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Ocupacions

Department store manager

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Assistant department store manager Department shop manager Department store general merchandise manager Department store general store manager Department store manager General retail manager Graduate trainee department store manager Manager in department store Outlet store manager Retail sales manager Senior department store manager Trainee department store manager

Department store managers organise and control the operations and staff of establishments which provide retail services.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Determining product mix, stock levels and service standards;
(b) Formulating and implementing purchasing and marketing policies, and setting prices;
(c) Promoting and advertising the establishment’s goods and services;
(d) Maintaining records of stock levels and financial transactions;
(e) Undertaking budgeting for the establishment;
(f) Controlling selection, training and supervision of staff;
(g) Ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety regulations.

Knowledge

  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Work skills
  • Law
  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
  • Occupational health and safety

Digital competencies

  • Promoting products, services, or programs
  • Supervising a team or group
  • Selling products or services
  • Developing financial, business or marketing plans
  • Developing professional relationships or networks

Digital competencies

  • Accessing and analysing digital data

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Leading others
  • Working efficiently
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Dealing with problems

Professional groups of the occupation

Clerical support workers

Numerical and material recording clerks

Numerical clerks

Statistical, finance and insurance clerks

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Statistical, finance and insurance clerks

107

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

35,31%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-5,01% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

93,02%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

8,16%

Part-time contracts

1,01% Turnover index

74

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

2%

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.

Numerical and material recording clerks

52%

48%

Men
Women

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

Contracts by age groups.

Numerical and material recording clerks

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

Numerical clerks

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?

Statistical, finance and insurance clerks

No experience
10%
Less than 1 year
35%
Between 1 and 2 years
12%
Between 2 and 4 years
20%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
16%
Administrative and support service activities
36%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
12%
Information and communication
8%
Manufacturing
8%
Financial and insurance activities
6%
Others
30%

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.