wholesale merchant in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and suppliestopurchase planner
A wholesale merchant in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies already meets 22% of what the purchase planner role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
22%
79/ 100
1 Share of the purchase planner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wholesale merchant in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies 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 this move works
A purchase planner role treats 6 of its required skills as things a wholesale merchant in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- assess supplier risks
- have computer literacy
- identify new business opportunities
- identify suppliers
- negotiate buying conditions
- perform market research
What stands in the way is 14 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A purchase planner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wholesale merchant in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies background worth leading with.
- already held identify new business opportunities management skills
- already held assess supplier risks information skills
- already held identify suppliers management skills
- already held negotiate buying conditions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held negotiate sales contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform market research information skills
All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the purchase planner role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 38 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.
- required, not held prepare purchasing reportings required
- required, not held track price trends required
- required, not held visit suppliers required
- required, not held apply numeracy skills required
- optional, not held perform procurement market analysis optional
- optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional
- optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
- optional, not held analyse logistic changes optional
- optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
- optional, not held conduct research on food waste prevention optional
- optional, not held design indicators for food waste reduction optional
- required, not held embargo regulations required
- required, not held international import export regulations required
- required, not held export control principles required
- required, not held supply chain management required
- optional, not held category specific expertise optional
- optional, not held manufacturer's recommended price optional
- optional, not held procurement lifecycle optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held procurement legislation optional
- required, not held maintain relationship with suppliers required
- required, not held manage purchasing cycle required
- required, not held perform procurement processes required
- optional, not held assess procurement needs optional
- optional, not held implement procurement of innovation optional
- optional, not held implement sustainable procurement optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held show diplomacy optional
- required, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time required
- optional, not held manage procurement planning optional
- optional, not held develop food waste reduction strategies optional
- optional, not held plan schedule optional
- required, not held ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations required
- required, not held transportation methods required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a purchase planner role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 embargo regulations knowledge · sector specific
- 02 ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations skill · sector specific
- 03 international import export regulations knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held assess supplier risks skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held identify new business opportunities skill
- already held identify suppliers skill
- already held negotiate buying conditions skill
- already held perform market research skill
- already held negotiate sales contracts skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
- optional, not held use e-procurement optional
- optional, not held check shipments optional
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assess procurement needs optional
- optional, not held category specific expertise optional
- optional, not held check shipments optional
- optional, not held implement procurement of innovation optional
- optional, not held implement sustainable procurement optional
- optional, not held manage procurement planning optional
- optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
- optional, not held manufacturer's recommended price optional
- optional, not held perform procurement market analysis optional
- optional, not held procurement lifecycle optional
- optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional
- optional, not held use e-procurement optional
- optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
- optional, not held analyse logistic changes optional
- optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held conduct research on food waste prevention optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held design indicators for food waste reduction optional
- optional, not held develop food waste reduction strategies optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held plan schedule optional
- optional, not held procurement legislation optional
- optional, not held show diplomacy optional
13 held skills the purchase planner role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role comprehend financial business terminology skill
- not needed by the target role hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role initiate contact with buyers skill
- not needed by the target role initiate contact with sellers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
- not needed by the target role monitor international market performance skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate sale of commodities skill
- not needed by the target role plan transport operations skill
- not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
- not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role vertical markets knowledge
10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held embargo regulations required
- required, not held international import export regulations required
- required, not held transportation methods required
- required, not held export control principles required
- required, not held supply chain management required
- optional, not held category specific expertise optional
- optional, not held manufacturer's recommended price optional
- optional, not held procurement lifecycle optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held procurement legislation optional
Other moves recorded from wholesale merchant in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
- wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft 77% covered · adjacent
- wholesale merchant 48% covered · substantial
- auction house manager 20% covered · career change
- trade regional manager 20% covered · career change
Full index of moves from wholesale merchant in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
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.