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

forwarding managertonon-vessel operating common carrier

A forwarding manager already meets 58% of what the non-vessel operating common carrier role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From forwarding manager
58%
Overlap1
To non-vessel operating common carrier
17 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
48.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

48.9/ 100

1 Share of the non-vessel operating common carrier role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the forwarding 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 non-vessel operating common carrier role treats 15 of its required skills as things a forwarding manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse shipping rates
  • apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations
  • book cargo
  • control trade commercial documentation
  • coordinate export transportation activities
  • coordinate import transportation activities

What stands in the way is 9 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A non-vessel operating common carrier role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forwarding manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held oversee cargo storage requirements management skills
  • already held book cargo communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held make bids in forward auctions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held prepare bills of lading information skills
  • already held keep up-to-date to current customs regulations information skills
  • already held analyse shipping rates information skills

All 17 carried skills, including the 15 the non-vessel operating common carrier role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 9 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 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held manage import export licenses required
  • required, not held prepare freight shipment reports required
  • required, not held weigh shipments required
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use maritime English required
  • optional, not held act reliably optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held international tariffs required
  • optional, not held international business optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held cartography required
  • optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
05 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held types of packaging used in industrial shipments required
  • optional, not held vessel stability principles optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with shipment regulations required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a non-vessel operating common carrier 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse shipping rates skill
  • already held apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations skill
  • already held book cargo skill
  • already held control trade commercial documentation skill
  • already held coordinate export transportation activities skill
  • already held coordinate import transportation activities skill
  • already held handle shipment paperwork skill
  • already held keep up-to-date to current customs regulations skill
  • already held make bids in forward auctions skill
  • already held manage freight payment methods skill
  • already held oversee cargo storage requirements skill
  • already held plan transport operations skill
  • already held prepare bills of lading skill
  • already held principles of cargo stowage knowledge
  • already held set import export strategies skill
  • already held negotiate logistics services skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held match vessels to shipping routes required
08 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held receive shipment packaging information optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held receive shipment packaging information optional
  • optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
  • optional, not held vessel stability principles optional
  • optional, not held act reliably optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
  • optional, not held international business optional
31 held skills the non-vessel operating common carrier role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
  • not needed by the target role administer multi-modal logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse supply chain trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
  • not needed by the target role assess carriers skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with shipment forwarders skill
  • not needed by the target role create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role create import-export commercial documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role develop efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
  • not needed by the target role develop transportation cost metrics skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure legal accreditation for forwarding agent operations skill
  • not needed by the target role foster relationships with various types of carrier skill
  • not needed by the target role freight transport methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships skill
  • not needed by the target role implement short term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect carrier documents skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with transportation services skill
  • not needed by the target role manage carriers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage medium term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate price skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate service with providers skill
  • not needed by the target role non vessel operating common carrier regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee shipment routing skill
  • not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare documentation for international shipping skill
  • not needed by the target role provide advice to clients in terms of export restrictions skill
  • not needed by the target role provide advice to clients in terms of import restrictions skill
  • not needed by the target role supply chain management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work in a logistics team skill
6 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 cartography required
  • required, not held international tariffs required
  • required, not held types of packaging used in industrial shipments required
  • optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
  • optional, not held vessel stability principles optional
  • optional, not held international business optional
Index

Other moves recorded from forwarding manager

Full index of moves from forwarding 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.