Owner/manager

Job role and responsibility
You are responsible for the successful management and profitability of your business. This will include the selection and buying of produce and retail price setting; building relationships with customers, wholesalers, traders and other industry bodies; management of health, safety and hygiene; people management including organising workloads; sales and marketing; finance and resource management.

Entry requirements
You will need to have commercial awareness and retail business skills that include a sound knowledge of sales and marketing; relevant legislation; financial and business management; health and safety, food safety and hygiene, as well as people skills to build relationships and motivate and manage staff. In addition, you will need to be a competent fish retail assistant in your own right.

Qualifications and training available on the job
Further information can be gained from Sector Skills Councils including Improve, the food and drink sector skills council and Skillsmart Retail, the sector skills council for retail.