audio-and-video-equipment-shop-manager/references/skills.md

Competences — audio and video equipment shop manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/463a687a-c7e9-469a-bb38-dcdfe1e7e35f).

Essential

• adhere to organisational guidelines (skill/competence)
• advise customers on audiovisual equipment (skill/competence)
• apply health and safety standards (skill/competence)
• employment law (knowledge)
• ensure client orientation (skill/competence)
• ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations (skill/competence)
• ensure correct goods labelling (skill/competence)
• maintain relationship with customers (skill/competence)
• maintain relationship with suppliers (skill/competence)
• manage budgets (skill/competence)
• manage staff (skill/competence)
• manage theft prevention (skill/competence)
• manufacturer's instructions for audiovisual equipment (knowledge)
• maximise sales revenues (skill/competence)
• measure customer feedback (skill/competence)
• monitor customer service (skill/competence)
• negotiate buying conditions (skill/competence)
• negotiate sales contracts (skill/competence)
• obtain relevant licenses (skill/competence)
• operate audio equipment (skill/competence)
• operate video equipment (skill/competence)
• order supplies (skill/competence)
• oversee promotional sales prices (skill/competence)
• perform procurement processes (skill/competence)
• recruit employees (skill/competence)
• sales activities (knowledge)
• set sales goals (skill/competence)
• set up pricing strategies (skill/competence)
• study sales levels of products (skill/competence)
• supervise merchandise displays (skill/competence)
• use different communication channels (skill/competence)

Optional

• acoustics (knowledge)
• advise customers on audiovisual equipment installation (skill/competence)
• convert different audiovisual formats (skill/competence)
• edit recorded sound (skill/competence)
• maintain audiovisual equipment (skill/competence)
• perform video editing (skill/competence)
• sell audiovisual equipment (skill/competence)
• types of audiovisual formats (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 8 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

• negotiation — 38 %
• data analysis — 25 %
• equipment maintenance — 12 %
• client communication — 12 %
• cost-saving solutions implementation — 12 %
• audio investment — 12 %
• audio setup — 12 %
• budget management — 12 %
• buy recommendation development — 12 %
• alphabetization — 12 %
• campaign stewardship — 12 %
• channel analysis — 12 %
• project management — 12 %
• projection setup — 12 %
• qc inspection — 12 %
• record evaluation — 12 %
• performance metric tracking — 12 %
• process improvement — 12 %
• procurement processes development — 12 %
• equipment return management — 12 %
• inventory control — 12 %
• inventory grading — 12 %
• lighting operation — 12 %
• market analysis — 12 %
• media buying — 12 %
• media planning — 12 %
• merchandising — 12 %
• research — 12 %
• retail training — 12 %
• scope definition — 12 %
• sourcing strategies development — 12 %
• sales strategy — 12 %
• sales techniques — 12 %
• strategic approach development — 12 %
• supplier performance monitoring — 12 %
• technical inquiry resolution — 12 %
• timeline management — 12 %
• troubleshooting — 12 %
• video planning — 12 %
• video recording — 12 %
• vinyl pricing — 12 %
• warehouse operations — 12 %

Methods

• digital video trafficking — 12 %

Responsibilities

• data analysis — 12 %
• equipment receiving — 12 %
• documentation maintenance — 12 %
• cross-functional collaboration — 12 %
• cross-functional team coordination — 12 %
• customer greeting — 12 %
• customer instruction — 12 %
• client deliverable management — 12 %
• collection acquisition — 12 %
• contract negotiation — 12 %
• cost savings identification — 12 %
• channel expertise — 12 %
• checkout process management — 12 %
• assistant mentoring — 12 %
• account contact leadership — 12 %
• campaign maintenance — 12 %
• buy tracking — 12 %
• av equipment setup — 12 %
• av equipment takedown — 12 %
• billing support — 12 %
• bottleneck identification — 12 %
• national tv/video negotiation — 12 %
• market trend monitoring — 12 %
• marketing execution assistance — 12 %
• inventory maintenance — 12 %
• equipment shelving — 12 %
• event support — 12 %
• handoff coordination — 12 %
• profitability improvement — 12 %
• progress monitoring — 12 %
• progress reporting — 12 %
• project execution — 12 %
• project leadership — 12 %
• performance tracking — 12 %
• price negotiation — 12 %
• relationship building — 12 %
• reporting — 12 %
• negotiator training — 12 %
• online listing — 12 %
• warehouse cleaning — 12 %
• trend monitoring — 12 %
• technician scheduling — 12 %
• supplier relationship management — 12 %
• team mentoring — 12 %
• technical assistance — 12 %
• strategy development — 12 %
• schedule oversight — 12 %
• sourcing strategy implementation — 12 %
• store closing — 12 %
• store opening — 12 %
• room diagram interpretation — 12 %
• sales boosting — 12 %