department store managertoretail department manager
A department store manager already meets 37% of what the retail department manager role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
37%
64.5/ 100
1 Share of the retail department manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the department store manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A retail department manager role treats 8 of its required skills as things a department store manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- company policies
- employment law
- implement marketing strategies
- implement sales strategies
- manage budgets
- manage staff
What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A retail department manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a department store manager background worth leading with.
- already held set sales promotions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor proper product handling information skills
- already held evaluate employees management skills
- already held implement sales strategies communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held implement marketing strategies communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held employment law business, administration and law
All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the retail department manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 28 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held set sales goals required
- required, not held supervise sales activities required
- required, not held manage revenue required
- required, not held monitor customer service required
- optional, not held manage inventory optional
- optional, not held apply business acumen optional
- optional, not held improve business processes optional
- optional, not held meet deadlines optional
- optional, not held motivate staff to reach sales targets optional
- required, not held maximise sales revenues required
- required, not held order supplies required
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional
- optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
- optional, not held show diplomacy optional
- required, not held carry out sales analysis required
- required, not held control of expenses required
- optional, not held examine merchandise optional
- optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
- optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
- optional, not held perform market research optional
- required, not held ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations required
- required, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements required
- optional, not held manage theft prevention optional
- optional, not held communication principles optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a retail department manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 carry out sales analysis skill · sector specific
- 02 ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations skill · sector specific
- 03 set sales goals skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held company policies knowledge
- already held employment law knowledge
- already held implement marketing strategies skill
- already held implement sales strategies skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held monitor proper product handling skill
- already held set sales promotions skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held evaluate employees skill
- already held recruit employees skill
- already held train employees skill
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held examine merchandise optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held manage inventory optional
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
- optional, not held apply business acumen optional
- optional, not held communication principles optional
- optional, not held improve business processes optional
- optional, not held manage theft prevention optional
- optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
- optional, not held meet deadlines optional
- optional, not held motivate staff to reach sales targets optional
- optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional
- optional, not held perform market research optional
- optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
- optional, not held show diplomacy optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
16 held skills the retail department manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
- not needed by the target role characteristics of services knowledge
- not needed by the target role coach team on visual merchandising skill
- not needed by the target role define brand identity skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage the store image skill
- not needed by the target role monitor shelves loading skill
- not needed by the target role perform multiple tasks at the same time skill
- not needed by the target role plan marketing campaigns skill
- not needed by the target role plan marketing strategy skill
- not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
- not needed by the target role set up pricing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role supervise brand management skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- optional, not held communication principles optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Other moves recorded from department store manager
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.