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

purchasing managertoICT buyer

A purchasing manager already meets 42% of what the ICT buyer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From purchasing manager
42%
Overlap1
To ICT buyer
13 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
59.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.9/ 100

1 Share of the ICT buyer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the purchasing 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 ICT buyer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a purchasing manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse supply chain strategies
  • coordinate purchasing activities
  • identify suppliers
  • maintain contract administration
  • maintain relationship with customers
  • maintain relationship with suppliers

What stands in the way is 10 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT buyer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a purchasing manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held track price trends information skills
  • already held use e-procurement working with computers
  • already held coordinate purchasing activities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held maintain contract administration information skills
  • already held procurement legislation business, administration and law
  • already held analyse supply chain strategies information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the ICT buyer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 business, administration and law 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held manufacturer's recommended price required
  • required, not held product comprehension required
  • required, not held contract law required
  • optional, not held ICT market optional
  • optional, not held business requirements techniques optional
  • optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
02 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held issue purchase orders required
  • required, not held carry out tendering required
  • optional, not held manage logistics optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held compare contractors' bids required
  • required, not held perform procurement processes required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held electronic communication required
  • optional, not held emergent technologies optional
05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held prepare purchasing reportings required
  • optional, not held identify ICT user needs optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT buyer 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • already held coordinate purchasing activities skill
  • already held identify suppliers skill
  • already held maintain contract administration skill
  • already held maintain relationship with customers skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held manage contracts skill
  • already held negotiate buying conditions skill
  • already held track price trends skill
  • already held carry out statistical forecasts skill
  • already held procurement legislation knowledge
  • already held supply chain management knowledge
  • already held use e-procurement skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held business ICT systems optional
  • optional, not held hardware platforms optional
  • optional, not held software components libraries optional
  • optional, not held software components suppliers optional
  • optional, not held hardware components optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ICT market optional
  • optional, not held business ICT systems optional
  • optional, not held business requirements techniques optional
  • optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
  • optional, not held hardware platforms optional
  • optional, not held identify ICT user needs optional
  • optional, not held software components libraries optional
  • optional, not held software components suppliers optional
  • optional, not held emergent technologies optional
  • optional, not held hardware components optional
  • optional, not held manage logistics optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
40 held skills the ICT buyer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on sustainable management policies skill
  • 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 analyse supply chain trends skill
  • not needed by the target role assess procurement needs skill
  • not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
  • not needed by the target role attend trade fairs skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate purchasing levels of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role category specific expertise knowledge
  • not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate costs of required supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
  • 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 issue sales invoices skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
  • not needed by the target role manage procurement planning skill
  • not needed by the target role manage rented goods returns skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role market pricing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate sales contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role order supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role perform procurement market analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role pricing strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role procurement lifecycle knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role strive for company growth skill
  • not needed by the target role study sales levels of products skill
  • not needed by the target role supplier management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supply chain principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sustainable manufacturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
13 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 manufacturer's recommended price required
  • required, not held product comprehension required
  • required, not held contract law required
  • required, not held electronic communication required
  • optional, not held ICT market optional
  • optional, not held business ICT systems optional
  • optional, not held business requirements techniques optional
  • optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
  • optional, not held hardware platforms optional
  • optional, not held software components libraries optional
  • optional, not held software components suppliers optional
  • optional, not held emergent technologies optional
  • optional, not held hardware components optional
Index

Other moves recorded from purchasing manager

Full index of moves from purchasing 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.