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Ocupacions

Business manager

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Business coordinator Business manager Business unit manager Corporate service manager General manager Operations manager Team manager Vice-president

Business managers are responsible for setting the objectives of the business unit of a company, creating a plan for the operations, and facilitating the achievement of the objectives and implementation of the plan together with employees of the segment and stakeholders. They keep an overview of the business, understand detailed information of the business unit and support the department, and make decisions based on the information at hand.

Tasks

Tasks include –
(a) Developing, implementing and monitoring strategic plans, programmes, policies, processes, systems and procedures to achieve goals, objectives and work standards;
(b) Developing, directing, administering and participating in policy research and analysis;
(c) Coordinating the implementation of policies and practices;
(d) Establishing activity measures and measurements of accountability;
(e) Planning and directing daily operations;
(f) Leading and managing the activities of policy development and strategic planning staff;
(g) Overseeing the selection, training and performance of staff;
(h) Consulting with senior management and with managers of other departments;
(i) Representing the enterprise or organization in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums.

Knowledge

  • Management and administration
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Finance, banking and insurance
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Law

Digital competencies

  • Collaborating and liaising
  • Developing financial, business or marketing plans
  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Complying with operational procedures
  • Planning events and programmes

Digital competencies

  • Setting up computer systems

Personal competencies

  • Leading others
  • Working efficiently
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Collaborating in teams and networks

Professional groups of the occupation

Managers

Administrative and commercial managers

Business services and administration managers

Policy and planning managers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Policy and planning managers

744

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

63,27%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-9,60% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

91,26%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

7,53%

Part-time contracts

1,04% Turnover index

221

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

17%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Administrative and commercial managers

56%

44%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Administrative and commercial managers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Business services and administration managers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Policy and planning managers

No experience
5%
Less than 1 year
52%
Between 1 and 2 years
5%
Between 2 and 4 years
15%
Between 4 and 8 years
5%
More than 8 years
18%
Activitats professionals, científiques i tècniques
46%
Activitats administratives i serveis auxiliars
18%
Informació i comunicacions
8%
Indústries manufactureres
7%
Activitats sanitàries i de serveis socials
6%
Altres
15%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.