Merchandise Manager Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Retail

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Merchandise Manager Skills List in Retail

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Merchandise Manager role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Merchandise Manager job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 79% of Merchandise Manager job descriptions contained data as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

data
79%
excel
79%
merchandiser
79%
stock
79%
sales
66%
trading
57%
junior merchandiser
57%
planning
57%
sales performance
48%
stakeholders
44%
product
44%
fashion
35%
wssi
35%
apparel
35%
ecommerce
22%
senior merchandiser
22%
stores
22%
trade
22%
homeware
14%
ftc
9%
communication skills
9%
contract
9%
store opening
5%
stock control
5%
staff training
5%
product training
5%
management skills
5%
journey
5%
stock management
5%
problem solving
5%
numerical ability
5%
high pressure environment
5%
forecasting
5%
commercial acumen
5%
business planning
5%
advanced excel
5%
time management
5%
attention to detail
5%
merchandising
5%
field sales
5%
selling
5%
retail
5%
organizational
5%
management experience
5%
management
5%
gifts
5%
english
5%
customer service
5%
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