purchase plannertowholesale merchant in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
A purchase planner already meets 37% of what the wholesale merchant in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
37%
61.6/ 100
1 Share of the wholesale merchant in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the purchase planner 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 this move works
A wholesale merchant in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices role treats 7 of its required skills as things a purchase planner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- assess supplier risks
- have computer literacy
- identify new business opportunities
- identify suppliers
- negotiate buying conditions
- negotiate sales contracts
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 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wholesale merchant in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a purchase planner background worth leading with.
- already held identify new business opportunities management skills
- already held assess supplier risks information skills
- already held identify suppliers management skills
- already held negotiate buying conditions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held negotiate sales contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform market research information skills
All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the wholesale merchant in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 12 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.
- required, not held identify customer's needs required
- required, not held initiate contact with buyers required
- required, not held initiate contact with sellers required
- required, not held negotiate sale of commodities required
- required, not held build business relationships required
- required, not held comprehend financial business terminology required
- required, not held maintain financial records required
- required, not held monitor international market performance required
- required, not held product comprehension required
- required, not held sales strategies required
- required, not held coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products required
- required, not held plan transport operations required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a wholesale merchant in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products knowledge · sector specific
- 02 identify customer's needs skill · sector specific
- 03 initiate contact with buyers skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held assess supplier risks skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held identify new business opportunities skill
- already held identify suppliers skill
- already held negotiate buying conditions skill
- already held negotiate sales contracts skill
- already held perform market research skill
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
38 held skills the wholesale merchant in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse consumer buying trends skill
- not needed by the target role analyse logistic changes skill
- not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
- not needed by the target role assess procurement needs skill
- not needed by the target role carry out statistical forecasts skill
- not needed by the target role category specific expertise knowledge
- not needed by the target role check shipments skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research on food waste prevention skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role design indicators for food waste reduction skill
- not needed by the target role develop food waste reduction strategies skill
- not needed by the target role embargo regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations skill
- not needed by the target role export control principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement procurement of innovation skill
- not needed by the target role implement sustainable procurement skill
- not needed by the target role international business knowledge
- not needed by the target role international import export regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role manage procurement planning skill
- not needed by the target role manage purchasing cycle skill
- not needed by the target role manage standard enterprise resource planning system skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturer's recommended price knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform multiple tasks at the same time skill
- not needed by the target role perform procurement market analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform procurement processes skill
- not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
- not needed by the target role prepare purchasing reportings skill
- not needed by the target role procurement legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role procurement lifecycle knowledge
- not needed by the target role report accounts of the professional activity skill
- not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
- not needed by the target role supply chain management knowledge
- not needed by the target role track price trends skill
- not needed by the target role transportation methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role use e-procurement skill
- not needed by the target role visit suppliers 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.
- required, not held coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products required
- required, not held product comprehension required
- required, not held sales strategies required
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.