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Shopkeepers and Owners - Retail and Wholesale

Overview

£23,328 Entry Level Salary

£33,965 Average Salary

£51,659 Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

  • Examines quality of merchandise and ensures that effective use is made of advertising and display facilities.
  • Authorises payment for supplies received and decides on vending price and credit terms.
  • Maintains financial and other shop records and controls security arrangements for the premises.
  • Ensures that adequate reserves of merchandise are held and orders new stock as required.
  • Provides information about merchandise to staff and customers and ensures customer complaints are appropriately dealt with.
  • Oversees staff training, rotas and the allocation of work.
  • Determines staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term requirements.
  • Defines the market position for the business, decides what to sell, forecasts demand and develops the brand image of the business.

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 0 11%
Level 1 10%
Level 2 23%
Level 3 21%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 8%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 19%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 8%
Level 8 (Doctorate) 0%

3 Annual Openings

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

Skills & Knowledge Employers Are Asking For

Over the past year, employers in Lincolnshire have asked for the following skills & Knowledge in their job postings for Marketing and Commercial Managers.

Skills

Knowledge

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