Career Overlap Transition record
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Licensing manager to import export manager in electrical household appliances

A licensing manager already meets 25% of what the import export manager in electrical household appliances role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From licensing manager
25 % overlap
Distant match
To import export manager in electrical household appliances
6 You already bring
18 Still to learn
24 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.8/ 100

1 How much of what an import export manager in electrical household appliances is expected to do is already part of a licensing 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 import export manager in electrical household appliances role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An import export manager in electrical household appliances role treats 6 of its required skills as things a licensing manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • abide by business ethical code of conducts
  • build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds
  • have computer literacy
  • managing a business with great care
  • meet deadlines
  • speak different languages

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An import export manager in electrical household appliances role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a licensing manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held managing a business with great care management skills
  • already held abide by business ethical code of conducts assisting and caring
  • already held build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held meet deadlines management skills
  • already held speak different languages communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held have computer literacy working with computers

All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the import export manager in electrical household appliances role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 18 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 information skills 5 required
  • still to learn produce sales reports required
  • still to learn comprehend financial business terminology required
  • still to learn maintain financial records required
  • still to learn monitor international market performance required
  • still to learn perform financial risk management in international trade required
02 business, administration and law 4 required
  • still to learn embargo regulations required
  • still to learn international commercial transactions rules required
  • still to learn international import export regulations required
  • still to learn export control principles required
03 management skills 4 required
  • still to learn direct distribution operations required
  • still to learn set import export strategies required
  • still to learn conduct performance measurement required
  • still to learn manage processes required
04 assisting and caring 2 required
  • still to learn control trade commercial documentation required
  • still to learn ensure customs compliance required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • still to learn apply conflict management required
  • still to learn create solutions to problems required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • still to learn electrical household appliances products required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an import export manager in electrical household appliances 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held abide by business ethical code of conducts skill
  • already held build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds skill
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held managing a business with great care skill
  • already held meet deadlines skill
  • already held speak different languages skill
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
23 held skills the import export manager in electrical household appliances role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
  • not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out strategic research 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 develop licensing agreements skill
  • not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role establish usage policies skill
  • not needed by the target role financial capability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
  • not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage financial risk skill
  • not needed by the target role manage licensee portofolio skill
  • not needed by the target role manage licensing fees skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor compliance with licensing agreements skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate rights of use skill
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill
  • not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
  • 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn electrical household appliances products required
  • still to learn embargo regulations required
  • still to learn international commercial transactions rules required
  • still to learn international import export regulations required
  • still to learn export control principles required
Index
FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a licensing manager become an import export manager in electrical household appliances?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A licensing manager already covers 25% of what an import export manager in electrical household appliances is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 6 of which the import export manager in electrical household appliances role treats as required.

What skills does a licensing manager need to become an import export manager in electrical household appliances?

18 required skills are missing, plus 0 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is control trade commercial documentation.

How hard is the move from licensing manager to import export manager in electrical household appliances?

Its learning distance is 73.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.