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

non-vessel operating common carriertoforwarding manager

A non-vessel operating common carrier already meets 36% of what the forwarding manager role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From non-vessel operating common carrier
36%
Overlap1
To forwarding manager
17 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
69.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.9/ 100

1 Share of the forwarding manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the non-vessel operating common carrier 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 9 of its required skills as things a non-vessel operating common carrier already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse shipping rates
  • book cargo
  • coordinate export transportation activities
  • coordinate import transportation activities
  • make bids in forward auctions
  • manage freight payment methods

What stands in the way is 15 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 17 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 non-vessel operating common carrier background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held oversee cargo storage requirements management skills
  • already held book cargo communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held make bids in forward auctions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held prepare bills of lading information skills
  • already held keep up-to-date to current customs regulations information skills
  • already held analyse shipping rates information skills

All 17 carried skills, including the 9 the forwarding manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 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 6 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held assess carriers required
  • required, not held develop efficiency plans for logistics operations required
  • required, not held manage carriers 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 11 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate with shipment forwarders required
  • required, not held foster relationships with various types of carrier required
  • required, not held implement short term objectives required
  • optional, not held implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships optional
  • optional, not held liaise with transportation 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 work in a logistics team 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
03 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse supply chain trends required
  • required, not held develop transportation cost metrics required
  • required, not held prepare documentation for international shipping required
  • optional, not held analyse work-related written reports 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 1 supplementary
  • 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse shipping rates skill
  • already held book cargo skill
  • already held coordinate export transportation activities skill
  • already held coordinate import transportation activities skill
  • already held make bids in forward auctions skill
  • already held manage freight payment methods skill
  • already held oversee cargo storage requirements skill
  • already held plan transport operations skill
  • already held prepare bills of lading skill
  • already held apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations skill
  • already held control trade commercial documentation skill
  • already held handle shipment paperwork skill
  • already held keep up-to-date to current customs regulations skill
  • already held negotiate logistics services skill
  • already held principles of cargo stowage knowledge
  • already held set import export strategies skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ensure legal accreditation for forwarding agent operations optional
  • optional, not held implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships optional
  • optional, not held liaise with transportation 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 work in a logistics team optional
  • optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
  • optional, not held administer multi-modal logistics optional
  • optional, not held analyse work-related written reports 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
16 held skills the forwarding manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role cartography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with shipment regulations skill
  • 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 international tariffs knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage import export licenses skill
  • not needed by the target role match vessels to shipping routes skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare freight shipment reports skill
  • not needed by the target role receive shipment packaging information skill
  • not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of packaging used in industrial shipments knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use maritime English skill
  • not needed by the target role vessel stability principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role weigh shipments 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 supply chain management required
  • optional, not held freight transport methods optional
Index

Other moves recorded from non-vessel operating common carrier

Full index of moves from non-vessel operating common carrier

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.