Inland water transport general manager to intermodal logistics manager
An inland water transport general manager already meets 18% of what the intermodal logistics manager role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
79.6/ 100
1 How much of what an intermodal logistics manager is expected to do is already part of an inland water transport general 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 intermodal logistics manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An intermodal logistics manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things an inland water transport general manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- analyse shipping rates
- plan transport operations
- track shipments
- track shipping sites
What stands in the way is 18 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An intermodal logistics manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an inland water transport general manager background worth leading with.
- already held analyse shipping rates information skills
- already held track shipments information skills
- already held track shipping sites management skills
- already held plan transport operations management skills
- already held have computer literacy working with computers
All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the intermodal logistics manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 6 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 develop communication networks with shipping sites required
- still to learn maintain relationship with customers required
- still to learn negotiate logistics services required
- still to learn negotiate prices for transport of cargo required
- still to learn promote the use of sustainable transport required
- still to learn communicate with customers required
- still to learn implement transport strategy required
- still to learn manage contracts required
- still to learn provide customer follow-up required
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- still to learn exercise stewardship required
- still to learn manage company transport strategy required
- still to learn manage staff required
- still to learn recruit employees required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held develop strategy to solve problems optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- still to learn intermodal options required
- still to learn intermodalism required
- still to learn freight transport methods required
- still to learn supply chain management required
- optional, not held international business optional
- still to learn guarantee customer satisfaction required
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
- optional, not held use microsoft office optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an intermodal logistics manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop communication networks with shipping sites practise this
- 02 guarantee customer satisfaction practise this
- 03 intermodal options 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 5 skills that carry over
- already held analyse shipping rates skill
- already held plan transport operations skill
- already held track shipments skill
- already held track shipping sites skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held develop strategy to solve problems optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- optional, not held use microsoft office optional
31 held skills the intermodal logistics manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role act reliably skill
- not needed by the target role analyse travel alternatives skill
- not needed by the target role carry out ship-to-shore operations skill
- not needed by the target role communicate vessel requirements skill
- not needed by the target role conduct analysis of ship data skill
- not needed by the target role distinguish various types of ships skill
- not needed by the target role european classification of inland waterways knowledge
- not needed by the target role financial capability knowledge
- not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
- not needed by the target role handle shipment paperwork skill
- not needed by the target role inland waterway police regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with port users skill
- not needed by the target role link data between all inland business units skill
- not needed by the target role manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation skill
- not needed by the target role manage safety standards for inland water transport skill
- not needed by the target role manage vessel fleet skill
- not needed by the target role monitor the validity of ship certificates skill
- not needed by the target role monitor vessel performance skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role optimise fleet usability skill
- not needed by the target role oversee shipment routing skill
- not needed by the target role plan daily ship operations skill
- not needed by the target role prepare audit schemes for ships skill
- not needed by the target role read ship operational data skill
- not needed by the target role review ship documentation skill
- not needed by the target role support development of annual budget skill
- not needed by the target role use ICT systems skill
- not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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.
- still to learn intermodal options required
- still to learn intermodalism required
- still to learn freight transport methods required
- still to learn supply chain management required
- optional, not held international business optional
Other moves recorded from inland water transport general manager
- maritime water transport general manager 43% covered · substantial
- ship pilot dispatcher 23% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from inland water transport general manager
Common questions about this move
Can an inland water transport general manager become an intermodal logistics manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An inland water transport general manager already covers 18% of what an intermodal logistics manager is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 4 of which the intermodal logistics manager role treats as required.
What skills does an inland water transport general manager need to become an intermodal logistics manager?
18 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is develop communication networks with shipping sites.
How hard is the move from inland water transport general manager to intermodal logistics manager?
Its learning distance is 79.6 out of 100, which is the career change 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.