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

inventory coordinatortowarehouse order picker

A inventory coordinator already meets 16% of what the warehouse order picker role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.

From inventory coordinator
16%
Overlap1
To warehouse order picker
5 Skills carried over
21 Required, not held
83.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 83.3

This move: 83.3 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the warehouse order picker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the inventory 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A warehouse order picker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a inventory coordinator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate warehouse record systems information skills
  • already held maintain stock control systems handling and moving
  • already held manage warehouse inventory management skills
  • already held warehouse operations business, administration and law
  • already held stack goods handling and moving

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the warehouse order picker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 10 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 handling and moving 9 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held check shipments required
  • required, not held operate voice picking systems required
  • required, not held pick orders for dispatching required
  • required, not held store warehouse goods required
  • required, not held use packaging equipment required
  • required, not held use warehouse marking tools required
  • required, not held lift heavy weights required
  • required, not held operate chainsaw required
  • required, not held secure goods required
  • optional, not held identify damaged goods before shipment optional
  • optional, not held manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities optional
  • optional, not held assemble goods optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held maintain physical condition of warehouse required
  • required, not held follow written instructions required
03 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held process orders from online shop required
  • required, not held weigh shipments required
04 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held ensure efficient utilisation of warehouse space required
  • required, not held process customer orders required
05 services 2 required
  • required, not held safety regulations for warehouses required
  • required, not held types of packaging used in industrial shipments required
06 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held comply with checklists required
  • optional, not held deliver outstanding service optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a warehouse order picker 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 5 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held maintain stock control systems skill
  • already held manage warehouse inventory skill
  • already held operate warehouse record systems skill
  • already held stack goods skill
  • already held warehouse operations knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain material handling equipment required
08 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held maintain warehouse database required
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate material handling equipment required
10 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held warehousing regulations optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held identify damaged goods before shipment optional
  • optional, not held manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities optional
  • optional, not held warehousing regulations optional
  • optional, not held assemble goods optional
  • optional, not held deliver outstanding service optional
18 held skills the warehouse order picker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out inventory control accuracy skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out inventory planning skill
  • not needed by the target role check for damaged items skill
  • not needed by the target role develop communication networks with shipping sites skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure stock storage safety skill
  • not needed by the target role handle returns skill
  • not needed by the target role inventory management rules knowledge
  • not needed by the target role issue purchase orders skill
  • not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role order supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee stock quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
  • not needed by the target role products coding system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role receive goods skill
  • not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software 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 safety regulations for warehouses required
  • required, not held types of packaging used in industrial shipments required
  • optional, not held warehousing regulations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from inventory coordinator

Full index of moves from inventory 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.