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

operations managertoresource manager

A operations manager already meets 47% of what the resource manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From operations manager
47%
Overlap1
To resource manager
18 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
57.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.7/ 100

1 Share of the resource manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the operations 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.

Why

Why this move works

A resource manager role treats 13 of its required skills as things a operations manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assess financial viability
  • assess supplier risks
  • corporate social responsibility
  • follow company standards
  • liaise with managers
  • maintain relationship with customers

What stands in the way is 12 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 18 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 operations manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held estimate profitability information skills
  • already held control financial resources management skills
  • already held estimate duration of work information skills
  • already held perform resource planning information skills
  • already held strive for company growth management skills
  • already held assess supplier risks information skills

All 18 carried skills, including the 13 the resource manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 4 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 information skills 5 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse supply chain trends required
  • required, not held analyse business plans required
  • required, not held analyse logistic changes required
  • required, not held analyse supply chain strategies required
  • required, not held estimate costs of required supplies required
  • optional, not held accurately estimate work hours optional
  • optional, not held advise on risk management optional
  • optional, not held apply for government funding optional
  • optional, not held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials optional
02 business, administration and law 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held supplier management required
  • required, not held business strategy concepts 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
03 management skills 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held manage inventory required
  • required, not held forecast workload required
  • required, not held identify suppliers required
  • optional, not held programme work according to incoming orders optional
  • optional, not held manage human resources optional
  • optional, not held manage sub-contract labour optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held order supplies required
  • optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assess financial viability skill
  • already held assess supplier risks skill
  • already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held maintain relationship with customers skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held perform resource planning skill
  • already held project management knowledge
  • already held strive for company growth skill
  • already held supply chain management knowledge
  • already held control financial resources skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held estimate duration of work skill
  • already held estimate profitability skill
  • already held manage supplies skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held programme work according to incoming orders optional
  • optional, not held accurately estimate work hours optional
  • optional, not held advise on risk management 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 ensure cross-department cooperation 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 risk management optional
73 held skills the resource manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on utility consumption skill
  • not needed by the target role align efforts towards business development skill
  • not needed by the target role apply change management skill
  • not needed by the target role budget for financial needs skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
  • not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role database quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop business case skill
  • not needed by the target role develop revenue generation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop staff skill
  • not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate project plans skill
  • not needed by the target role facilities management in the organisation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role impart business plans to collaborators skill
  • not needed by the target role implement corporate governance skill
  • not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role insourcing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret financial statements skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role make data-driven decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role make investment decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role manage facilities services skill
  • not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill

33 further entries not listed here

8 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 supplier management required
  • required, not held business strategy concepts 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 operations manager

Full index of moves from operations 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.