Retail chain store area supervisor vs national account manager

The differences between retail chain store area supervisors and national account managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both a retail chain store area supervisor and a national account manager. Additionally, a national account manager has an average salary of $96,948, which is higher than the $71,827 average annual salary of a retail chain store area supervisor.

The top three skills for a retail chain store area supervisor include customer service, bank deposits and . The most important skills for a national account manager are account management, customer service, and national accounts.

Retail chain store area supervisor vs national account manager overview

	Retail Chain Store Area Supervisor	National Account Manager
Yearly salary	$71,827	$96,948
Hourly rate	$34.53	$46.61
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	93,054	152,555
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	8	8

Retail chain store area supervisor vs national account manager salary

Retail chain store area supervisors and national account managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Retail Chain Store Area Supervisor	National Account Manager
Average salary	$71,827	$96,948
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $126,000	Between $73,000 And $127,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Amazon
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between retail chain store area supervisor and national account manager education

There are a few differences between a retail chain store area supervisor and a national account manager in terms of educational background:

	Retail Chain Store Area Supervisor	National Account Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Retail chain store area supervisor vs national account manager demographics

Here are the differences between retail chain store area supervisors' and national account managers' demographics:

	Retail Chain Store Area Supervisor	National Account Manager
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 59.4% Female, 40.6%	Male, 70.7% Female, 29.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between retail chain store area supervisor and national account manager duties and responsibilities

Retail chain store area supervisor example responsibilities.

Demonstrate resourcefulness and imagination when managing professional responsibilities.
Demonstrate resourcefulness and imagination when managing professional responsibilities.
Demonstrate resourcefulness and imagination when managing professional responsibilities.

National account manager example responsibilities.

Achieve ROI optimization for key retailers nationwide; employ consultative sales methodology.
Managed/Analyze individual account POS numbers to assist in forecasting, manage inventory and overall category management.
Manage OEM relationship from a proactive consultative role proposing strategy and tactics for client base on research data and marketing/engagement metrics.
Improve sales process documentation by utilizing CRM to better communicate with field sales staff in idealizing customer interactions.
Close multi-million dollar deals with DOD agencies.
Provide enterprise class products including servers, storage, networking, virtualization, and, datacenter solutions.

Retail chain store area supervisor vs national account manager skills

Common retail chain store area supervisor skills

Customer Service, 65%
Bank Deposits, 35%

Common national account manager skills

Account Management, 9%
Customer Service, 9%
National Accounts, 8%
Healthcare, 6%
CRM, 4%
Customer Relationships, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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