Motor vehicle aftersales manager to retail entrepreneur
A motor vehicle aftersales manager already meets 27% of what the retail entrepreneur role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
75/ 100
1 How much of what a retail entrepreneur is expected to do is already part of a motor vehicle aftersales manager’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the retail entrepreneur role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A retail entrepreneur role treats 8 of its required skills as things a motor vehicle aftersales manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- build business relationships
- commercial law
- guarantee customer satisfaction
- manage staff
- negotiate sales contracts
- perform customers’ needs analysis
What stands in the way is 17 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A retail entrepreneur role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a motor vehicle aftersales manager background worth leading with.
- already held perform customers’ needs analysis communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held competition law business, administration and law
- already held supervise sales activities management skills
- already held commercial law business, administration and law
- already held provide customer follow-up services assisting and caring
- already held guarantee customer satisfaction assisting and caring
All 9 carried skills, including the 8 the retail entrepreneur role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 32 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn analyse data for policy decisions in trade required
- still to learn handle financial overviews of the store required
- still to learn set up pricing strategies required
- still to learn control of expenses required
- still to learn manage financial risk required
- still to learn monitor company policy required
- still to learn study sales levels of products required
- optional, not held examine merchandise optional
- optional, not held keep records of merchandise delivery optional
- optional, not held comprehend financial business terminology optional
- optional, not held maintain financial records optional
- still to learn develop business case required
- still to learn identify suppliers required
- still to learn perform project management required
- still to learn plan marketing campaigns required
- still to learn recruit employees required
- optional, not held ensure point of sale material availability optional
- optional, not held operate cash register optional
- optional, not held check deliveries on receipt optional
- optional, not held create annual marketing budget optional
- still to learn implement sales strategies required
- still to learn organise product display required
- still to learn implement marketing strategies required
- optional, not held arrange ordering of products for customers optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- still to learn law of obligation required
- optional, not held market pricing optional
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations required
- optional, not held carry out cross merchandising optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a retail entrepreneur role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 analyse data for policy decisions in trade practise this
- 02 ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations practise this
- 03 handle financial overviews of the store practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held build business relationships skill
- already held commercial law knowledge
- already held guarantee customer satisfaction skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held negotiate sales contracts skill
- already held perform customers’ needs analysis skill
- already held provide customer follow-up services skill
- already held supervise sales activities skill
- already held competition law knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held e-commerce systems optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held arrange ordering of products for customers optional
- optional, not held carry out cross merchandising optional
- optional, not held e-commerce systems optional
- optional, not held ensure point of sale material availability optional
- optional, not held examine merchandise optional
- optional, not held keep records of merchandise delivery optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held market pricing optional
- optional, not held operate cash register optional
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- optional, not held check deliveries on receipt optional
- optional, not held comprehend financial business terminology optional
- optional, not held create annual marketing budget optional
- optional, not held maintain financial records optional
25 held skills the retail entrepreneur role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply business acumen skill
- not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
- not needed by the target role car controls knowledge
- not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop aftersale policies skill
- not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
- not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
- not needed by the target role implement customer follow-up skill
- not needed by the target role manage aftersales processes to comply with business standards skill
- not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
- not needed by the target role monitor after sales records skill
- not needed by the target role new vehicles on the market knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate dealership management system skill
- not needed by the target role parts pricing knowledge
- not needed by the target role plan event marketing for promotional campaigns skill
- not needed by the target role produce statistical financial records skill
- not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
- not needed by the target role report accounts of the professional activity skill
- not needed by the target role sales argumentation knowledge
- not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role think proactively to secure sales skill
- not needed by the target role types of vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role use mathematical tools for managing vehicles skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn law of obligation required
- optional, not held e-commerce systems optional
- optional, not held market pricing optional
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
Other moves recorded from motor vehicle aftersales manager
Common questions about this move
Can a motor vehicle aftersales manager become a retail entrepreneur?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A motor vehicle aftersales manager already covers 27% of what a retail entrepreneur is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 8 of which the retail entrepreneur role treats as required.
What skills does a motor vehicle aftersales manager need to become a retail entrepreneur?
17 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is analyse data for policy decisions in trade.
How hard is the move from motor vehicle aftersales manager to retail entrepreneur?
Its learning distance is 75 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.