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Competences — eyewear and optical equipment shop manager
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f88fb9dd-5a46-4086-a284-b1992174e55c).
Essential
- adhere to organisational guidelines (skill/competence)
- advise customers on maintaining optical products (skill/competence)
- apply health and safety standards (skill/competence)
- comply with optical prescriptions (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 records of clients' prescriptions (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)
- 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 optical measuring 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
- advise customers on optical instruments maintenance (skill/competence)
- evaluate employees (skill/competence)
- maintain relationships with doctors (skill/competence)
- order optical supplies (skill/competence)
- process medical insurance claims (skill/competence)
- sell optical products (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 42 ads, as of 2026-07-11)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- inventory management — 64 %
- customer service — 52 %
- sales — 43 %
- forecasting — 38 %
- budgeting — 38 %
- optical equipment maintenance — 38 %
- prescription verification — 38 %
- minor frame repair — 31 %
- asset protection — 29 %
Methods
- community outreach programs — 38 %
- open door policy — 24 %
Responsibilities
- merchandise presentation — 38 %
- compliance monitoring — 33 %
- pricing accuracy — 31 %
- performance improvement — 29 %
- associate supervision — 26 %
- member consultation — 21 %
- customer issue resolution — 19 %