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

international forwarding operations coordinatortoforwarding manager

A international forwarding operations coordinator already meets 23% of what the forwarding manager role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From international forwarding operations coordinator
23%
Overlap1
To forwarding manager
12 Skills carried over
19 Required, not held
80.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance A rebuild

80.5/ 100

1 Share of the forwarding manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the international forwarding operations coordinator 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 forwarding manager role treats 5 of its required skills as things a international forwarding operations coordinator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assess carriers
  • coordinate export transportation activities
  • coordinate import transportation activities
  • foster relationships with various types of carrier
  • manage carriers

What stands in the way is 19 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A forwarding manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a international forwarding operations coordinator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assess carriers management skills
  • already held foster relationships with various types of carrier communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage carriers management skills
  • already held liaise with transportation services communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations assisting and caring
  • already held coordinate export transportation activities management skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 5 the forwarding manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 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 management skills 7 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held develop efficiency plans for logistics operations required
  • required, not held manage freight payment methods required
  • required, not held oversee cargo storage requirements required
  • required, not held plan transport operations required
  • required, not held manage medium term objectives required
  • required, not held oversee shipment routing required
  • required, not held plan medium to long term objectives required
  • optional, not held administer multi-modal logistics optional
  • optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
02 information skills 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse shipping rates required
  • required, not held analyse supply chain trends required
  • required, not held develop transportation cost metrics required
  • required, not held prepare bills of lading required
  • required, not held prepare documentation for international shipping required
  • optional, not held handle shipment paperwork optional
  • optional, not held keep up-to-date to current customs regulations optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 10 supplementary
  • required, not held book cargo required
  • required, not held communicate with shipment forwarders required
  • required, not held make bids in forward auctions required
  • required, not held implement short term objectives required
  • optional, not held implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships optional
  • optional, not held negotiate logistics services optional
  • optional, not held provide advice to clients in terms of export restrictions optional
  • optional, not held provide advice to clients in terms of import restrictions optional
  • optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
  • optional, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages optional
  • optional, not held create import-export commercial documentation optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate price optional
  • optional, not held negotiate service with providers optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect carrier documents required
  • required, not held non vessel operating common carrier regulations required
  • optional, not held ensure legal accreditation for forwarding agent operations optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held supply chain management required
06 services 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held principles of cargo stowage optional
  • optional, not held freight transport methods optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a forwarding 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assess carriers skill
  • already held coordinate export transportation activities skill
  • already held coordinate import transportation activities skill
  • already held foster relationships with various types of carrier skill
  • already held manage carriers skill
  • already held analyse work-related written reports skill
  • already held apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations skill
  • already held control trade commercial documentation skill
  • already held liaise with transportation services skill
  • already held set import export strategies skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held work in a logistics team skill
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ensure legal accreditation for forwarding agent operations optional
  • optional, not held handle shipment paperwork optional
  • optional, not held implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships optional
  • optional, not held keep up-to-date to current customs regulations optional
  • optional, not held negotiate logistics services optional
  • optional, not held principles of cargo stowage optional
  • optional, not held provide advice to clients in terms of export restrictions optional
  • optional, not held provide advice to clients in terms of import restrictions optional
  • optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
  • optional, not held administer multi-modal logistics optional
  • optional, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages optional
  • optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
  • optional, not held create import-export commercial documentation optional
  • optional, not held freight transport methods optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate price optional
  • optional, not held negotiate service with providers optional
10 held skills the forwarding manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role international business knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage import export licenses skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to requests for logistics services from all over the world skill
  • not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
  • not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
3 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 supply chain management required
  • optional, not held principles of cargo stowage optional
  • optional, not held freight transport methods optional
Index

Other moves recorded from international forwarding operations coordinator

Full index of moves from international forwarding operations coordinator

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.