clothing operations managertoclothing development manager
A clothing operations manager already meets 42% of what the clothing development manager role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 56.5 of 100 · substantial
1 Share of the clothing development manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the clothing operations manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A clothing development manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a clothing operations manager background worth leading with.
- already held perform process control in the wearing apparel industry working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held manage briefs for clothing manufacturing information skills
- already held manufacturing of made-up textile articles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held coordinate manufacturing production activities management skills
- already held manufacturing of wearing apparel engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held standard sizing systems for clothing engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the clothing development manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held distinguish accessories required
- required, not held distinguish fabrics required
- required, not held evaluate garment quality required
- optional, not held keep up to date on costume design optional
- required, not held prepare production prototypes required
- optional, not held show sample garments optional
- required, not held properties of textile materials required
- optional, not held portfolio management in textile manufacturing optional
- required, not held history of fashion required
- required, not held consumer goods industry required
- required, not held manage budgets required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a clothing development manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 distinguish accessories skill · sector specific
- 02 distinguish fabrics skill · sector specific
- 03 history of fashion knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held analyse supply chain strategies skill
- already held apparel manufacturing technology knowledge
- already held coordinate manufacturing production activities skill
- already held manage briefs for clothing manufacturing skill
- already held manufacturing of made-up textile articles knowledge
- already held manufacturing of wearing apparel knowledge
- already held perform process control in the wearing apparel industry skill
- already held sew pieces of fabric skill
- already held standard sizing systems for clothing knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held operate computerised control systems required
- optional, not held manufacture wearing apparel products optional
- optional, not held manufacture personal protective equipment made of textile optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held show sample garments optional
- optional, not held keep up to date on costume design optional
- optional, not held manufacture personal protective equipment made of textile optional
- optional, not held manufacture wearing apparel products optional
- optional, not held portfolio management in textile manufacturing optional
5 held skills the clothing development manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role communicate production plan skill
- not needed by the target role inspect wearing apparel products skill
- not needed by the target role make technical drawings of fashion pieces skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role mass customisation knowledge
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held history of fashion required
- required, not held properties of textile materials required
- required, not held consumer goods industry required
- optional, not held portfolio management in textile manufacturing optional
Other moves recorded from clothing operations manager
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.