Your future in business interactive map - Business layer text version

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Albert Hall

General managers manage several different departments within a company, overseeing departments, sections or work sites. They coordinate duties and ensure their departments are on track to accomplish the goals set by the senior leadership.

Area of Study: Business Management

Typical Career Roles: General Manager

Bank

Business development managers research and identify new business opportunities. This includes looking into new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services.

Area of Study: Business Management, Business Management with Marketing

Typical Career Roles: Business Development Manager

Bridgewater Hall

Event managers plan and organise promotional, business and social events. They're responsible for running a range of events, ensuring the target audience is engaged and the message of the event is marketed properly.

Area of Study: Business Management, Business Management with Marketing

Typical Career Roles: Events Manager

Construction Site

Project managers are responsible for planning and overseeing projects to ensure they are completed in a timely fashion and within budget. Project managers plan and designate project resources, prepare budgets, monitor progress, and keep stakeholders up to date.

Area of Study: Business with Supply Chain and Project Management, Business Management, Business Management with Innovation and Technology

Typical Career Roles: Project Manager

Energy House

Office managers oversee the staff and overall office environment within a business. They may implement new procedures and processes, maintain administrative systems, and work closely with other departments such as human resources, legal and finance.

Area of Study: Business Management

Typical Career Roles: Office Manager

Etihad Stadium

A business advisor is a professional strategist and analyst who helps plan business objectives, identify a company's goals and objectives and design how the company can implement these ideas.

Area of Study: Business Management

Typical Career Roles: Business Advisor

Heaton Park

Marketing Managers are responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of the organisation's marketing plan. They will look at audiences and how to target them to achieve lead acquisition, sales and repeat custom.

Area of Study: Business Management with Marketing

Typical Career Roles: Marketing Manager

Imperial War Museum

Business managers are responsible for the development of the business strategy, goals and objectives. They will focus on the current trends and influences that will ultimately lead to growth of the company, and are responsible for supervising and leading the organisation's operations and employees.

Area of Study: Business Management

Typical Career Roles: Business Manager

Manchester Arena

Bid and partnership managers are responsible for managing relationships and researching new potential relationships. They are responsible for managing high-value corporate partnerships and developing long-term strategies to secure multi-year strategic partnerships.

Area of Study: Business Management, International Business Management

Typical Career Roles: Bid and Partnership Manager

Manchester Airport

Data analysts use mathematical skills to clean, prepare and analyse data to inform decision-making, providing valuable insights to the business. This role involves presenting insights to stakeholders and requires strong attention to detail, organisational skills and clear communication.

Area of Study: Business Management with Innovation and Technology, DipHE Business Analytics

Typical Career Roles: Data Analyst

Manchester Town Hall

Welfare rights officers give support and free advice to the public. They need excellent interpersonal skills, patience and understanding.

Area of Study: Business with Human Resource Management

Typical Career Roles: Welfare Rights Officer

Media City

Media planners are responsible for putting ads in the right place at the right time, and managing the strategy for advertising within a business. They assist throughout the full campaign lifecycle, spanning pre- and post-sale execution. Media Planners should be creative, strategic and logical.

Area of Study: Business Management with Marketing

Typical Career Roles: Media Planner

Microbrewery

Business owners and founders lead the business and are responsible for its overall direction and success. Responsibilities include setting strategic goals, making key decisions and providing leadership to the team.

Area of Study: Business Management with Entrepreneurship

Typical Career Roles: Owner/Founder

National Football Museum

Customer relationship managers are typically responsible for customer relationships after the sale or service process is complete. They also continue to work with customers after sales to keep them up to date on products and services to maintain that relationship.

Area of Study: Business Management, Business Management with Marketing, Business with Human Resource Management

Typical Career Roles: Customer Relationship Manager

Peel Park Campus

Facilities and estate managers are responsible for managing an estate. This could be rural, commercial or residential buildings, care or hospital settings. They will manage building contracts and facilities, invoicing and collecting ground rent, providing landlord consents, arranging maintenance and more.

Area of Study: Business Management

Typical Career Roles: Facilities and Estates Manager

RHS Bridgewater

Sustainability officers lead on the development and management of processes and systems leading to business sustainability. They may be responsible for achieving important accreditations and maintaining certifications, integrating sustainability and environmental compliance throughout business operations and monitoring and reporting environmental performance.

Area of Study: Business Management

Typical Career Roles: Sustainability Officer

Salford Royal

Secretaries provide essential office support to help the business run smoothly and successfully. They are responsible for managing records, organising internal opportunities, managing diaries, preparing documents, managing office supply inventory and scheduling appointments.

Area of Study: Secretary

Typical Career Roles: Marketing Manager

The Sea

Freight forwarders specialise in moving cargo and arranging for the transportation of goods. They are responsible for arranging customs clearance of goods, maintaining documentation, overseeing packing and sometimes also the movement of dangerous goods.

Area of Study: Business with Supply Chain and Project Management

Typical Career Roles: Freight Forwarder

Supermarket

Assistant buyers support the buyer with procurement-related tasks, such as selecting the right product mix, managing purchase orders, monitoring inventory, preparing budgets and providing administrative support.

Area of Study: Business Management

Typical Career Roles: Assistant Buyer

Trafford Centre

Esports coaches are primarily responsible for supervising all aspects of an esports arena and team, from instruction to coaching and managing teams. They will have excellent knowledge of esports and will be enthusiastic and energetic, helping esports athletes develop their gameplay to achieve their goals.

Area of Study: HND Esports Business Management

Typical Career Roles: Esports Coach