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Managers and Directors in Retail and Wholesale

Retail and wholesale managers and directors plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the operations of major retail and wholesale establishments in order to maximise business performance and meet financial goals.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£17,781
£31,150
£72,159

New workers start around £17,781. Normal pay is £31,150 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £72,159.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 362,904 vacancies for this type of job

3.35%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Examines quality of merchandise and ensures that effective use is made of advertising and display facilities.

  • Authorises payment for supplies received and decides on vending price, discount rates and credit terms.

  • Oversees the maintenance of financial and other records and controls security arrangements for the premises.

  • Ensures customer complaints and queries regarding sales and service are appropriately handled.

  • Ensures that adequate reserves of merchandise are held and that stock keeping is carried out efficiently.

  • Liaises with other staff to provide information about merchandise, special promotions etc. to customers.

  • Appoints staff, assigns tasks and monitors and reviews staff performance.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Business Development

  • Sales Management

  • Selling Techniques

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Marketing

  • Customer Relationship Management

  • Sales Prospecting

  • Business To Business

  • Account Management

  • Finance

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Sales

  • Customer Service

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Leadership

  • Self-Motivation

  • Operations

  • Coaching

  • Negotiation

  • Presentations

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Business and Management

University of Portsmouth

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Portsmouth · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/120

Business Management

Sheffield Hallam University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Sheffield · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/120

Business Enterprise

University College Birmingham

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 03/02/2025

Tariff points: 80/96

Applied Business Studies

DN Colleges Group

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Doncaster · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Leadership and Management

SGS (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College)

HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · Bristol · 09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Business Management

Hartpury University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Gloucester · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Business and Management

Anglia Ruskin University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Peterborough · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 96/96

Business Management (Marketing)

University of Westminster, London

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with time abroad · London · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

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