Table 1Transition record

import export specialist in sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionerytoimport export manager in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices

A import export specialist in sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery already meets 50% of what the import export manager in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From import export specialist in sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery

50%

Overlap1

To import export manager in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices

14 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

55.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55.2

This move: 55.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the import export manager in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the import export specialist in sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A import export manager in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a import export specialist in sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held protective measures against the introduction of organisms natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held food hygiene rules services
already held general principles of food law engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held regulations on substances natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held embargo regulations business, administration and law
already held build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 14 the import export manager in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 5 required

required, not held produce sales reports required
required, not held comprehend financial business terminology required
required, not held maintain financial records required
required, not held monitor international market performance required
required, not held perform financial risk management in international trade required

02 management skills 5 required

required, not held direct distribution operations required
required, not held managing a business with great care required
required, not held set import export strategies required
required, not held conduct performance measurement required
required, not held manage processes required

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held abide by business ethical code of conducts required
required, not held control trade commercial documentation required

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held export control principles required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a import export manager in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply conflict management skill
already held build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held embargo regulations knowledge
already held ensure customs compliance skill
already held food hygiene rules knowledge
already held general principles of food law knowledge
already held have computer literacy skill
already held international commercial transactions rules knowledge
already held international import export regulations knowledge
already held meet deadlines skill
already held protective measures against the introduction of organisms knowledge
already held regulations on substances knowledge
already held speak different languages skill

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

11 held skills the import export manager in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer multi-modal logistics skill
not needed by the target role apply export strategies skill
not needed by the target role apply import strategies skill
not needed by the target role communicate with shipment forwarders skill
not needed by the target role create import-export commercial documentation skill
not needed by the target role file claims with insurance companies skill
not needed by the target role handle carriers skill
not needed by the target role handle quotes from prospective shippers skill
not needed by the target role monitor merchandise delivery skill
not needed by the target role plan transport operations skill
not needed by the target role sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products knowledge

2 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 coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products required
required, not held export control principles required

Index

Other moves recorded from import export specialist in sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery

Full index of moves from import export specialist in sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery

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.