Also called: Regional Vice President, Retail Operations
Leads operations for dozens of grocery stores across a region.
You visit stores, meet with district managers, and decide where to invest in remodels and new locations. You answer for the profits of a business worth hundreds of millions. Many grocery executives began bagging groceries as teens.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's; decades of retail experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business Administration.
Growing about average.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI runs forecasting and pricing; leading dozens of stores and thousands of people stays human.
Classes: Business, Economics, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1021.
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