procurement category specialisttopublic procurement specialist
A procurement category specialist already meets 75% of what the public procurement specialist role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 32.5 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the public procurement specialist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the procurement category specialist 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 · What you already bring
Of the 33 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A public procurement specialist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a procurement category specialist background worth leading with.
- already held develop procurement strategy management skills
- already held draft procurement technical specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held evaluate tender information skills
- already held develop performance orientation in public administration management skills
- already held implement risk management in procurement information skills
- already held category specific expertise business, administration and law
All 33 carried skills, including the 23 the public procurement specialist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- required, not held negotiate improvement with suppliers required
- required, not held negotiate buying conditions required
- required, not held negotiate terms with suppliers required
- required, not held use communication techniques required
- optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
- required, not held project management principles required
- required, not held perform contract reporting and evaluation required
- optional, not held apply change management optional
- optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
- optional, not held manage a team optional
- optional, not held team building optional
- optional, not held leadership principles optional
- optional, not held apply certification and payment procedures optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a public procurement specialist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 negotiate improvement with suppliers skill · sector specific
- 02 negotiate buying conditions skill · cross sector
- 03 negotiate terms with suppliers skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 33 skills that carry over
- already held address problems critically skill
- already held adhere to organisational code of ethics skill
- already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
- already held assess procurement needs skill
- already held communication principles knowledge
- already held cooperate with colleagues skill
- already held develop performance orientation in public administration skill
- already held develop procurement strategy skill
- already held draft procurement technical specifications skill
- already held draft tender documentation skill
- already held e-procurement knowledge
- already held evaluate tender skill
- already held implement procurement of innovation skill
- already held implement risk management in procurement skill
- already held implement sustainable procurement skill
- already held manage relationships with stakeholders skill
- already held morality knowledge
- already held organisational structure knowledge
- already held perform procurement market analysis skill
- already held procurement lifecycle knowledge
- already held teamwork principles knowledge
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held use e-procurement skill
- already held adapt to changing situations skill
- already held category specific expertise knowledge
- already held keep up-to-date with regulations skill
- already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
- already held manage contracts skill
- already held manage procurement planning skill
- already held monitor developments in field of expertise skill
- already held procurement legislation knowledge
- already held quantity surveying knowledge
- already held supplier management knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held public administration optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held team building optional
- optional, not held apply certification and payment procedures optional
- optional, not held public administration optional
- optional, not held apply change management optional
- optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
- optional, not held leadership principles optional
- optional, not held manage a team optional
- optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
1 held skills the public procurement specialist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role international business knowledge
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held project management principles required
- optional, not held team building optional
- optional, not held public administration optional
- optional, not held leadership principles optional
Other moves recorded from procurement category specialist
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.