Business developer to chemical application specialist
A business developer already meets 22% of what the chemical application specialist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
70.4/ 100
1 How much of what a chemical application specialist is expected to do is already part of a business developer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the chemical application specialist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A chemical application specialist role treats 2 of its required skills as things a business developer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- business analysis
- marketing principles
What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chemical application specialist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a business developer background worth leading with.
- already held perform customer management assisting and caring
- already held apply business acumen management skills
- already held business analysis business, administration and law
- already held customer relationship management business, administration and law
- already held marketing principles business, administration and law
- already held analyse business plans information skills
All 7 carried skills, including the 2 the chemical application specialist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn advise on customs regulations required
- still to learn build business relationships required
- still to learn communicate with customers required
- still to learn develop chemical products required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held satisfy customers optional
- still to learn translate formulae into processes required
- still to learn keep up-to-date with regulations required
- still to learn characteristics of products required
- optional, not held green chemistry optional
- still to learn customer service required
- still to learn chemistry required
- still to learn use chemical analysis equipment required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a chemical application specialist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on customs regulations practise this
- 02 characteristics of products study this
- 03 customer service study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held business analysis knowledge
- already held marketing principles knowledge
- already held analyse business plans skill
- already held apply business acumen skill
- already held customer relationship management knowledge
- already held identify new business opportunities skill
- already held perform customer management skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held develop components separation processes optional
- optional, not held adjust production schedule optional
- optional, not held pharmaceutical products optional
- optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held develop components separation processes optional
- optional, not held green chemistry optional
- optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional
- optional, not held pharmaceutical products optional
- optional, not held adjust production schedule optional
- optional, not held satisfy customers optional
30 held skills the chemical application specialist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse cultural trends skill
- not needed by the target role analyse data about clients skill
- not needed by the target role brainstorm ideas skill
- not needed by the target role brand marketing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role business incubation knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out sales analysis skill
- not needed by the target role collaborate in the development of marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role corporate sustainability knowledge
- not needed by the target role customer insight knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role expand store regional presence skill
- not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role international business knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
- not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role market entry planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role market entry strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role market research knowledge
- not needed by the target role negotiate settlements skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
- not needed by the target role represent company in exhibitions skill
- not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role services marketing knowledge
- not needed by the target role strategic planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role strive for company growth skill
- not needed by the target role study sales levels of products skill
- not needed by the target role use analytics for commercial purposes skill
- not needed by the target role vertical markets knowledge
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn characteristics of products required
- still to learn customer service required
- still to learn chemistry required
- optional, not held green chemistry optional
- optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional
- optional, not held pharmaceutical products optional
Common questions about this move
Can a business developer become a chemical application specialist?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A business developer already covers 22% of what a chemical application specialist is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 2 of which the chemical application specialist role treats as required.
What skills does a business developer need to become a chemical application specialist?
11 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is advise on customs regulations.
How hard is the move from business developer to chemical application specialist?
Its learning distance is 70.4 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.