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

supply chain assistanttoforecast manager

A supply chain assistant already meets 18% of what the forecast manager role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From supply chain assistant
18%
Overlap1
To forecast manager
8 Skills carried over
20 Required, not held
80.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

18%

Learning distance A rebuild

80.9/ 100

1 Share of the forecast manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the supply chain assistant 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 forecast manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things a supply chain assistant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse supply chain strategies
  • forecast production quantities
  • maintain relationship with suppliers
  • supply chain principles

What stands in the way is 20 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 forecast manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a supply chain assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held forecast production quantities information skills
  • already held assist in planning production scheduling management skills
  • already held use sales forecasting softwares working with computers
  • already held coordinate purchasing activities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held supply chain principles business, administration and law
  • already held analyse supply chain strategies information skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the forecast manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 missing skills fall into 8 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 assess supplier risks required
  • required, not held analyse economic trends required
  • required, not held analyse logistic changes required
  • required, not held analyse market financial trends required
  • required, not held estimate costs of required supplies required
  • required, not held forecast future levels of business required
  • optional, not held analyse logistic needs optional
  • optional, not held monitor ingredient storage optional
  • optional, not held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
  • optional, not held forecast sales over periods of time optional
  • optional, not held study sales levels of products optional
02 management skills 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manage inventory required
  • required, not held forecast dividend trends required
  • required, not held identify suppliers required
  • required, not held manage supplies required
  • required, not held strive for company growth required
  • optional, not held forecast products' demand optional
  • optional, not held manage logistics optional
03 business, administration and law 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held corporate social responsibility required
  • required, not held supplier management required
  • required, not held financial forecasting required
  • required, not held supply chain management required
  • optional, not held consumer goods industry optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required
  • required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • required, not held order supplies required
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow company standards required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held statistics optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a forecast 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 analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • already held forecast production quantities skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held supply chain principles knowledge
  • already held assist in planning production scheduling skill
  • already held coordinate purchasing activities skill
  • already held international business knowledge
  • already held use sales forecasting softwares skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held economics optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse logistic needs optional
  • optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
  • optional, not held monitor ingredient storage optional
  • optional, not held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held consumer goods industry optional
  • optional, not held economics optional
  • optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
  • optional, not held forecast products' demand optional
  • optional, not held forecast sales over periods of time optional
  • optional, not held manage logistics optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
  • optional, not held study sales levels of products optional
26 held skills the forecast manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role budget for financial needs skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out inventory control accuracy skill
  • not needed by the target role direct logistical functions skill
  • not needed by the target role handle returns skill
  • not needed by the target role identify key processes of traceability systems skill
  • not needed by the target role identify software for warehouse management skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret business information skill
  • not needed by the target role inventory management rules knowledge
  • not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor staff absences skill
  • not needed by the target role office software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operations department processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organise business documents skill
  • not needed by the target role perform business research skill
  • not needed by the target role perform office routine activities skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare purchasing reportings skill
  • not needed by the target role provide technical documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role purchase supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role receive shipment packaging information skill
  • not needed by the target role sales department processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role support managers skill
  • not needed by the target role use office systems skill
  • not needed by the target role use production planning software skill
  • not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
7 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 corporate social responsibility required
  • required, not held supplier management required
  • required, not held financial forecasting required
  • required, not held supply chain management required
  • optional, not held consumer goods industry optional
  • optional, not held economics optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from supply chain assistant

Full index of moves from supply chain assistant

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.