Leather wet processing department manager to leather goods product development manager
A leather wet processing department manager already meets 34% of what the leather goods product development manager role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
71.4/ 100
1 How much of what a leather goods product development manager is expected to do is already part of a leather wet processing department 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 leather goods product development manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A leather goods product development manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a leather wet processing department manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- health and safety in the workplace
- manage staff
- monitor operations in the leather industry
- use IT tools
- use communication techniques
- work in textile manufacturing teams
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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A leather goods product development manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a leather wet processing department manager background worth leading with.
- already held develop manufacturing recipes communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held purchase raw material supplies communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held test chemical auxiliaries information skills
- already held test leather chemistry engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held leather physical testing engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held prepare colour mixtures handling and moving
All 17 carried skills, including the 6 the leather goods product development manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 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 footwear creation process required
- still to learn leather goods components required
- still to learn leather goods manufacturing processes required
- still to learn leather goods materials required
- still to learn leather goods quality required
- optional, not held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design optional
- still to learn apply development process to footwear design required
- still to learn apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods required
- still to learn distinguish accessories required
- still to learn distinguish fabrics required
- still to learn prepare leather goods samples required
- still to learn develop leather goods collection required
- still to learn implement footwear marketing plan required
- still to learn reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing required
- still to learn communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages required
- optional, not held sketch leather goods optional
- optional, not held differentiate nuance of colours optional
- still to learn develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans required
- still to learn plan supply chain logistics for footwear and leather goods required
- still to learn innovate in footwear and leather goods industry required
- optional, not held manage footwear quality systems optional
- still to learn footwear and leather goods marketing planning required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a leather goods product development manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply development process to footwear design practise this
- 02 apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods practise this
- 03 develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 17 skills that carry over
- already held health and safety in the workplace knowledge
- already held manage staff skill
- already held monitor operations in the leather industry skill
- already held use IT tools skill
- already held use communication techniques skill
- already held work in textile manufacturing teams skill
- already held develop manufacturing recipes skill
- already held functionalities of machinery knowledge
- already held leather physical testing knowledge
- already held liaise with colleagues skill
- already held maintain equipment skill
- already held manage environmental impact of operations skill
- already held manage supplies skill
- already held prepare colour mixtures skill
- already held purchase raw material supplies skill
- already held test chemical auxiliaries skill
- already held test leather chemistry knowledge
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design optional
- optional, not held manage footwear quality systems optional
- optional, not held sketch leather goods optional
- optional, not held differentiate nuance of colours optional
17 held skills the leather goods product development manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
- not needed by the target role apply colouring recipes skill
- not needed by the target role characteristics of chemicals used for tanning knowledge
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
- not needed by the target role identify defects on raw hides skill
- not needed by the target role identify with the company's goals skill
- not needed by the target role leather chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role leather colour chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role leather technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage quality of leather throughout the production process skill
- not needed by the target role physico-chemical properties of crust leather knowledge
- not needed by the target role physico-chemical properties of hides and skins knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality control systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role seek innovation in current practices skill
- not needed by the target role source colour chemicals knowledge
- not needed by the target role spray finishing technology knowledge
7 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 footwear and leather goods marketing planning required
- still to learn footwear creation process required
- still to learn leather goods components required
- still to learn leather goods manufacturing processes required
- still to learn leather goods materials required
- still to learn leather goods quality required
- optional, not held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design optional
Other moves recorded from leather wet processing department manager
- leather production planner 83% covered · adjacent
- raw materials warehouse specialist 59% covered · moderate
- leather goods artisanal worker 48% covered · moderate
- leather goods production supervisor 34% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from leather wet processing department manager
Common questions about this move
Can a leather wet processing department manager become a leather goods product development manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A leather wet processing department manager already covers 34% of what a leather goods product development manager is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 6 of which the leather goods product development manager role treats as required.
What skills does a leather wet processing department manager need to become a leather goods product development manager?
18 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is apply development process to footwear design.
How hard is the move from leather wet processing department manager to leather goods product development manager?
Its learning distance is 71.4 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.