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Where a business service manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a business service manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Business service managers are reponsible for the provision of professional services to companies. They organise the provision of services tailored to the needs of the client and liaise with clients to agree on the contractual obligations for both parties.

Also known as professional services consultant, service operations manager, professional services manager, corporate services consultant, professional services executive, corporate service manager, actuarial advisory services manager, business service executive, post-office manager.

Managers 42 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: shop supervisor, 31%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
shop supervisor 31% covered office manager 27% covered back office specialist 19% covered craft shop manager 19% covered kitchen and bathroom shop man… 18% covered business service manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from business service manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a business service manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A business service manager needs 19 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • programme work according to incoming orders management skills
  • conclude business agreements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • identify necessary human resources management skills
  • implement strategic management communication, collaboration and creativity
  • office administration business, administration and law
  • consult with business clients communication, collaboration and creativity
  • develop business plans management skills
  • maintain contract administration information skills
  • identify clients' needs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • strategic planning business, administration and law
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Business service manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a business service manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.