Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

shop supervisortoretail department manager

A shop supervisor already meets 50% of what the retail department manager role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From shop supervisor
50%
Overlap1
To retail department manager
18 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
53.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 53.8

This move: 53.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the retail department manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the shop supervisor 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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 18 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 shop supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage revenue management skills
  • already held monitor proper product handling information skills
  • already held improve business processes management skills
  • already held supervise sales activities management skills
  • already held analyse consumer buying trends information skills
  • already held manage inventory management skills

All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the retail department manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held implement sales strategies required
  • required, not held set sales promotions required
  • required, not held implement marketing strategies required
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
  • optional, not held show diplomacy optional
02 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held company policies required
  • required, not held employment law required
03 management skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held set sales goals required
  • optional, not held apply business acumen optional
  • optional, not held evaluate employees optional
  • optional, not held meet deadlines optional
  • optional, not held motivate staff to reach sales targets optional
04 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held carry out sales analysis required
  • optional, not held examine merchandise optional
  • optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements required
06 generic programmes and qualifications 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held communication principles optional
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held control of expenses skill
  • already held ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held manage revenue skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held maximise sales revenues skill
  • already held monitor customer service skill
  • already held monitor proper product handling skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held supervise sales activities skill
  • already held accounting techniques knowledge
  • already held analyse consumer buying trends skill
  • already held improve business processes skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held manage inventory skill
  • already held manage theft prevention skill
  • already held recruit employees skill
  • already held train employees skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held examine merchandise optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
  • optional, not held apply business acumen optional
  • optional, not held communication principles optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held evaluate employees 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
11 held skills the retail department manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
  • not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role investigate customer complaints of food products skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain transaction's reports skill
  • not needed by the target role market research knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organise product display skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee promotional sales prices 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 set up pricing strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held company policies required
  • required, not held employment law required
  • optional, not held communication principles optional
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Index

Other moves recorded from shop supervisor

Full index of moves from shop supervisor

Note

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.