Table 1Transition record

administrative assistanttosupply chain assistant

A administrative assistant already meets 32% of what the supply chain assistant role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From administrative assistant

32%

Overlap1

To supply chain assistant

7 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

62.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 62.8

This move: 62.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the supply chain assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the administrative assistant 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A supply chain assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a administrative assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor staff absences information skills
already held perform business research information skills
already held organise business documents management skills
already held perform office routine activities management skills
already held use office systems management skills
already held use spreadsheets software working with computers

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the supply chain assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 7 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 business, administration and law 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held supply chain principles required

optional, not held operations department processes optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held inventory management rules optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held sales department processes optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held support managers required

optional, not held coordinate purchasing activities optional
optional, not held handle returns optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
optional, not held purchase supplies optional
optional, not held identify key processes of traceability systems optional

03 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held budget for financial needs required

optional, not held direct logistical functions optional
optional, not held assist in planning production scheduling optional
optional, not held provide technical documentation optional

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held office software required

05 information skills 6 supplementary

optional, not held carry out inventory control accuracy optional
optional, not held prepare purchasing reportings optional
optional, not held analyse supply chain strategies optional
optional, not held forecast production quantities optional
optional, not held interpret business information optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional

06 working with computers 3 supplementary

optional, not held use production planning software optional
optional, not held identify software for warehouse management optional
optional, not held use sales forecasting softwares optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a supply chain assistant 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held organise business documents skill
already held perform business research skill
already held perform office routine activities skill
already held use office systems skill
already held use spreadsheets software skill
already held issue sales invoices skill
already held monitor staff absences skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held receive shipment packaging information optional

23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held use production planning software optional
optional, not held carry out inventory control accuracy optional
optional, not held coordinate purchasing activities optional
optional, not held direct logistical functions optional
optional, not held handle returns optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
optional, not held operations department processes optional
optional, not held prepare purchasing reportings optional
optional, not held purchase supplies optional
optional, not held receive shipment packaging information optional
optional, not held analyse supply chain strategies optional
optional, not held assist in planning production scheduling optional
optional, not held forecast production quantities optional
optional, not held identify key processes of traceability systems optional
optional, not held identify software for warehouse management optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held interpret business information optional
optional, not held inventory management rules optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held sales department processes optional
optional, not held use sales forecasting softwares optional

34 held skills the supply chain assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
not needed by the target role create import-export commercial documentation skill
not needed by the target role deliver correspondence skill
not needed by the target role disseminate general corporate information skill
not needed by the target role disseminate internal communications skill
not needed by the target role disseminate messages to people skill
not needed by the target role draft corporate emails skill
not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
not needed by the target role file documents skill
not needed by the target role fill out forms skill
not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
not needed by the target role handle mail skill
not needed by the target role handle petty cash skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role maintain internal communication systems skill
not needed by the target role maintain inventory of office supplies skill
not needed by the target role maintain statutory books skill
not needed by the target role manage digital documents skill
not needed by the target role manage personnel agenda skill
not needed by the target role organise facilities for office personnel skill
not needed by the target role organise travel arrangements for staff skill
not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
not needed by the target role prepare presentation material skill
not needed by the target role process commissioned instructions skill
not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
not needed by the target role respect data protection principles skill
not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
not needed by the target role transcription methods knowledge
not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill
not needed by the target role use personal organization software skill

7 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 office software required
required, not held supply chain principles required
optional, not held operations department processes optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held inventory management rules optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held sales department processes optional

Index

Other moves recorded from administrative assistant

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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.