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Where a ICT buyer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a ICT buyer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

ICT buyers create and place purchase orders for ICT products and services, handle receiving and invoice issues, assess current procurement practices and effectively apply strategic sourcing methodologies. They build relationships with strategic vendors and negotiate price, quality, service levels and delivery terms.

Highest coverage recorded: 66%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 1difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 35required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

ICT vendor relationship manager 66% covered · difficulty 38.5

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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ICT buyer is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a ICT buyer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.