Table 1Transition record

wholesale merchant in household goodstowholesale merchant

A wholesale merchant in household goods already meets 50% of what the wholesale merchant role asks for. Every required skill of the target role is already in the profile.

From wholesale merchant in household goods

50%

Overlap1

To wholesale merchant

20 Skills carried over

0 Required, not held

61.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.4

This move: 61.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the wholesale merchant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wholesale merchant in household goods 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wholesale merchant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wholesale merchant in household goods background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held household products services
already held consumer goods industry business, administration and law
already held initiate contact with sellers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held initiate contact with buyers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held negotiate sale of commodities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held identify new business opportunities management skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 19 the wholesale merchant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 55 missing skills fall into 11 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 25 supplementary

optional, not held beverage products optional
optional, not held clothing and footwear products optional
optional, not held coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products optional
optional, not held construction products optional
optional, not held dairy and edible oil products optional
optional, not held electrical household appliances products optional
optional, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment optional
optional, not held glassware products optional
optional, not held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
optional, not held hides, skins and leather products optional
optional, not held industrial tools optional
optional, not held machine tools optional
optional, not held machinery products optional
optional, not held meat and meat products optional
optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
optional, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products optional
optional, not held office furniture products optional
optional, not held sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products optional
optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
optional, not held textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials optional
optional, not held tobacco products optional
optional, not held types of aircraft optional
optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
optional, not held wood products optional
optional, not held electronic communication optional

02 business, administration and law 8 supplementary

optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held e-procurement optional
optional, not held office equipment optional
optional, not held sales activities optional
optional, not held debt systems optional
optional, not held export control principles optional
optional, not held inventory management rules optional
optional, not held supply chain principles optional

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 5 supplementary

optional, not held agricultural equipment optional
optional, not held agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products optional
optional, not held fish, crustacean and mollusc products optional
optional, not held fruit and vegetable products optional
optional, not held live animal products optional

04 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held manage storage operations optional
optional, not held tolerate stress optional
optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
optional, not held meet deadlines optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held handle cargo space on sale optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional

06 services 3 supplementary

optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional
optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
optional, not held waste management optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 20 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess supplier risks skill
already held build business relationships skill
already held comprehend financial business terminology skill
already held consumer goods industry knowledge
already held have computer literacy skill
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held identify new business opportunities skill
already held identify suppliers skill
already held initiate contact with buyers skill
already held initiate contact with sellers skill
already held maintain financial records skill
already held monitor international market performance skill
already held negotiate buying conditions skill
already held negotiate sale of commodities skill
already held negotiate sales contracts skill
already held perform market research skill
already held plan transport operations skill
already held product comprehension knowledge
already held sales strategies knowledge
already held household products knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 2 supplementary

optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
optional, not held watches and jewellery products optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held chemical products optional
optional, not held flower and plant products optional

09 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held pharmaceutical products optional

10 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held computer equipment optional

11 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held visit suppliers optional

55 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held handle cargo space on sale optional
optional, not held manage storage operations optional
optional, not held agricultural equipment optional
optional, not held agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products optional
optional, not held beverage products optional
optional, not held chemical products optional
optional, not held clothing and footwear products optional
optional, not held coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products optional
optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held computer equipment optional
optional, not held construction products optional
optional, not held dairy and edible oil products optional
optional, not held e-procurement optional
optional, not held electrical household appliances products optional
optional, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment optional
optional, not held fish, crustacean and mollusc products optional
optional, not held flower and plant products optional
optional, not held fruit and vegetable products optional
optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
optional, not held glassware products optional
optional, not held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
optional, not held hides, skins and leather products optional
optional, not held industrial tools optional
optional, not held live animal products optional
optional, not held machine tools optional
optional, not held machinery products optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
optional, not held meat and meat products optional
optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
optional, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products optional
optional, not held office equipment optional
optional, not held office furniture products optional
optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical products optional
optional, not held sales activities optional
optional, not held sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products optional
optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
optional, not held textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials optional
optional, not held tobacco products optional
optional, not held tolerate stress optional

15 further entries not listed here

1 held skills the wholesale merchant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role vertical markets knowledge

47 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

optional, not held agricultural equipment optional
optional, not held agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products optional
optional, not held beverage products optional
optional, not held chemical products optional
optional, not held clothing and footwear products optional
optional, not held coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products optional
optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held computer equipment optional
optional, not held construction products optional
optional, not held dairy and edible oil products optional
optional, not held e-procurement optional
optional, not held electrical household appliances products optional
optional, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment optional
optional, not held fish, crustacean and mollusc products optional
optional, not held flower and plant products optional
optional, not held fruit and vegetable products optional
optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
optional, not held glassware products optional
optional, not held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
optional, not held hides, skins and leather products optional
optional, not held industrial tools optional
optional, not held live animal products optional
optional, not held machine tools optional
optional, not held machinery products optional
optional, not held meat and meat products optional
optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
optional, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products optional
optional, not held office equipment optional
optional, not held office furniture products optional
optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical products optional
optional, not held sales activities optional
optional, not held sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products optional
optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
optional, not held textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials optional
optional, not held tobacco products optional
optional, not held types of aircraft optional
optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
optional, not held watches and jewellery products optional

7 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from wholesale merchant in household goods

Full index of moves from wholesale merchant in household goods

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.