General Manager skills employers ask for

The most-asked skills

Share of General Manager postings that mention each skill.

1. Leadership77%
2. Sales48%
3. Training and coaching48%
4. Communication34%
5. Retail operationsdistinctive26%
6. Inventory management25%
7. Customer service25%
8. Scheduling24%
9. Budgetingdistinctive23%
10. Stakeholder management22%
11. Regulatory compliance20%
12. Marketing19%
13. Problem solving18%
14. Payrolldistinctive17%
15. Process improvement16%

“Distinctive” means General Manager postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.

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Where General Manager skills carry over

Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.

• Office Supervisor74% overlapShared: Leadership, Training and coaching, Scheduling, Inventory managementHow to switch
• Sales Supervisor74% overlapShared: Leadership, Training and coaching, Retail operations, SalesHow to switch
• Chief Executive Officer71% overlapShared: Leadership, Stakeholder management, Process improvement, BudgetingHow to switch
• Producer68% overlapShared: Leadership, Training and coaching, Budgeting, Stakeholder managementHow to switch

Questions

What skills does a General Manager need?

In 24,571 current General Manager job postings, the skills asked for most often are Leadership (77%), Sales (48%), Training and coaching (48%), Communication (34%), Retail operations (26%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.

What jobs can a General Manager move into?

Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Office Supervisor, Sales Supervisor, Chief Executive Officer, Producer. Office Supervisor shares skills such as Leadership, Training and coaching, Scheduling.