Retail Skills Framework
The definitive skills library for retail organisations. Pre-validated roles, skills, and mappings for store operations, supply chain, digital, and corporate functions.
Skills for physical retail, e-commerce, and omnichannel operations. Digital transformation capabilities built in.
Defined Roles
Technical Skills
Role-Skill Mappings
Markets Covered
Retail talent complexity
Retail organisations face unique workforce challenges that generic skills platforms cannot address.
The WeSoar Solution
15 Job Family Groups
Two-tier skill architecture: 74 Tier 1 foundation skills + 247 Tier 2 specialty skills with parent-child relationships.
Store Operations
Merchandising
Supply Chain
Corporate Strategy
Digital
Marketing
Technology
HR
+ 7 additional domains: Customer Experience, Product Development, Finance, Visual Merchandising, Omnichannel, Corporate Affairs, Legal
Thoughtfully prioritised skills
Active Skills
Core and important skills prioritised by relevance. Used for assessment, competency evaluation, and development planning.
Active mappings
Supporting Skills
Additional mapped skills available for career exploration, stretch learning, cross-skilling, and career pathing to adjacent roles.
Supporting mappings
Average active skills per role
Roles with practical skill counts
Emerging skills flagged
4 Markets with Regulatory Context
United States
Full US retail market coverage
Saudi Arabia
KSA retail with Saudization
UAE
UAE retail regulatory framework
United Kingdom
UK retail regulatory framework
Platform & Consulting Applications
Skills-Based Talent Management
Career Navigator and pathways, learning recommendations, succession planning, internal mobility matching.
Workforce Planning & Analytics
Skills gap analysis, demand forecasting, scarcity and risk indices, strategic workforce shaping.
Consulting Engagements
Job architecture design, competency framework builds, HC transformation programmes, assessment centre design.
Instant Value: Pre-built, validated content accelerates project delivery by 60-80%. Retail HR specialists with ready-to-deploy IP.
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