Retail Store Manager
By Isaac Perry
Job role
The business context
Responsibilities
- Providing reports for hierachy
- Keeping aware of market trends
- Hiring and training
- Analysing sales
- Controlling budgets
- managing a team
- Forecasting future sales
- Communication with different sectors
If all of these jobs are carried out to a high standard then this will allow the store to work to its full potential and meet all sales targets, with these jobs they should all as said be kept to budget or as low as possible in order increase profit within that specific store, the manager would have to tae responsibility for hiring and training due to knowing the qualities needed in order to help the store rather than having the opposite effect.
By keeping contacts in different sectors you are able to improve the efficiency of the whole system throughout the company.
Salary and hours
Within a full time job hours are likely to range between 37 and 40 hours however this may include weekend and evening work, all dependant upon what times that the store is open, however in store time would be split between on the shop floor and in your office, these times are set as a guideline due to the fact in different periods throughout the year such as the christmas period you could be expected to work more, part time work is also available within this job.
Skills
- Leadership skills
- Communication skills
- Able to work under pressure
- Analysing skills
- Commitment to the business
- Enthusiasm
- Confidence
- Customer service skills
Interpersonal skills are also key as this is skills within your characteristics and these are harder to change however you can also learn to change these skills and these are gained through experience and knowledge so through learning more within the industry your interpersonal skills should also then improve.
Bibliography
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https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/retail-managerhttps://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/job-descriptions/278851-retail-manager-job-description
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/planning/jobprofiles/Pages/retailmanager.aspx
Images
https://indzara.com/product/retail-business-manager-excel-template/