Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a ICT buyer can go next

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

ICT buyers create and place purchase orders for ICT products and services, handle receiving and invoice issues, assess current procurement practices and effectively apply strategic sourcing methodologies. They build relationships with strategic vendors and negotiate price, quality, service levels and delivery terms.

Technicians and associate professionals 35 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: ICT vendor relationship manager, 66%

ICT vendor relationship manag… 66% covered purchaser 43% covered purchase planner 29% covered purchasing manager 28% covered trade regional manager 20% covered ICT buyer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from ICT buyer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a ICT buyer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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ICT buyer is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a ICT buyer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.