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medical-goods-shop-manager/references/skills.md
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5.3 KiB

Competences — medical goods shop manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1b3e150f-8ec1-47e2-a2ef-d02632efe0d5).

Essential

  • adhere to organisational guidelines (skill/competence)
  • advise on medical products (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)
  • maintain relationships with doctors (skill/competence)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • manage staff (skill/competence)
  • manage theft prevention (skill/competence)
  • managing a business with great care (skill/competence)
  • maximise sales revenues (skill/competence)
  • measure customer feedback (skill/competence)
  • medicines for self-medication (knowledge)
  • 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)
  • 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

  • process medical insurance claims (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 8 ads, as of 2026-07-17)

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

Hard skills

  • inventory management — 88 %
  • immunization delivery — 50 %
  • pharmacy workflow procedures — 50 %
  • prescription dispensing — 38 %
  • clinical care — 38 %
  • claims processing — 25 %
  • patient counseling — 25 %
  • patient care — 12 %
  • performance coaching — 12 %
  • performance management — 12 %
  • pharmacist prescribing — 12 %
  • pharmacist-delivered testing — 12 %
  • pharmacy management — 12 %
  • recruiting — 12 %
  • regulatory compliance — 12 %
  • policy implementation — 12 %
  • personnel management — 12 %
  • pharmacist counseling — 12 %
  • prescription fulfillment — 12 %
  • billing compliance — 12 %
  • business reporting analysis — 12 %
  • insurance verification — 12 %
  • healthcare administration — 12 %
  • healthcare management — 12 %
  • medical billing — 12 %
  • data entry — 12 %
  • documentation maintenance — 12 %
  • employee development — 12 %
  • customer service resolution — 12 %
  • financial analysis — 12 %
  • financial performance monitoring — 12 %
  • staff supervision — 12 %
  • staffing — 12 %
  • talent pipeline development — 12 %
  • training — 12 %
  • workflow management — 12 %
  • workflow optimization — 12 %

Methods

  • workflow procedures — 50 %
  • peer feedback — 50 %
  • performance reviews — 38 %
  • bench shifts — 38 %
  • training programs — 25 %
  • clinical care — 12 %
  • HIPAA compliance — 12 %
  • quality assurance — 12 %
  • regulatory compliance — 12 %
  • pharmacist delivered testing — 12 %
  • loss prevention — 12 %
  • onboarding — 12 %

Responsibilities

  • team leadership — 50 %
  • schedule writing — 38 %
  • prescription fulfillment — 38 %
  • gap analysis — 38 %
  • inventory control — 25 %
  • inventory management — 25 %
  • compliance oversight — 25 %
  • customer service — 25 %
  • business reporting review — 25 %
  • patient health management — 25 %
  • technician onboarding — 25 %
  • staff leadership — 12 %
  • staff management — 12 %
  • training and onboarding — 12 %
  • team management — 12 %
  • patient satisfaction development — 12 %
  • patient counseling — 12 %
  • operational challenge resolution — 12 %
  • patient care — 12 %
  • performance review — 12 %
  • pharmacy operations compliance — 12 %
  • problem solving — 12 %
  • process improvement recommendation — 12 %
  • product merchandising — 12 %
  • program adoption — 12 %
  • prescription advising — 12 %
  • relationship building — 12 %
  • schedule management — 12 %
  • prescription dispensing — 12 %
  • center operation oversight — 12 %
  • chronic condition management — 12 %
  • budget goal adjustment — 12 %
  • customer service delivery — 12 %
  • customer service provision — 12 %
  • compliance adherence — 12 %
  • compliance maintenance — 12 %
  • compliance monitoring — 12 %
  • issue resolution — 12 %
  • medical billing support — 12 %
  • daily operations oversight — 12 %
  • employee training coordination — 12 %