ICT vendor relationship manager to resource manager
An ICT vendor relationship manager already meets 32% of what the resource manager role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
70.5/ 100
1 How much of what a resource manager is expected to do is already part of an ICT vendor relationship manager’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 resource manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A resource manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things an ICT vendor relationship manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- analyse supply chain strategies
- analyse supply chain trends
- assess supplier risks
- forecast workload
- identify suppliers
- maintain relationship with customers
What stands in the way is 15 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A resource manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT vendor relationship manager background worth leading with.
- already held forecast workload management skills
- already held analyse supply chain strategies information skills
- already held analyse supply chain trends information skills
- already held assess supplier risks information skills
- already held identify suppliers management skills
- already held supply chain management business, administration and law
All 10 carried skills, including the 10 the resource manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 33 missing skills fall into 5 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 analyse business plans required
- still to learn analyse logistic changes required
- still to learn assess financial viability required
- still to learn estimate costs of required supplies required
- still to learn perform resource planning required
- optional, not held accurately estimate work hours optional
- optional, not held advise on risk management optional
- optional, not held apply for government funding optional
- optional, not held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials optional
- optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
- optional, not held estimate profitability optional
- still to learn corporate social responsibility required
- still to learn project management required
- still to learn supplier management required
- still to learn business strategy concepts required
- still to learn supply chain principles required
- optional, not held conflict management optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held human resource management optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
- still to learn manage inventory required
- still to learn strive for company growth required
- optional, not held programme work according to incoming orders optional
- optional, not held control financial resources optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held manage human resources optional
- optional, not held manage sub-contract labour optional
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- still to learn liaise with managers required
- still to learn order supplies required
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- still to learn follow company standards required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a resource manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 corporate social responsibility study this
- 02 manage inventory practise this
- 03 project management 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 10 skills that carry over
- already held analyse supply chain strategies skill
- already held analyse supply chain trends skill
- already held assess supplier risks skill
- already held forecast workload skill
- already held identify suppliers skill
- already held maintain relationship with customers skill
- already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held supply chain management knowledge
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held programme work according to incoming orders optional
- optional, not held accurately estimate work hours optional
- optional, not held advise on risk management optional
- optional, not held apply for government funding optional
- optional, not held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials optional
- optional, not held conflict management optional
- optional, not held control financial resources 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 financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held human resource management optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held manage human resources optional
- optional, not held manage sub-contract labour optional
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
23 held skills the resource manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT market knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT sales methodologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
- not needed by the target role compare contractors' bids skill
- not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate purchasing activities skill
- not needed by the target role crowdsourcing strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role design process skill
- not needed by the target role electronic communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role hardware components suppliers knowledge
- not needed by the target role insourcing strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role issue purchase orders skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate buying conditions skill
- not needed by the target role outsourcing strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform procurement processes skill
- not needed by the target role prepare purchasing reportings skill
- not needed by the target role software components suppliers knowledge
- not needed by the target role track price trends skill
10 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 corporate social responsibility required
- still to learn project management required
- still to learn supplier management required
- still to learn business strategy concepts required
- still to learn supply chain principles required
- optional, not held conflict management optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held human resource management optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
Other moves recorded from ICT vendor relationship manager
Common questions about this move
Can an ICT vendor relationship manager become a resource manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT vendor relationship manager already covers 32% of what a resource manager is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 10 of which the resource manager role treats as required.
What skills does an ICT vendor relationship manager need to become a resource manager?
15 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is corporate social responsibility.
How hard is the move from ICT vendor relationship manager to resource manager?
Its learning distance is 70.5 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.