Retail and Omnichannel Management edX - online learning platform

Overview

Master the key essentials of the retail business and gain insights from real-world retailers on how to successfully navigate the transformation from traditional brick and mortar to omnichannel.

In this Retail and Omnichannel Management Professional Certificate program from edX in collaboration with Dartmouth College - DartmouthX, you will learn the four key components of the retail business:

• Forecasting

• Inventory Decisions

• Assortment Planning

• Pricing

You will explore the different challenges that retailers face as they integrate traditional brick and mortar and online and the tools and strategies they are using address these challenges. This program will take a hands-on, problem driven approach that will help you understand and put into practice the concepts you learn.

You will see how the decisions you make impact your business and your customers.

In addition to the online video, the certificate material includes: simulations, screencast showing how to implement the concepts and tools we discuss, interviews with managers, live chats and more.

Job Outlook

• Sales Manager positions are projected to grow by 5%. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook)

• Related positions that would benefit from this Professional Certificate are: Purchasing Manager, Planner, Marketing Manager, Buyer and Purchasing Agent.

What You'll Learn:

• How to generate and evaluate sales forecasts

• How to plan and optimize your inventory management

• How to think and decide on product assortment

• How to find the best prices for your products

• How to understand the needs of omnichannel customers

• How to fulfill omnichannel demand

• How leading retailers are navigating their omnichannel journeys

• How to support an omnichannel strategy