retail department managertotoys and games shop manager
A retail department manager already meets 52% of what the toys and games shop manager role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 53.8 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the toys and games shop manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the retail department 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.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A toys and games shop manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a retail department manager background worth leading with.
- already held set sales goals management skills
- already held ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations assisting and caring
- already held manage theft prevention assisting and caring
- already held monitor customer service management skills
- already held maximise sales revenues communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform procurement processes communication, collaboration and creativity
All 15 carried skills, including the 15 the toys and games shop manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 14 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 negotiate sales contracts required
- required, not held supervise merchandise displays required
- required, not held ensure client orientation required
- required, not held use different communication channels required
- required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
- required, not held apply health and safety standards required
- required, not held obtain relevant licenses required
- required, not held ensure correct goods labelling required
- required, not held set up pricing strategies required
- required, not held study sales levels of products required
- required, not held sales activities required
- required, not held toys and games industry required
- required, not held oversee promotional sales prices required
- required, not held toys and games safety recommendations required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a toys and games shop manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ensure correct goods labelling skill · sector specific
- 02 negotiate sales contracts skill · sector specific
- 03 oversee promotional sales prices 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 15 skills that carry over
- already held employment law knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations skill
- already held maintain relationship with customers skill
- already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held manage theft prevention skill
- already held maximise sales revenues skill
- already held measure customer feedback skill
- already held monitor customer service skill
- already held negotiate buying conditions skill
- already held order supplies skill
- already held perform procurement processes skill
- already held recruit employees skill
- already held set sales goals skill
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
25 held skills the toys and games shop manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse consumer buying trends skill
- not needed by the target role apply business acumen skill
- not needed by the target role carry out sales analysis skill
- not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
- not needed by the target role examine merchandise skill
- not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role implement sales strategies skill
- not needed by the target role improve business processes skill
- not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
- not needed by the target role manage revenue skill
- not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
- not needed by the target role monitor proper product handling skill
- not needed by the target role motivate staff to reach sales targets skill
- not needed by the target role perform market research skill
- not needed by the target role set sales promotions skill
- not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
- not needed by the target role supervise sales activities skill
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role train employees 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.
- required, not held sales activities required
- required, not held toys and games industry required
- required, not held toys and games safety recommendations required
Other moves recorded from retail department 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.