Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a merchandiser can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a merchandiser already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Merchandisers are responsible for positioning goods following standards and procedures.

Also known as retail merchandising associate, merchandising controller, merchandising associate, merchandise planner, retail merchandising controller, assistant retail merchandiser, retail merchandising manager, senior retail merchandiser, assistant merchandiser, graduate retail merchandiser, merchandising manager, graduate merchandiser.

Technicians and associate professionals 40 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: visual merchandiser, 63%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
visual merchandiser 63% covered shelf filler 39% covered wholesale merchant in office … 25% covered wholesale merchant in clothin… 25% covered wholesale merchant in househo… 24% covered merchandiser You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from merchandiser, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a merchandiser already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A merchandiser needs 27 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • plan retail space communication, collaboration and creativity
  • assess visual impact of displays information skills
  • check price accuracy on the shelf handling and moving
  • execute visual presentation changes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • negotiate with suppliers for visual material communication, collaboration and creativity
  • visit manufacturers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • carry out cross merchandising handling and moving
  • interpret floor plans information skills
  • monitor stock movement information skills
  • keep promotions records information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a merchandiser does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Merchandiser is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a merchandiser’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.