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

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

Standalone public buyers manage the procurement process and cover all of the procurement needs for a small contracting authority. They are involved in each stage of the procurement process and collaborate with professionals from other departments of the organisation to find the kinds of specialised knowledge that may not be available.

Technicians and associate professionals 44 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: procurement support officer, 91%

procurement department manager 83% covered purchasing manager 21% covered purchaser 19% covered purchase planner 18% covered procurement support officer 91% covered standalone public buyer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from standalone public buyer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a standalone public 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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standalone public 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 standalone public 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.