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

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

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.

In many companies it is most imp

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.

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.

No

Marketing & Planing not sales

sales assist marketing to got Co. Goal

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

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".

Thanks 

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

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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.

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