// Unit group · 1420

Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers

Retail and wholesale trade managers, plan, organize, co-ordinate and control the operations of establishments that sell goods on a retail or wholesale basis. They are responsible for the budgets, staffing and strategic and operational direction of shops, or of organizational units within shops that sell particular types of product.

1 Managers / 14 Hospitality, Retail and Other Services Managers / 142 Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers / All level 4

// Working conditions

Lifting and postureViolence and stress

// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

determining product mix, stock levels and service standards

formulating and implementing purchasing and marketing policies, and setting prices

promoting and advertising the establishment’s goods and services

maintaining records of stock levels and financial transactions

undertaking budgeting for the establishment

controlling selection, training and supervision of staff

ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety regulations.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Grocery manager
- Retail manager
- Shop manager
- Supermarket manager

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Sales manager - 1221
- Shopkeeper - 5221
- Shop supervisor - 5222
- Shop sales assistant - 5223

Notes

Retail and wholesale trade managers are frequently employed in relatively small establishments that do not have a hierarchy of managers. The managers of large retail establishments such as supermarkets and department stores, however, should generally also be classified in this group, although such establishments may have a hierarchy of managers and supervisors. General managers of groups of establishments such as supermarket or department store chains are classified, however, in Unit Group 1120: Managing Directors and Chief Executives.
Operators of small shops for whom the management and supervision of staff is not a significant component of the work are classified in Unit Group 5221: Shopkeepers.
Staff who control and direct the activities of shop sales assistants, checkout operators and other workers, but who do not take responsibility for determining product mix, overall setting of prices, budgets and staffing levels, selection and recruitment are classified in Unit Group 5222: Shop Supervisors.

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