Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a supply chain assistant can go next

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

Supply chain assistants work closely together with managers in the operations processes, namely purchasing, manufacturing, and distribution processes. They help with administrative and pragmatic follow up of actions such as invoicing, drafting and preparation of contracts and purchasing orders, reconciliation of inventory against documents, and communication with distribution channels.

Also known as global supply chain assistant, supply chain supervisor, supply chain logistics assistant, production assistant, supply chain officer.

Technicians and associate professionals 34 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: administrative assistant, 21%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
administrative assistant 21% covered purchasing manager 18% covered forecast manager 18% covered management assistant 18% covered secretary 16% covered supply chain assistant You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from supply chain assistant, 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 supply chain assistant 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 supply chain assistant needs 9 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • perform business research information skills
  • supply chain principles business, administration and law
  • support managers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • organise business documents management skills
  • budget for financial needs management skills
  • perform office routine activities management skills
  • use office systems management skills
  • office software information and communication technologies (icts)
  • use spreadsheets software working with computers
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a supply chain assistant does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Supply chain assistant is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. 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 supply chain assistant’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.