From pet and pet food shop manager to motor vehicle shop manager
27 of the 39 essential skills of a motor vehicle shop manager are already essential for a pet and pet food shop manager — about 69% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 27
- skills carry over
- 12
- would be new
- 69%
- of the target job covered
- 39
- essential skills of a motor vehicle shop manager
What a motor vehicle shop manager does
Motor vehicle shop managers assume responsibility for activities and staff in a vehicle showroom. They manage employees, monitor the sales of the store, manage budgets and order supplies when a product is out of supply and perform administrative duties if required.
What carries over
27 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- apply health and safety standards
- employment law
- ensure client orientation
- ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations
- ensure correct goods labelling
- maintain relationship with customers
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- manage budgets
- manage staff
- manage theft prevention
- maximise sales revenues
- measure customer feedback
- monitor customer service
- negotiate buying conditions
- negotiate sales contracts
- obtain relevant licenses
- order supplies
- oversee promotional sales prices
- perform procurement processes
- recruit employees
- sales activities
- set sales goals
- set up pricing strategies
- study sales levels of products
- supervise merchandise displays
- use different communication channels
What would be new
12 skillsEssential for a motor vehicle shop manager and not for a pet and pet food shop manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- car controls
- develop dealership forecasts
- legal requirements for operating in the automotive retail sector
- negotiate with stakeholders
- new vehicles on the market
- operate dealership management system
- order vehicles
- organise resources for the vehicle showroom
- oversee the presentation of vehicles in dealership
- provide information on trade-in options
- set commercial strategies in vehicle showroom
- types of vehicles
Other moves from pet and pet food shop manager
2 roles- music and video shop manager27 skills in common
- fish and seafood shop manager27 skills in common
← pet and pet food shop managermotor vehicle shop manager →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a motor vehicle shop manager?
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