Skills
42 skills are associated with this occupation.
0 skills selected
Essential knowledge
2 skills
Essential skills / competences
17 skills
Optional knowledge
7 skills
Optional skills / competences
16 skills
Overview
Business service managers organise professional services for companies, tailor delivery to client needs and agree contractual obligations with clients and providers.
In job descriptions, look for service contracts, client needs, budgets, staffing, facilities management, administrative systems, service providers, reporting, purchasing rules and business plans.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
This management role links client requirements, service delivery, staff, suppliers and contracts. The work often covers facilities, administration or other professional support services that must run predictably for a business customer.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include client consultation, contract management, budgeting, staffing, supplier negotiation, reporting, administrative systems and turning incoming orders into workable service schedules.
Salary context
Pay context depends on contract size, budget authority, staff responsibility, number of sites or clients, purchasing accountability and whether the manager owns service performance targets. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths may grow from administration, facilities, procurement, account coordination or team leadership into larger service portfolios, operations management or strategic business-service roles.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names the service area, client portfolio, contract scope, budget, supplier duties, reporting line and measures used to judge service quality.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Business services and administration managers not elsewhere classified (1219)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3c136897-4e0e-41ef-bb57-d8152323b93a |
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| ESCO code | 1219.1 |
| ISCO group | 1219 |
| Concept type | Occupation |