6 OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE

TRAINING OCCUPATION: RETAIL OPERATION (DEPARTMENT)

SECTOR : DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE

1. Introduction
This Occupational Profile provides details of the work demands and conditions
of Retail Sales Operation personnel as well as its employment prospects and
qualification.

2. Nature of Work
Retail Sales Operation personnel is responsible in stock and inventory
ordering, stock receiving, storage arrangement handling, non food
merchandising, food merchandising, product disposal and return, stock take
handling, customer services, cashiering handling and branch operation
support.

This training occupation includes integration of knowledge and skills, which

involved planning, reading, networking, interpreting, communication, human
relation & satisfaction, and adherence to Company SOP and guidelines with
Federal and State Regulations.

Important tasks for the Retail Sales Operation personnel are to ensure
imminent processes, implementation, human relation & satisfaction and not
withstanding organizational profit been executed accordance to organizational
goal.

3. Working Condition
The working condition of Retail Sales Operation personnel requires excellent
interpersonal skills, sound physical / mental agility, and the ability to cope in
challenging working condition.

The working conditions ensure the Retail Sales Operation personnel practices
good working habits and demonstrating good attitude especially when it
involves customers, retail operations procedures, occupational safety & health
guidelines, and organizational acknowledgement including profit. Proper usage

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 of sales tools, equipment and environmental requirements are highly needed
in performing tasks to ensure high quality of work performance.

They also required working flexible hours, including late nights and weekends.
Most retail operator spend long hours standing up, and the job may involve
lifting and carrying. However the shop floor is considered a vibrant and
exciting place to work with the opportunity to interact with customers on a daily
basis.

It is also important the Retail Sales Operation personnel strictly follows the
standard retail operations procedures, food safety and halal guidelines as well
as demonstrating high level of alertness. The Retail Sales Operation personnel
must commendably execute good communication skills, with teamwork spirit
and being sensitive to the various cultural and religious sentiments.

4. Employment Prospects
The Retail Sales Operation personnel may be self-employed or being
employed by retail organization or any other related industry. Apprentices
trained under this training occupation will be able to enhance their career in
becoming team leader/ assistant supervisor/ supervisor or undergo advance
training in the retail industries.

This course will train apprentices exclusively in the processes, technologies

and trends of retail operations. The training aims to help both large as well as
small retailers in Malaysia to level up and bring world class service standards
in the specialised field of retailing. Apprentices will be exposed to a set of skills
that will serve them, not just in a retailing career pathway, but in any business
field they choose that requires to serve customers and to meet corporate
goals.

5. Qualification
This document is developed for company requirement training based on
National Occupational Skill Standard (NOSS) of Retail Operations
(Department) (DT-010-3:2014). Therefore, apprentices who fulfill the training

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occupation of this Retail Sales Operation shall be awarded with a Malaysian
Skill Certificate up to Level 3 (K-Worker).

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