Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

forecast managertosupply chain manager

A forecast manager already meets 50% of what the supply chain manager role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From forecast manager
50%
Overlap1
To supply chain manager
39 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
62 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

50%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62/ 100

1 Share of the supply chain manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the forecast 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

Why this move works

A supply chain manager role treats 17 of its required skills as things a forecast manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse logistic changes
  • analyse supply chain strategies
  • analyse supply chain trends
  • assess supplier risks
  • corporate social responsibility
  • estimate costs of required supplies

What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 39 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A supply chain manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forecast manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held forecast dividend trends management skills
  • already held forecast products' demand management skills
  • already held assist in planning production scheduling management skills
  • already held forecast production quantities information skills
  • already held use sales forecasting softwares working with computers
  • already held forecast future levels of business information skills

All 39 carried skills, including the 17 the supply chain manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 60 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 2 required, 13 supplementary
  • required, not held product life-cycle required
  • required, not held product data management required
  • optional, not held market pricing optional
  • optional, not held operations management optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
  • optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
  • optional, not held conflict management optional
  • optional, not held human resource management optional
  • optional, not held labour legislation optional
  • optional, not held multimodal transport logistics optional
  • optional, not held pricing strategies optional
  • optional, not held quality standards optional
  • optional, not held risk management optional
  • optional, not held transportation software related to an ERP system optional
02 management skills 1 required, 17 supplementary
  • required, not held implement a management system required
  • optional, not held direct logistical functions optional
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
  • optional, not held plan future capacity requirements optional
  • optional, not held programme work according to incoming orders optional
  • optional, not held apply change management optional
  • optional, not held carry out tendering optional
  • optional, not held control financial resources optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held forecast workload optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held manage human resources optional
  • optional, not held manage rented goods returns optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held manage sub-contract labour optional
  • optional, not held manage warehouse operations optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
03 information skills 1 required, 13 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse business plans required
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held track price trends optional
  • optional, not held visit suppliers optional
  • optional, not held accurately estimate work hours optional
  • optional, not held advise on risk management optional
  • optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
  • optional, not held apply for government funding optional
  • optional, not held assess financial viability optional
  • optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
  • optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
  • optional, not held estimate profitability optional
  • optional, not held maintain contract administration optional
  • optional, not held perform resource planning optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held identify key processes of traceability systems required
  • optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
  • optional, not held advise on sustainable management policies optional
  • optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
05 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held identify software for warehouse management required
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held control trade commercial documentation optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a supply chain 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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 39 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse logistic changes skill
  • already held analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • already held analyse supply chain trends skill
  • already held assess supplier risks skill
  • already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • already held estimate costs of required supplies skill
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held maintain relationship with customers skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held manage inventory skill
  • already held manage supplies skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held strive for company growth skill
  • already held supplier management knowledge
  • already held supply chain management knowledge
  • already held supply chain principles knowledge
  • already held analyse economic trends skill
  • already held analyse logistic needs skill
  • already held analyse market financial trends skill
  • already held assist in planning production scheduling skill
  • already held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials skill
  • already held coordinate purchasing activities skill
  • already held economics knowledge
  • already held financial forecasting knowledge
  • already held forecast dividend trends skill
  • already held forecast economic trends skill
  • already held forecast future levels of business skill
  • already held forecast production quantities skill
  • already held forecast products' demand skill
  • already held forecast sales over periods of time skill
  • already held identify suppliers skill
  • already held international business knowledge
  • already held manage logistics skill
  • already held manage standard enterprise resource planning system skill
  • already held monitor ingredient storage skill
  • already held statistics knowledge
  • already held study sales levels of products skill
  • already held use sales forecasting softwares skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held geographical routes optional
54 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held control trade commercial documentation optional
  • optional, not held direct logistical functions optional
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
  • optional, not held market pricing optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
  • optional, not held operations management optional
  • optional, not held plan future capacity requirements optional
  • optional, not held programme work according to incoming orders optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
  • optional, not held track price trends optional
  • optional, not held visit suppliers optional
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
  • optional, not held accurately estimate work hours optional
  • optional, not held advise on risk management optional
  • optional, not held advise on sustainable management policies optional
  • optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
  • optional, not held apply change management optional
  • optional, not held apply for government funding optional
  • optional, not held assess financial viability optional
  • optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
  • optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
  • optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
  • optional, not held carry out tendering optional
  • optional, not held conflict management optional
  • optional, not held control financial resources optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
  • optional, not held estimate profitability optional
  • optional, not held forecast workload optional
  • optional, not held geographical routes optional
  • optional, not held human resource management optional
  • optional, not held labour legislation optional
  • optional, not held maintain contract administration optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held manage human resources optional
  • optional, not held manage rented goods returns optional

14 further entries not listed here

1 held skills the supply chain manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role consumer goods industry knowledge
16 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 product life-cycle required
  • required, not held product data management required
  • optional, not held market pricing optional
  • optional, not held operations management optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
  • optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
  • optional, not held conflict management optional
  • optional, not held geographical routes optional
  • optional, not held human resource management optional
  • optional, not held labour legislation optional
  • optional, not held multimodal transport logistics optional
  • optional, not held pricing strategies optional
  • optional, not held quality standards optional
  • optional, not held risk management optional
  • optional, not held transportation software related to an ERP system optional
Index

Other moves recorded from forecast manager

Full index of moves from forecast manager

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.