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

specialised goods distribution managertomachinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft distribution manager

A specialised goods distribution manager already meets 78% of what the machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft distribution manager role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From specialised goods distribution manager
78%
Overlap1
To machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft distribution manager
22 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
26.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 26.3

This move: 26.3 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft distribution manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the specialised goods distribution 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft distribution manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a specialised goods distribution manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held direct logistical functions management skills
  • already held minimise shipping cost management skills
  • already held manage freight payment methods management skills
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities assisting and caring
  • already held track shipments information skills
  • already held track shipping sites management skills

All 22 carried skills, including the 21 the machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft distribution manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 6 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held machinery products required
  • required, not held types of aircraft required
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
03 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held perform financial risk management in international trade required
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time required
05 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held have computer literacy required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft distribution 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • already held analyse supply chain trends skill
  • already held carry out inventory control accuracy skill
  • already held carry out statistical forecasts skill
  • already held communicate with shipment forwarders skill
  • already held develop financial statistics reports skill
  • already held ensure customs compliance skill
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities skill
  • already held freight transport methods knowledge
  • already held handle carriers skill
  • already held hazardous freight regulations knowledge
  • already held implement strategic planning skill
  • already held manage financial risk skill
  • already held manage freight payment methods skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held minimise shipping cost skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held plan transport operations skill
  • already held supply chain management knowledge
  • already held track shipments skill
  • already held track shipping sites skill
  • already held direct logistical functions skill
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
22 held skills the machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft distribution manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role e-commerce systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role initiate contact with buyers skill
  • not needed by the target role international commercial transactions rules knowledge
  • not needed by the target role international import export regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role manage resources skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor security procedures in warehouse operations skill
  • 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 price skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate terms with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee freight-related financial documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role supplier management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role transportation software related to an ERP system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use a warehouse management system skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
2 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 machinery products required
  • required, not held types of aircraft required
Index
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.