Career path
The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
41 skills listed by ESCO, 25 of them essential. 41 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 41, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptability | competency | essential | 3 |
| analyse data for policy decisions in trade | skill | essential | 3 |
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The skills and tools people in this kind of job use, at the level each is usually asked for.
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| build business relationships | skill | essential | 3 |
| Collaboration | competency | essential | 3 |
| commercial law | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| control of expenses | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop business case | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| guarantee customer satisfaction | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle financial overviews of the store | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify suppliers | skill | essential | 3 |
| implement marketing strategies | skill | essential | 3 |
| implement sales strategies | skill | essential | 3 |
| Influence | competency | essential | 3 |
| law of obligation | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage financial risk | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor company policy | skill | essential | 3 |
| negotiate sales contracts | skill | essential | 3 |
| organise product display | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform customers’ needs analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform project management | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan marketing campaigns | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| provide customer follow-up services | skill | essential | 3 |
| recruit employees | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 3 |
| set up pricing strategies | skill | essential | 3 |
| study sales levels of products | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise sales activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| accounting techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| arrange ordering of products for customers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| carry out cross merchandising | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check deliveries on receipt | skill | desirable | 2 |
| competition law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| comprehend financial business terminology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create annual marketing budget | skill | desirable | 2 |
| e-commerce systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure point of sale material availability | skill | desirable | 2 |
| examine merchandise | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep records of merchandise delivery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain financial records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain relationship with customers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain relationship with suppliers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| market pricing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate cash register | skill | desirable | 2 |