Table 1Transition record

manufacturing cost estimatortoresource manager

A manufacturing cost estimator already meets 23% of what the resource manager role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From manufacturing cost estimator

23%

Overlap1

To resource manager

9 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

78.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance A rebuild

78.4/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the resource manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the manufacturing cost estimator 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 resource manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a manufacturing cost estimator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse business plans
assess financial viability
estimate costs of required supplies
manage budgets
perform project management
project management

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

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held accurately estimate work hours information skills
already held estimate costs of required supplies information skills
already held estimate duration of work information skills
already held advise on risk management information skills
already held analyse business plans information skills
already held assess financial viability information skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the resource manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 5 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 business, administration and law 5 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held corporate social responsibility required
required, not held supplier management required
required, not held business strategy concepts required
required, not held supply chain management required
required, not held supply chain principles required

optional, not held conflict management optional
optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held human resource management optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held risk management optional

02 information skills 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held analyse supply chain trends required
required, not held assess supplier risks required
required, not held analyse logistic changes required
required, not held analyse supply chain strategies required
required, not held perform resource planning required

optional, not held apply for government funding optional
optional, not held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials optional
optional, not held estimate profitability optional

03 management skills 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held manage inventory required
required, not held forecast workload required
required, not held identify suppliers required
required, not held strive for company growth required

optional, not held programme work according to incoming orders optional
optional, not held control financial resources optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held manage human resources optional
optional, not held manage sub-contract labour optional
optional, not held manage supplies optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
required, not held maintain relationship with suppliers required
required, not held liaise with managers required
required, not held order supplies required

optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held follow company standards required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a resource 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse business plans skill
already held assess financial viability skill
already held estimate costs of required supplies skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held perform project management skill
already held project management knowledge
already held accurately estimate work hours skill
already held advise on risk management skill
already held estimate duration of work skill

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held programme work according to incoming orders optional
optional, not held apply for government funding optional
optional, not held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials optional
optional, not held conflict management optional
optional, not held control financial resources optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held estimate profitability optional
optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held human resource management optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held manage human resources optional
optional, not held manage sub-contract labour optional
optional, not held manage supplies optional
optional, not held risk management optional

25 held skills the resource manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
not needed by the target role assess operating cost skill
not needed by the target role calculate design costs skill
not needed by the target role calculate materials to build equipment skill
not needed by the target role calculate production costs skill
not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure cost efficiency in food manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role estimate restoration costs skill
not needed by the target role evaluate cost of software products skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role forecast production quantities skill
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role international business knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor production costs skill
not needed by the target role monitor production developments skill
not needed by the target role perform cost accounting activities skill
not needed by the target role prepare cost-plus pricing models skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
not needed by the target role synthesise financial information skill

10 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 corporate social responsibility required
required, not held supplier management required
required, not held business strategy concepts required
required, not held supply chain management required
required, not held supply chain principles required
optional, not held conflict management optional
optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held human resource management optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held risk management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from manufacturing cost estimator

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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.