Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

forecast managertopurchasing manager

A forecast manager already meets 58% of what the purchasing manager role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From forecast manager
58%
Overlap1
To purchasing manager
22 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
50.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.8/ 100

1 Share of the purchasing manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the forecast 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

Why this move works

A purchasing manager role treats 19 of its required skills as things a forecast manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse logistic changes
  • analyse supply chain strategies
  • analyse supply chain trends
  • assess supplier risks
  • coordinate purchasing activities
  • corporate social responsibility

What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A purchasing manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forecast manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials information skills
  • already held estimate costs of required supplies information skills
  • already held analyse logistic changes information skills
  • already held coordinate purchasing activities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held supply chain principles business, administration and law
  • already held supplier management business, administration and law

All 22 carried skills, including the 19 the purchasing manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 6 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held negotiate sales contracts required
  • required, not held manage contracts required
  • required, not held negotiate buying conditions required
  • optional, not held assess procurement needs optional
  • optional, not held implement procurement of innovation optional
  • optional, not held implement sustainable procurement optional
  • optional, not held advise on sustainable management policies optional
  • optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
02 management skills 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held issue sales invoices required
  • required, not held manage budgets required
  • optional, not held manage procurement planning optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held manage rented goods returns optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held category specific expertise optional
  • optional, not held market pricing optional
  • optional, not held procurement lifecycle optional
  • optional, not held pricing strategies optional
  • optional, not held procurement legislation optional
  • optional, not held risk management optional
04 information skills 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement market analysis optional
  • optional, not held track price trends optional
  • optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
  • optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
  • optional, not held maintain contract administration optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use e-procurement optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a purchasing manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse logistic changes skill
  • already held analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • already held analyse supply chain trends skill
  • already held assess supplier risks skill
  • already held coordinate purchasing activities skill
  • already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • already held estimate costs of required supplies skill
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held identify suppliers skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held maintain relationship with customers skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held manage inventory skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held strive for company growth skill
  • already held study sales levels of products skill
  • already held supplier management knowledge
  • already held supply chain management knowledge
  • already held supply chain principles knowledge
  • already held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials skill
  • already held international business knowledge
  • already held manage supplies skill
25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess procurement needs optional
  • optional, not held category specific expertise optional
  • optional, not held implement procurement of innovation optional
  • optional, not held implement sustainable procurement optional
  • optional, not held manage procurement planning optional
  • optional, not held market pricing optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement market analysis optional
  • optional, not held procurement lifecycle optional
  • optional, not held track price trends optional
  • optional, not held use e-procurement optional
  • optional, not held advise on sustainable management policies optional
  • optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
  • optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
  • optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held maintain contract administration optional
  • optional, not held manage rented goods returns optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held pricing strategies optional
  • optional, not held procurement legislation optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held risk management optional
  • optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
18 held skills the purchasing manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse economic trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse logistic needs skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in planning production scheduling skill
  • not needed by the target role consumer goods industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role economics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role forecast dividend trends skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast economic trends skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast future levels of business skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast production quantities skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast products' demand skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast sales over periods of time skill
  • not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role manage standard enterprise resource planning system skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor ingredient storage skill
  • not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use sales forecasting softwares skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held category specific expertise optional
  • optional, not held market pricing optional
  • optional, not held procurement lifecycle optional
  • optional, not held pricing strategies optional
  • optional, not held procurement legislation optional
  • optional, not held risk management optional
  • optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
Index

Other moves recorded from forecast manager

Full index of moves from forecast manager

Note

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.