distribution managertospecialised goods distribution manager
A distribution manager already meets 81% of what the specialised goods distribution manager role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
81%
23.5/ 100
1 Share of the specialised goods distribution manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the distribution manager 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.
Why this move works
A specialised goods distribution manager role treats 20 of its required skills as things a distribution manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- analyse supply chain trends
- carry out inventory control accuracy
- carry out statistical forecasts
- communicate with shipment forwarders
- develop financial statistics reports
What stands in the way is 2 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 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A specialised goods distribution manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a distribution manager background worth leading with.
- already held oversee freight-related financial documentation information skills
- already held transportation software related to an ERP system business, administration and law
- already held monitor security procedures in warehouse operations information skills
- already held use a warehouse management system working with computers
- already held direct logistical functions management skills
- already held minimise shipping cost management skills
All 32 carried skills, including the 20 the specialised goods distribution manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 5 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.
- required, not held manage contracts required
- optional, not held initiate contact with buyers optional
- optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
- optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional
- optional, not held negotiate price optional
- optional, not held negotiate terms with suppliers optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- required, not held cost management required
- optional, not held supplier management optional
- optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held e-commerce systems optional
- optional, not held manage resources optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 entries a specialised goods distribution manager 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 · The rest of the record
All 32 skills that carry over
- already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
- already held analyse supply chain trends skill
- already held carry out inventory control accuracy skill
- already held carry out statistical forecasts skill
- already held communicate with shipment forwarders skill
- already held develop financial statistics reports skill
- already held direct logistical functions skill
- already held ensure customs compliance skill
- already held ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities skill
- already held freight transport methods knowledge
- already held handle carriers skill
- already held implement strategic planning skill
- already held manage financial risk skill
- already held manage freight payment methods skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held perform risk analysis skill
- already held plan transport operations skill
- already held supply chain management knowledge
- already held track shipments skill
- already held track shipping sites skill
- already held employment law knowledge
- already held hazardous freight regulations knowledge
- already held international commercial transactions rules knowledge
- already held international import export regulations knowledge
- already held minimise shipping cost skill
- already held monitor security procedures in warehouse operations skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held oversee freight-related financial documentation skill
- already held present reports skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held transportation software related to an ERP system knowledge
- already held use a warehouse management system skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held e-commerce systems optional
- optional, not held initiate contact with buyers optional
- optional, not held supplier management optional
- optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
- optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held manage resources optional
- optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional
- optional, not held negotiate price optional
- optional, not held negotiate terms with suppliers optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
46 held skills the specialised goods distribution manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role agricultural equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
- not needed by the target role beverage products knowledge
- not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
- not needed by the target role clothing and footwear products knowledge
- not needed by the target role coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role construction products knowledge
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role dairy and edible oil products knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical household appliances products knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronic and telecommunication equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
- not needed by the target role fish, crustacean and mollusc products knowledge
- not needed by the target role flower and plant products knowledge
- not needed by the target role fruit and vegetable products knowledge
- not needed by the target role furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products knowledge
- not needed by the target role glassware products knowledge
- not needed by the target role hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products knowledge
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role hides, skins and leather products knowledge
- not needed by the target role household products knowledge
- not needed by the target role industrial tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role live animal products knowledge
- not needed by the target role machinery products knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacture ingredients skill
- not needed by the target role meat and meat products knowledge
- not needed by the target role metal and metal ore products knowledge
- not needed by the target role mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform financial risk management in international trade skill
- not needed by the target role perform multiple tasks at the same time skill
- not needed by the target role perfume and cosmetic products knowledge
- not needed by the target role pharmaceutical products knowledge
- not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
- not needed by the target role sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products knowledge
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role textile industry machinery products knowledge
- not needed by the target role textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role think proactively skill
6 further entries not listed here
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held cost management required
- optional, not held e-commerce systems optional
- optional, not held supplier management optional
Other moves recorded from distribution manager
- import export manager 48% covered · substantial
- import export specialist in watches and jewellery 48% covered · moderate
- import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft 46% covered · substantial
- import export specialist in wood and construction materials 46% covered · substantial
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.