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flower-and-garden-shop-manager/references/skills.md
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2.5 KiB

Competences — flower and garden shop manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e7f6e98a-cef5-41be-b65c-70cf1feed11d).

Essential

  • adhere to organisational guidelines (skill/competence)
  • advise customers on types of flowers (skill/competence)
  • apply health and safety standards (skill/competence)
  • create flower arrangements (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)
  • handle sensitive products (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)
  • order supplies (skill/competence)
  • oversee promotional sales prices (skill/competence)
  • perform procurement processes (skill/competence)
  • place orders for flower products (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

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 24 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

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

Hard skills

  • floral design — 54 %
  • inventory management — 46 %
  • supervision — 42 %
  • business management — 33 %
  • customer care — 33 %
  • customer service — 29 %
  • flower shop management — 29 %
  • merchandising — 17 %
  • plant care — 17 %

Responsibilities

  • manager meetings — 33 %
  • daily operations — 33 %
  • department oversight — 33 %
  • floral design — 33 %
  • customer care — 33 %
  • business management — 33 %
  • customer assistance — 17 %