Table 1Transition record

motor vehicle aftersales managertovehicle maintenance supervisor

A motor vehicle aftersales manager already meets 31% of what the vehicle maintenance supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From motor vehicle aftersales manager

31%

Overlap1

To vehicle maintenance supervisor

7 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

68.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 68.8

This move: 68.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the vehicle maintenance supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the motor vehicle aftersales manager 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vehicle maintenance supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a motor vehicle aftersales manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held car controls services
already held types of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held teamwork principles generic programmes and qualifications
already held provide customer follow-up services assisting and caring
already held guarantee customer satisfaction assisting and caring

All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the vehicle maintenance supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 9 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, 2 supplementary

required, not held identify vehicles service requirements required
required, not held order supplies for vehicle maintenance and repair required
required, not held provide customer information related to repairs required
required, not held manage claims process required

optional, not held think proactively optional
optional, not held train employees optional

02 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held managing a business with great care required
required, not held monitor vehicle repairs required
required, not held plan employees work in vehicle maintenance required

optional, not held operate cash register optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain records of financial transactions required

optional, not held keep stock records optional
optional, not held maintain vehicle records optional

04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health required

optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply health and safety standards required

06 constructing 1 required

required, not held monitor vehicle maintenance activities required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a vehicle maintenance supervisor 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held car controls knowledge
already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
already held guarantee customer satisfaction skill
already held manage staff skill
already held provide customer follow-up services skill
already held teamwork principles knowledge
already held types of vehicles knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held drive vehicles required

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held quality standards optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held keep stock records optional
optional, not held maintain vehicle records optional
optional, not held operate cash register optional
optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held think proactively optional
optional, not held train employees optional

27 held skills the vehicle maintenance supervisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply business acumen skill
not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
not needed by the target role competition law knowledge
not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
not needed by the target role develop aftersale policies skill
not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
not needed by the target role implement customer follow-up skill
not needed by the target role manage aftersales processes to comply with business standards skill
not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
not needed by the target role monitor after sales records skill
not needed by the target role negotiate sales contracts skill
not needed by the target role new vehicles on the market knowledge
not needed by the target role operate dealership management system skill
not needed by the target role parts pricing knowledge
not needed by the target role perform customers’ needs analysis skill
not needed by the target role plan event marketing for promotional campaigns skill
not needed by the target role produce statistical financial records skill
not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
not needed by the target role report accounts of the professional activity skill
not needed by the target role sales argumentation knowledge
not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
not needed by the target role supervise sales activities skill
not needed by the target role think proactively to secure sales skill
not needed by the target role use mathematical tools for managing vehicles 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

optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

Index

Other moves recorded from motor vehicle aftersales manager

Full index of moves from motor vehicle aftersales manager

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.