Retail Food Manager

Manages food retail operations, including stock, staff, customer service, food safety, merchandising and financial performance. Explore current demand, important skills and estimated junior, mid-level and senior salaries, plus 1 linked programme across 1 university. Enter your subjects and marks to discover which linked programmes you may qualify for.

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Career overview

What does a Retail Food Manager do?

Manages food retail operations, including stock, staff, customer service, food safety, merchandising and financial performance.

Demand level: High

Earning potential

Estimated annual salaries

JuniorR300 000 p.a.Mid-levelR480 000 p.a.SeniorR700 000 p.a.

Salary figures are estimates and may vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.

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Skills linked to this career

Food retail operations · EssentialFood safety · EssentialInventory control · EssentialSales analysis · ImportantStaff supervision · Important
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Programmes linked to this career

These are some of the programmes currently connected to this career in VX Course Match.

Diploma in Consumer Science: Food & Nutrition — Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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What does a Retail Food Manager do?

Manages food retail operations, including stock, staff, customer service, food safety, merchandising and financial performance.

What skills are important for this career?

Important skills include Food retail operations, Food safety, Inventory control, Sales analysis, Staff supervision.

What salary can I expect?

VX provides junior, mid-level and senior annual salary estimates. Actual earnings vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.

Which programmes can lead to this career?

1 linked programme is currently available in the VX database. Use Course Match to see which ones fit your subjects and marks.