Table 1Transition record

ICT operations managertoICT vendor relationship manager

A ICT operations manager already meets 38% of what the ICT vendor relationship manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT operations manager

38%

Overlap1

To ICT vendor relationship manager

13 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

63.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.5

This move: 63.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ICT vendor relationship manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT operations 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT vendor relationship manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT operations manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held crowdsourcing strategy business, administration and law
already held insourcing strategy business, administration and law
already held software components suppliers information and communication technologies (icts)
already held outsourcing strategy business, administration and law
already held hardware components suppliers business, administration and law
already held design process communication, collaboration and creativity

All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the ICT vendor relationship manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 6 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 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse supply chain trends required
required, not held prepare purchasing reportings required
required, not held track price trends required
required, not held analyse supply chain strategies required

optional, not held assess supplier risks optional

02 business, administration and law 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ICT market required
required, not held ICT sales methodologies required
required, not held supply chain management required

optional, not held business processes optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held coordinate purchasing activities required
required, not held maintain relationship with customers required

optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held compare contractors' bids optional
optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional

04 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held issue purchase orders required
required, not held identify suppliers required

optional, not held carry out tendering optional
optional, not held forecast workload optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held electronic communication required

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT vendor relationship 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held contract law knowledge
already held crowdsourcing strategy knowledge
already held insourcing strategy knowledge
already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage contracts skill
already held outsourcing strategy knowledge
already held design process skill
already held hardware components suppliers knowledge
already held manage staff skill
already held perform procurement processes skill
already held perform project management skill
already held software components suppliers knowledge

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess supplier risks optional
optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held business processes optional
optional, not held carry out tendering optional
optional, not held compare contractors' bids optional
optional, not held forecast workload optional
optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional

28 held skills the ICT vendor relationship manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role attend to ICT systems quality skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role coordinate technological activities skill
not needed by the target role core banking software knowledge
not needed by the target role define technology strategy skill
not needed by the target role develop ICT workflow skill
not needed by the target role develop information standards skill
not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role hardware components knowledge
not needed by the target role implement ICT risk management skill
not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
not needed by the target role implement a virtual private network skill
not needed by the target role improve business processes skill
not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
not needed by the target role manage changes in ICT system skill
not needed by the target role operations management knowledge
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role software components libraries knowledge
not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
not needed by the target role track key performance indicators skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role use ICT ticketing system skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill

5 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 ICT market required
required, not held ICT sales methodologies required
required, not held electronic communication required
required, not held supply chain management required
optional, not held business processes optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT operations manager

Full index of moves from ICT operations 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.