Online sales channel manager to wholesale merchant in flowers and plants
An online sales channel manager already meets 21% of what the wholesale merchant in flowers and plants role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
74.1/ 100
1 How much of what a wholesale merchant in flowers and plants is expected to do is already part of an online sales channel 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 wholesale merchant in flowers and plants role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A wholesale merchant in flowers and plants role treats 4 of its required skills as things an online sales channel manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- build business relationships
- identify customer's needs
- negotiate buying conditions
- perform market research
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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wholesale merchant in flowers and plants role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an online sales channel manager background worth leading with.
- already held negotiate buying conditions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform market research information skills
- already held build business relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held identify customer's needs communication, collaboration and creativity
All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the wholesale merchant in flowers and plants role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 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 initiate contact with buyers required
- still to learn initiate contact with sellers required
- still to learn negotiate sale of commodities required
- still to learn negotiate sales contracts required
- still to learn assess supplier risks 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 plan transport operations required
- still to learn identify new business opportunities required
- still to learn identify suppliers required
- still to learn product comprehension required
- still to learn sales strategies required
- still to learn flower and plant products required
- still to learn have computer literacy required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a wholesale merchant in flowers and plants role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assess supplier risks practise this
- 02 flower and plant products study this
- 03 initiate contact with buyers 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 4 skills that carry over
- already held build business relationships skill
- already held identify customer's needs skill
- already held negotiate buying conditions skill
- already held perform market research skill
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
26 held skills the wholesale merchant in flowers and plants role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply social media marketing skill
- not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
- not needed by the target role carry out strategic research skill
- not needed by the target role channel marketing knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct online competitive analysis skill
- not needed by the target role creatively use digital technologies skill
- not needed by the target role develop inclusive communication material skill
- not needed by the target role develop online sales business plan skill
- not needed by the target role e-commerce systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role e-procurement knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronic business knowledge
- not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage processes skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role monitor online competitors skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate terms with suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
- not needed by the target role plan digital marketing skill
- not needed by the target role plan social media marketing campaigns skill
- not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
- not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
- not needed by the target role use customer relationship management software skill
- not needed by the target role use e-services skill
- not needed by the target role web strategy assessment knowledge
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
3 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 flower and plant products required
- still to learn product comprehension required
- still to learn sales strategies required
Other moves recorded from online sales channel manager
Common questions about this move
Can an online sales channel manager become a wholesale merchant in flowers and plants?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An online sales channel manager already covers 21% of what a wholesale merchant in flowers and plants is expected to do: 4 skills carry over, 4 of which the wholesale merchant in flowers and plants role treats as required.
What skills does an online sales channel manager need to become a wholesale merchant in flowers and plants?
15 required skills are missing, plus 0 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is assess supplier risks.
How hard is the move from online sales channel manager to wholesale merchant in flowers and plants?
Its learning distance is 74.1 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.