distribution managertoimport export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft
A distribution manager already meets 46% of what the import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
46%
58.1/ 100
1 Share of the import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the distribution 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.
Why this move works
A import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role treats 13 of its required skills as things a distribution manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- communicate with shipment forwarders
- create solutions to problems
- ensure customs compliance
- handle carriers
- have computer literacy
- industrial tools
What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a distribution manager background worth leading with.
- already held machinery products engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held types of aircraft engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held industrial tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held types of maritime vessels engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held handle carriers management skills
- already held communicate with shipment forwarders communication, collaboration and creativity
All 13 carried skills, including the 13 the import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 4 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 capital goods industry required
- required, not held embargo regulations required
- required, not held export regulations of dual-use goods required
- required, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals required
- required, not held international business required
- required, not held apply import strategies required
- required, not held build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds required
- required, not held apply conflict management required
- required, not held apply export strategies required
- required, not held create import-export commercial documentation required
- required, not held administer multi-modal logistics required
- required, not held handle quotes from prospective shippers required
- required, not held meet deadlines required
- required, not held monitor merchandise delivery required
- required, not held file claims with insurance companies required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply import strategies skill · sector specific
- 02 build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds skill · sector specific
- 03 capital goods industry 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 13 skills that carry over
- already held communicate with shipment forwarders skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held ensure customs compliance skill
- already held handle carriers skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held industrial tools knowledge
- already held international commercial transactions rules knowledge
- already held international import export regulations knowledge
- already held machinery products knowledge
- already held plan transport operations skill
- already held speak different languages skill
- already held types of aircraft knowledge
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
65 held skills the import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
- not needed by the target role agricultural equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain trends skill
- not needed by the target role beverage products knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out inventory control accuracy skill
- not needed by the target role carry out statistical forecasts skill
- not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
- not needed by the target role clothing and footwear products knowledge
- not needed by the target role coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role construction products knowledge
- not needed by the target role dairy and edible oil products knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop financial statistics reports skill
- not needed by the target role direct logistical functions skill
- not needed by the target role electrical household appliances products knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronic and telecommunication equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities skill
- not needed by the target role fish, crustacean and mollusc products knowledge
- not needed by the target role flower and plant products knowledge
- not needed by the target role freight transport methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role fruit and vegetable products knowledge
- not needed by the target role furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products knowledge
- not needed by the target role glassware products knowledge
- not needed by the target role hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products knowledge
- not needed by the target role hazardous freight regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role hides, skins and leather products knowledge
- not needed by the target role household products knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
- not needed by the target role live animal products knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage financial risk skill
- not needed by the target role manage freight payment methods skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role manufacture ingredients skill
- not needed by the target role meat and meat products knowledge
- not needed by the target role metal and metal ore products knowledge
- not needed by the target role minimise shipping cost skill
25 further entries not listed here
5 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 capital goods industry required
- required, not held embargo regulations required
- required, not held export regulations of dual-use goods required
- required, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals required
- required, not held international business required
Other moves recorded from distribution 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.