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

wholesale merchanttoimport export manager in household goods

A wholesale merchant already meets 35% of what the import export manager in household goods role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From wholesale merchant
35%
Overlap1
To import export manager in household goods
9 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
68 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68/ 100

1 Share of the import export manager in household goods role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wholesale merchant 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 import export manager in household goods role treats 9 of its required skills as things a wholesale merchant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • comprehend financial business terminology
  • consumer goods industry
  • export control principles
  • have computer literacy
  • household products
  • maintain financial records

What stands in the way is 17 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A import export manager in household goods role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wholesale merchant 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 export control principles business, administration and law
  • already held monitor international market performance information skills
  • already held comprehend financial business terminology information skills
  • already held maintain financial records information skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 9 the import export manager in household goods role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 management skills 5 required
  • required, not held direct distribution operations required
  • required, not held managing a business with great care required
  • required, not held set import export strategies required
  • required, not held conduct performance measurement required
  • required, not held manage processes required
02 business, administration and law 4 required
  • required, not held embargo regulations required
  • required, not held international commercial transactions rules required
  • required, not held international import export regulations required
  • required, not held international business required
03 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held abide by business ethical code of conducts required
  • required, not held control trade commercial documentation required
  • required, not held ensure customs compliance required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required
  • required, not held build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds required
  • required, not held apply conflict management required
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
05 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held produce sales reports required
  • required, not held perform financial risk management in international trade required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a import export manager in household goods 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held comprehend financial business terminology skill
  • already held consumer goods industry knowledge
  • already held export control principles knowledge
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held household products knowledge
  • already held maintain financial records skill
  • already held meet deadlines skill
  • already held monitor international market performance skill
  • already held speak different languages skill
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
66 held skills the import export manager in household goods role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role agricultural equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
  • not needed by the target role beverage products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clothing and footwear products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role construction products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dairy and edible oil products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role debt systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role e-procurement knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical household appliances products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic and telecommunication equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic communication knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fish, crustacean and mollusc products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role flower and plant products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fruit and vegetable products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role glassware products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle cargo space on sale skill
  • not needed by the target role hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hides, skins and leather products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role identify new business opportunities skill
  • not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial tools knowledge
  • 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 inventory management rules knowledge
  • not needed by the target role live animal products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role machine tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role machinery products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage storage operations skill
  • not needed by the target role meat and meat products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal and metal ore products knowledge

26 further entries not listed here

4 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 embargo regulations required
  • required, not held international commercial transactions rules required
  • required, not held international import export regulations required
  • required, not held international business 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.