Table 1Transition record

import export manager in clothing and footweartoimport export specialist in clothing and footwear

A import export manager in clothing and footwear already meets 50% of what the import export specialist in clothing and footwear role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From import export manager in clothing and footwear

50%

Overlap1

To import export specialist in clothing and footwear

12 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

52.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.9

This move: 52.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the import export specialist in clothing and footwear role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the import export manager in clothing and footwear 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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A import export specialist in clothing and footwear role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a import export manager in clothing and footwear background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held clothing and footwear products engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held regulations on substances natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held embargo regulations business, administration and law
already held build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds communication, collaboration and creativity
already held international import export regulations business, administration and law
already held international commercial transactions rules business, administration and law

All 12 carried skills, including the 12 the import export specialist in clothing and footwear role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required

required, not held apply import strategies required
required, not held communicate with shipment forwarders required
required, not held apply export strategies required
required, not held create import-export commercial documentation required

02 management skills 4 required

required, not held handle carriers required
required, not held plan transport operations required
required, not held administer multi-modal logistics required
required, not held handle quotes from prospective shippers required

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required

required, not held clothing industry required
required, not held footwear industry required

04 information skills 2 required

required, not held monitor merchandise delivery required
required, not held file claims with insurance companies required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a import export specialist in clothing and footwear 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply conflict management skill
already held build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds skill
already held clothing and footwear products knowledge
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held embargo regulations knowledge
already held ensure customs compliance skill
already held have computer literacy skill
already held international commercial transactions rules knowledge
already held international import export regulations knowledge
already held meet deadlines skill
already held regulations on substances knowledge
already held speak different languages skill

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

13 held skills the import export specialist in clothing and footwear role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role abide by business ethical code of conducts skill
not needed by the target role comprehend financial business terminology skill
not needed by the target role conduct performance measurement skill
not needed by the target role control trade commercial documentation skill
not needed by the target role direct distribution operations skill
not needed by the target role export control principles knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
not needed by the target role manage processes skill
not needed by the target role managing a business with great care skill
not needed by the target role monitor international market performance skill
not needed by the target role perform financial risk management in international trade skill
not needed by the target role produce sales reports skill
not needed by the target role set import export strategies skill

2 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 clothing industry required
required, not held footwear industry required

Index

Other moves recorded from import export manager in clothing and footwear

Full index of moves from import export manager in clothing and footwear

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.