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

ICT buyertopurchase planner

A ICT buyer already meets 29% of what the purchase planner role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT buyer
29%
Overlap1
To purchase planner
11 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
73.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.2/ 100

1 Share of the purchase planner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT buyer 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 purchase planner role treats 7 of its required skills as things a ICT buyer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • identify suppliers
  • maintain relationship with suppliers
  • negotiate buying conditions
  • perform procurement processes
  • prepare purchasing reportings
  • supply chain management

What stands in the way is 13 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A purchase planner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT buyer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held prepare purchasing reportings information skills
  • already held manufacturer's recommended price business, administration and law
  • already held track price trends information skills
  • already held use e-procurement working with computers
  • already held procurement legislation business, administration and law
  • already held carry out statistical forecasts information skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the purchase planner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 8 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 information skills 4 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held assess supplier risks required
  • required, not held visit suppliers required
  • required, not held apply numeracy skills required
  • required, not held perform market research required
  • optional, not held perform procurement market analysis optional
  • optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional
  • optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
  • optional, not held analyse logistic changes optional
  • optional, not held conduct research on food waste prevention optional
  • optional, not held design indicators for food waste reduction optional
02 business, administration and law 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held embargo regulations required
  • required, not held international import export regulations required
  • required, not held export control principles required
  • optional, not held category specific expertise optional
  • optional, not held procurement lifecycle optional
  • optional, not held international business optional
03 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held identify new business opportunities required
  • required, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time required
  • optional, not held manage procurement planning optional
  • optional, not held develop food waste reduction strategies optional
  • optional, not held plan schedule optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held manage purchasing cycle 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 negotiate sales contracts optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held show diplomacy optional
05 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held have computer literacy required
  • optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a purchase planner 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held identify suppliers skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held negotiate buying conditions skill
  • already held perform procurement processes skill
  • already held prepare purchasing reportings skill
  • already held supply chain management knowledge
  • already held track price trends skill
  • already held carry out statistical forecasts skill
  • already held manufacturer's recommended price knowledge
  • already held procurement legislation knowledge
  • already held use e-procurement skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 required
  • required, not held transportation methods required
08 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held check shipments optional
21 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 check shipments 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 manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
  • optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement market analysis optional
  • optional, not held procurement lifecycle optional
  • optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional
  • optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
  • optional, not held analyse logistic changes optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held conduct research on food waste prevention optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held design indicators for food waste reduction optional
  • optional, not held develop food waste reduction strategies optional
  • optional, not held international business optional
  • optional, not held plan schedule optional
  • optional, not held show diplomacy optional
24 held skills the purchase planner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role business ICT systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business requirements techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
  • not needed by the target role compare contractors' bids skill
  • not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate purchasing activities skill
  • not needed by the target role electronic communication knowledge
  • not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hardware components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hardware components suppliers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hardware platforms knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify ICT user needs skill
  • not needed by the target role issue purchase orders skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain contract administration skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
  • not needed by the target role software components libraries knowledge
  • not needed by the target role software components suppliers knowledge
7 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 embargo regulations required
  • required, not held international import export regulations required
  • required, not held transportation methods required
  • required, not held export control principles required
  • optional, not held category specific expertise optional
  • optional, not held procurement lifecycle optional
  • optional, not held international business optional
Index

Other moves recorded from ICT buyer

Full index of moves from ICT buyer

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.