Retail sector is no doubt big business with wide range of facets. Some misleading perceptions are there among common people about the scope and career that appearantly seems to be limited but actually not so. A career in retail can not only provide you the job opportunity but it can take to to the extend of job satisfaction level based on your quality and qualification. The retail sector now days not limited to local market or native country but has extended its business to online trading and global trading. There are lots of career avenues in retail jobs that needs to be explore. One can start his/ her career in retail job with junior most roles on the shop and can be promoted to store manager or higher positions based on the quality performance, education and eligibility.

Job prospects and career scopes in retail jobs

With the globalisation the career scopes and job opportunities in retail sector has increased. The retail job does not only restrict a candidate to work in junior roles in buying division of shops but various sections are there to work on in the retail job sector. One can get work in buying, merchandising, logistics, human resources, marketing and brand management, IT and business analysis etc. So, your job may vary based on your qualification and eligibility from shop floor to head office.

The various jobs options available in retail sector are

• Area Manager job
• Assistant Manager job
• Buyer job
• Department Manager job
• Fashion job
• FMCG job
• Food retail job
• Merchandiser job
• Night Manager job
• Part-Time Retail job
• Retail Manager job
• Sales Assistant job
• Security job
• Store Manager job
• Supply Chain job
• Trainee job
• Warehouse job

Eligibility required for retail jobs

The retail job recruiters accepts graduates from any discipline. But degree in retail management are preferred for higher posts and some sections in the likes of IT needs degree related to computing and technology.

Remuneration in retail jobs

Since the retail sector has wide variety of job openings, so the remuneration also varies from as low as INR 4,500 to as high as INR 25,000 or more for higher posts.