Antique shop manager
Code 1420.4.2
Antique shop managers assume responsibility for activities and staff in specialised shops.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- employment law
- sales activities
- art history
Skills and competences
- examine cost of antiquarian goods
- manage theft prevention
- apply health and safety standards
- ensure correct goods labelling
- estimate restoration costs of antique items
- recruit employees
- order supplies
- set up pricing strategies
- set sales goals
- study sales levels of products
- provide information related to antique items
- ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations
- ensure client orientation
- perform procurement processes
- maintain relationship with customers
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- maximise sales revenues
- obtain relevant licenses
- research market prices for antiques
- supervise merchandise displays
- oversee promotional sales prices
- use different communication channels
- sell antiquarian products
Transversal competences
- manage budgets
- manage staff
- negotiate sales contracts
- negotiate buying conditions
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- monitor customer service
- measure customer feedback
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