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

purchasing managertoshop supervisor

A purchasing manager already meets 31% of what the shop supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From purchasing manager
31%
Overlap1
To shop supervisor
8 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
63.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.7/ 100

1 Share of the shop supervisor 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 shop supervisor role treats 4 of its required skills as things a purchasing manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • manage budgets
  • manage staff
  • recruit employees
  • train employees

What stands in the way is 7 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A shop supervisor 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 analyse consumer buying trends information skills
  • already held manage inventory management skills
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held order supplies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held recruit employees management skills
  • already held train employees communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the shop supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held oversee promotional sales prices required
  • required, not held monitor customer service required
  • optional, not held supervise sales activities optional
  • optional, not held improve business processes optional
  • optional, not held manage revenue optional
  • optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional
02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor proper product handling required
  • required, not held control of expenses required
  • optional, not held maintain transaction's reports optional
  • optional, not held set up pricing strategies optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations required
  • required, not held apply company policies required
  • optional, not held manage theft prevention optional
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held investigate customer complaints of food products optional
  • optional, not held organise product display optional
  • optional, not held maximise sales revenues optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
06 business, administration and law 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held product comprehension optional
  • optional, not held accounting techniques optional
  • optional, not held market research optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a shop supervisor 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held recruit employees skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held analyse consumer buying trends skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held manage inventory skill
  • already held order supplies skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held investigate customer complaints of food products optional
  • optional, not held maintain transaction's reports optional
  • optional, not held organise product display optional
  • optional, not held product comprehension optional
  • optional, not held set up pricing strategies optional
  • optional, not held supervise sales activities optional
  • optional, not held accounting techniques optional
  • optional, not held improve business processes optional
  • optional, not held manage revenue optional
  • optional, not held manage theft prevention optional
  • optional, not held market research optional
  • optional, not held maximise sales revenues optional
  • optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
45 held skills the shop supervisor 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 logistic changes skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies 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 carry out statistical forecasts skill
  • not needed by the target role category specific expertise knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate purchasing activities skill
  • 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 identify suppliers 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 maintain contract administration skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts 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 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 buying conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate sales contracts 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 legislation 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 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

5 further entries not listed here

4 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 health, safety and hygiene legislation required
  • optional, not held product comprehension optional
  • optional, not held accounting techniques optional
  • optional, not held market research 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.