ein paar Jahre beim führenden CRM-Anbieter, dort habe ich den Unterschied kennengelernt.

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Note added at 1 hr 7 mins (2005-07-18 12:08:32 GMT)
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I forgot the link:
http://www.siebel.com/de/about/news_events/press_releases/20...

Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
Germany
Local time: 13:35
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 57
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Stephen Sadie: Normally Servicemitarbeiter is the person you are thinking of or often described more specifially e.g. Serviceingenieur etc.//also yours could be a farm worker!
2 mins
  -> Genau, Servicemitarbeiter sind auch Außendienstmitarbeiter. "Farm worker" ist wegen des Kontexts kein gutes Beispiel;-)
agree  Textklick: I've always used 'field staff'' for the reasons you list. Sales staff is not necessarily Aussendienst, and Sales Reps are a bit out of date in these days of grandiose titles.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, C.
agree  Trudy Peters: I would hope the context would rule out "farm worker" ;-)
5 hrs
  -> ;-)
agree  Steffen Walter: field staff/employees
5 hrs
  -> Danke!
agree  Gareth McMillan: Or field staff
5 hrs
  -> thx!
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