Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

retail entrepreneurtotrade regional manager

A retail entrepreneur already meets 47% of what the trade regional manager role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From retail entrepreneur
47%
Overlap1
To trade regional manager
17 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
59.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.6/ 100

1 Share of the trade regional manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the retail entrepreneur profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A trade regional manager role treats 14 of its required skills as things a retail entrepreneur already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse data for policy decisions in trade
  • comprehend financial business terminology
  • ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations
  • handle financial overviews of the store
  • identify suppliers
  • implement marketing strategies

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A trade regional manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a retail entrepreneur background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analyse data for policy decisions in trade information skills
  • already held handle financial overviews of the store information skills
  • already held organise product display communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held set up pricing strategies information skills
  • already held ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations assisting and caring
  • already held study sales levels of products information skills

All 17 carried skills, including the 14 the trade regional manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 management skills 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held enforce company values required
  • required, not held expand store regional presence required
  • required, not held apply territory planning required
  • required, not held manage budgets required
  • required, not held monitor customer service required
  • optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
  • optional, not held meet deadlines optional
  • optional, not held motivate staff to reach sales targets optional
02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held carry out sales analysis required
  • required, not held carry out statistical forecasts required
  • required, not held perform market research required
  • optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • required, not held negotiate buying conditions required
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
04 working with computers 2 required
  • required, not held use IT systems for commercial purposes required
  • required, not held perform data analysis required
05 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held employment law required
  • optional, not held cold chain optional
  • optional, not held product comprehension optional
  • optional, not held consumer goods industry optional
  • optional, not held international business optional
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure stock storage safety optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a trade regional manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse data for policy decisions in trade skill
  • already held comprehend financial business terminology skill
  • already held ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations skill
  • already held handle financial overviews of the store skill
  • already held identify suppliers skill
  • already held implement marketing strategies skill
  • already held implement sales strategies skill
  • already held maintain financial records skill
  • already held maintain relationship with customers skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held negotiate sales contracts skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held set up pricing strategies skill
  • already held study sales levels of products skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held organise product display skill
  • already held recruit employees skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held general principles of food law optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held geographical routes optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held cold chain optional
  • optional, not held ensure stock storage safety optional
  • optional, not held general principles of food law optional
  • optional, not held product comprehension optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
  • optional, not held consumer goods industry optional
  • optional, not held geographical routes optional
  • optional, not held international business optional
  • optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
  • optional, not held meet deadlines optional
  • optional, not held motivate staff to reach sales targets optional
24 held skills the trade regional manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role arrange ordering of products for customers skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out cross merchandising skill
  • not needed by the target role check deliveries on receipt skill
  • not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role competition law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role create annual marketing budget skill
  • not needed by the target role develop business case skill
  • not needed by the target role e-commerce systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure point of sale material availability skill
  • not needed by the target role examine merchandise skill
  • not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of merchandise delivery skill
  • not needed by the target role law of obligation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage financial risk skill
  • not needed by the target role market pricing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor company policy skill
  • not needed by the target role operate cash register skill
  • not needed by the target role perform customers’ needs analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role plan marketing campaigns skill
  • not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise sales activities skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held employment law required
  • optional, not held cold chain optional
  • optional, not held general principles of food law optional
  • optional, not held product comprehension optional
  • optional, not held consumer goods industry optional
  • optional, not held geographical routes optional
  • optional, not held international business optional
Index

Other moves recorded from retail entrepreneur

Full index of moves from retail entrepreneur

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.