Table 1Transition record

quality services managertoresource manager

A quality services manager already meets 26% of what the resource manager role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From quality services manager

26%

Overlap1

To resource manager

8 Skills carried over

17 Required, not held

75.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 75.7

This move: 75.7 of 100 · career change

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

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 resource manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a quality services manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held business strategy concepts business, administration and law
already held strive for company growth management skills
already held assess supplier risks information skills
already held follow company standards assisting and caring
already held corporate social responsibility business, administration and law
already held project management business, administration and law

All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the resource manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 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 7 required, 6 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 assess financial viability required
required, not held estimate costs of required supplies required
required, not held perform resource planning 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
optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
optional, not held estimate profitability optional

02 management skills 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held manage inventory required
required, not held forecast workload required
required, not held identify suppliers required
required, not held manage budgets required

optional, not held programme work according to incoming orders optional
optional, not held control financial resources optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held manage human resources optional
optional, not held manage sub-contract labour optional
optional, not held manage supplies optional

03 business, administration and law 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held supplier management required
required, not held supply chain management 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

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
required, not held maintain relationship with suppliers required
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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess supplier risks skill
already held business strategy concepts knowledge
already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
already held follow company standards skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held perform project management skill
already held project management knowledge
already held strive for company growth skill

18 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 control financial resources optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
optional, not held estimate profitability 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 manage supplies optional
optional, not held risk management optional

23 held skills the resource manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role analyse business processes skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role business knowledge knowledge
not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate test results to other departments skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
not needed by the target role database quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
not needed by the target role improve business processes skill
not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
not needed by the target role management systems standards knowledge
not needed by the target role oversee stock quality control skill
not needed by the target role perform pre-assembly quality checks skill
not needed by the target role perform quality audits skill
not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role set quality assurance objectives skill
not needed by the target role train staff in quality procedures skill
not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill

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 supply chain management 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 quality services manager

Full index of moves from quality services 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.