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2.1 KiB

Competences — department store manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7dec82e0-3bfc-4c48-812d-c2095bfe05bb).

Essential

  • build business relationships (skill/competence)
  • company policies (knowledge)
  • create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
  • have computer literacy (skill/competence)
  • implement marketing strategies (skill/competence)
  • implement sales strategies (skill/competence)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • manage staff (skill/competence)
  • manage the store image (skill/competence)
  • monitor proper product handling (skill/competence)
  • monitor shelves loading (skill/competence)
  • perform multiple tasks at the same time (skill/competence)
  • plan marketing campaigns (skill/competence)
  • plan marketing strategy (skill/competence)
  • product comprehension (knowledge)
  • provide customer follow-up services (skill/competence)
  • set sales promotions (skill/competence)
  • train employees (skill/competence)

Optional

  • characteristics of products (knowledge)
  • characteristics of services (knowledge)
  • coach team on visual merchandising (skill/competence)
  • define brand identity (skill/competence)
  • employment law (knowledge)
  • evaluate employees (skill/competence)
  • health, safety and hygiene legislation (knowledge)
  • recruit employees (skill/competence)
  • set up pricing strategies (skill/competence)
  • supervise brand management (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 20 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

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

Hard skills

  • inventory management — 40 %
  • merchandising — 35 %
  • performance management — 30 %
  • customer service — 30 %
  • inventory control — 30 %
  • staff development — 25 %
  • team leadership — 25 %
  • sales management — 20 %
  • loss prevention — 20 %

Responsibilities

  • customer service — 20 %
  • team leadership — 20 %