Commerce - Sales - Retail

With the explosion of e-commerce and the emergence of new patterns of consumption, the commerce sector is new opportunities. As for retail, it still offers interesting job opportunities for young graduates, that are holders of a high school diploma + 2 to high school diploma + 5.

Commerce sector: B to B or B to C

Sale can not be improvised. That is why the retail, apparel, automotive, insurance, art and all the commercial sector companies hire trade professionals to sell their best products to consumers.

Commerce alone employs millions of people in the world, which are distributed among the local shops for a small half, and the retail and B-to-B (business to business, that is to say companies sell products and services to other companies) for the other half.

E-commerce: new opportunities of the web

Buyer, seller, store manager or business responsible: the jobs of sector are many and appeal to profiles and various levels of education. All, however need to be in constant contact with the customer, but also increasingly virtually. The e-commerce boom in fact generates significant opportunities, forcing the jobs of trade to adapt. Internet commerce accounted for billions Dollars. Moreover, the new demands of consumers reveal markets, such as organic or fair. 

List of commerce and sale jobs

- Commercial (responsible for selling): buyer, commercial, sales assistant, technical sales, technical sales engineer, sales representative, sedentary sales representative, sales engineer, business engineer, sales manager, department manager, merchandiser, sales adviser in perfumery, demonstrator, responsible for expansion, export manager, telemarketer, store seller, export dealer, sales representatives, direct sales consultant, marketer, technical seller.

- Strategists (they develop a trade policy): sales administrator, category manager, sales manager, operations manager, brand developer, network manager, key account manager, marketer in general management, business to business negotiator, e-commerce/m-commerce responsible.

- Managers (they manage structures or teams in connection with the sale): franchisee merchant, supermarket manager, regional sales manager, store manager, sales leader, center manager, area chief, manager in luxury, responsible manager of distribution.

Careers in retailing

The distribution alone employs millions of people and the number of stores is increasing every year. In each group, and sometimes each store includes all commercial, strategic and managerial functions of sale.

However, one can add other oriented jobs home or technique, and necessary for the operation of a store. It Includes among them: cashier, cash manager, designer, self-service employee, consumers responsible, surface technician...