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Competences — supermarket manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b7744a45-a4ce-4037-b679-3d2377e17f31).

Essential

  • adhere to organisational guidelines (skill/competence)
  • cold chain (knowledge)
  • control of expenses (skill/competence)
  • design indicators for food waste reduction (skill/competence)
  • develop food waste reduction strategies (skill/competence)
  • employment law (knowledge)
  • enforce regulations of selling alcoholic beverages to minors (skill/competence)
  • enforce regulations of selling tobacco to minors (skill/competence)
  • ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations (skill/competence)
  • maintain relationship with customers (skill/competence)
  • maintain relationship with suppliers (skill/competence)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • manage staff (skill/competence)
  • manage the store image (skill/competence)
  • manage theft prevention (skill/competence)
  • maximise sales revenues (skill/competence)
  • measure customer feedback (skill/competence)
  • medicines for self-medication (knowledge)
  • monitor customer service (skill/competence)
  • monitor proper product handling (skill/competence)
  • negotiate sales contracts (skill/competence)
  • oversee promotional sales prices (skill/competence)
  • perform market research (skill/competence)
  • perform procurement processes (skill/competence)
  • recruit employees (skill/competence)
  • sales activities (knowledge)
  • set sales goals (skill/competence)
  • study sales levels of products (skill/competence)
  • supervise merchandise displays (skill/competence)
  • train staff to reduce food waste (skill/competence)

Optional

  • assess supplier risks (skill/competence)
  • coach team on visual merchandising (skill/competence)
  • conduct research on food waste prevention (skill/competence)
  • cyber security (knowledge)
  • ensure compliance with warranty contracts (skill/competence)
  • examine merchandise (skill/competence)
  • food waste monitoring systems (knowledge)
  • identify suppliers (skill/competence)
  • implement marketing strategies (skill/competence)
  • implement sales strategies (skill/competence)
  • keep up with trends (skill/competence)
  • manage inventory (skill/competence)
  • produce sales reports (skill/competence)
  • train employees (skill/competence)
  • use internet to increase sales (skill/competence)
  • use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 31 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

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

Hard skills

  • inventory control — 39 %
  • inventory management — 35 %
  • loss prevention — 29 %
  • merchandising — 26 %
  • customer service — 19 %