£7,280
Average salary at age 20
£38,480
Average Salary
38
Average hours per week
Description
Retail and wholesale managers and directors plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the operations of major retail and wholesale establishments in order to maximise business performance and meet financial goals.Main Tasks
- Appoints staff, assigns tasks and monitors and reviews staff performance;
- Liaises with other staff to provide information about merchandise, special promotions etc. to customers;
- Ensures that adequate reserves of merchandise are held and that stock keeping is carried out efficiently;
- Ensures customer complaints and queries regarding sales and service are appropriately handled;
- Oversees the maintenance of financial and other records and controls security arrangements for the premises;
- Authorises payment for supplies received and decides on vending price, discount rates and credit terms;
- Examines quality of merchandise and ensures that effective use is made of advertising and display facilities.
Qualifications
Entry requirements vary from company to company. Entrants may possess GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades, GNVQs/GSVQs, a BTEC/SQA award, a degree or equivalent qualification. Entry is also possible through promotion after gaining sufficient experience. NVQs/SVQs in Retail Operations are available at Level 4.What Managers and directors in retail and wholesale studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (L7) Human & social geography | 2 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 1 |
| (W2) Design studies | 7 |
| (L3) Sociology | 3 |
| (C1) Biology | 1 |
| (H3) Mechanical engineering | 1 |
| (C8) Psychology | 4 |
| (W1) Fine art | 1 |
| (F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 1 |
| (W3) Music | 1 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 1 |
| (C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
| (Q3) English studies | 3 |
| (L2) Politics | 2 |
| (R1) French studies | 1 |
| (N5) Marketing | 3 |
| (W4) Drama | 2 |
| (M1) Law by area | 2 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 2 |
| (I2) Information systems | 1 |
| (N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 3 |
| (B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 1 |
| (P5) Journalism | 1 |
| (F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 1 |
| (V5) Philosophy | 1 |
| (L1) Economics | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 13 |
| (X3) Academic studies in education | 2 |
| (L5) Social work | 1 |
| (V6) Theology & religious studies | 1 |
| (X1) Training teachers | 1 |
| (N4) Accounting | 2 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 5 |
| (P3) Media studies | 2 |
| (N2) Management studies | 8 |
| (V1) History by period | 3 |
| (N3) Finance | 1 |
| (H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 1 |
| (I1) Computer science | 2 |
UK Prospects
309100
Workforce Size
3.42%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
47517
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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