Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a retail department manager can go next

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

Retail department managers are responsible for activities and staff in a section in a store.

Also known as department sales manager, retail department head, head of department (retail), departmental manager, general merchandise department manager, section manager, concession shop departmental manager, general retail section manager, outlet store department manager, general store department manager.

Managers 40 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: shop supervisor, 67%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
shop supervisor 67% covered hardware and paint shop manag… 53% covered delicatessen shop manager 52% covered toys and games shop manager 52% covered shoe and leather accessories … 51% covered retail department manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from retail department manager, 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 retail department manager 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 retail department manager needs 18 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
  • manage revenue management skills
  • set sales promotions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • monitor proper product handling information skills
  • carry out sales analysis information skills
  • supervise sales activities management skills
  • control of expenses information skills
  • set sales goals management skills
  • ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations assisting and caring
  • monitor customer service management skills
  • maximise sales revenues communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Retail department manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a retail department manager’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.