£7,280
Average salary at age 20
£38,480
Average Salary
38
Average hours per week
Description
Retail and wholesale managers and directors plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the operations of major retail and wholesale establishments in order to maximise business performance and meet financial goals.Main Tasks
- Appoints staff, assigns tasks and monitors and reviews staff performance;
- Liaises with other staff to provide information about merchandise, special promotions etc. to customers;
- Ensures that adequate reserves of merchandise are held and that stock keeping is carried out efficiently;
- Ensures customer complaints and queries regarding sales and service are appropriately handled;
- Oversees the maintenance of financial and other records and controls security arrangements for the premises;
- Authorises payment for supplies received and decides on vending price, discount rates and credit terms;
- Examines quality of merchandise and ensures that effective use is made of advertising and display facilities.
Qualifications
Entry requirements vary from company to company. Entrants may possess GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades, GNVQs/GSVQs, a BTEC/SQA award, a degree or equivalent qualification. Entry is also possible through promotion after gaining sufficient experience. NVQs/SVQs in Retail Operations are available at Level 4.What Managers and directors in retail and wholesale studied in higher education
Occupation | Percentage Value |
---|---|
(L7) Human & social geography | 2 |
(G1) Mathematics | 1 |
(W2) Design studies | 7 |
(L3) Sociology | 3 |
(C1) Biology | 1 |
(H3) Mechanical engineering | 1 |
(C8) Psychology | 4 |
(W1) Fine art | 1 |
(F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 1 |
(W3) Music | 1 |
(F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
(W6) Cinematics & photography | 1 |
(C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
(Q3) English studies | 3 |
(L2) Politics | 2 |
(R1) French studies | 1 |
(N5) Marketing | 3 |
(W4) Drama | 2 |
(M1) Law by area | 2 |
(M2) Law by topic | 2 |
(I2) Information systems | 1 |
(N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 3 |
(B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 1 |
(P5) Journalism | 1 |
(F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 1 |
(V5) Philosophy | 1 |
(L1) Economics | 1 |
(N1) Business studies | 13 |
(X3) Academic studies in education | 2 |
(L5) Social work | 1 |
(V6) Theology & religious studies | 1 |
(X1) Training teachers | 1 |
(N4) Accounting | 2 |
(C6) Sport & exercise science | 5 |
(P3) Media studies | 2 |
(N2) Management studies | 8 |
(V1) History by period | 3 |
(N3) Finance | 1 |
(H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 1 |
(I1) Computer science | 2 |
UK Prospects
309100
Workforce Size
3.42%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
47517
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027