Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Pharmaceutical goods distribution manager to distribution manager

A pharmaceutical goods distribution manager already meets 57% of what the distribution manager role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From pharmaceutical goods distribution manager
57 % overlap
Partial match
To distribution manager
26 You already bring
2 Still to learn
78 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.3/ 100

1 How much of what a distribution manager is expected to do is already part of a pharmaceutical goods distribution 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 distribution manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A distribution manager role treats 25 of its required skills as things a pharmaceutical goods distribution manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • adhere to organisational guidelines
  • analyse supply chain trends
  • carry out inventory control accuracy
  • carry out statistical forecasts
  • communicate with shipment forwarders
  • create solutions to problems

What stands in the way is 2 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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A distribution manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pharmaceutical goods distribution manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held pharmaceutical products health and welfare
  • already held minimise shipping cost management skills
  • already held manage freight payment methods management skills
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities assisting and caring
  • already held track shipments information skills
  • already held track shipping sites management skills

All 26 carried skills, including the 25 the distribution manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 52 missing skills fall into 13 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 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn analyse business plans required
  • optional, not held monitor security procedures in warehouse operations optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held oversee freight-related financial documentation optional
02 management skills 1 required
  • still to learn direct logistical functions required
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 22 supplementary
  • optional, not held beverage products optional
  • optional, not held clothing and footwear products optional
  • optional, not held coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products optional
  • optional, not held construction products optional
  • optional, not held dairy and edible oil products optional
  • optional, not held electrical household appliances products optional
  • optional, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment optional
  • optional, not held glassware products optional
  • optional, not held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
  • optional, not held hides, skins and leather products optional
  • optional, not held industrial tools optional
  • optional, not held machinery products optional
  • optional, not held meat and meat products optional
  • optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
  • optional, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products optional
  • optional, not held sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products optional
  • optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
  • optional, not held textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials optional
  • optional, not held tobacco products optional
  • optional, not held types of aircraft optional
  • optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
  • optional, not held wood products optional
04 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held agricultural equipment optional
  • optional, not held agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products optional
  • optional, not held fish, crustacean and mollusc products optional
  • optional, not held fruit and vegetable products optional
  • optional, not held live animal products optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure client orientation optional
  • optional, not held present reports optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held think proactively optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
06 business, administration and law 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
  • optional, not held international import export regulations optional
  • optional, not held employment law optional
  • optional, not held transportation software related to an ERP system optional

7 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a distribution manager 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 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • already held analyse supply chain trends skill
  • already held carry out inventory control accuracy skill
  • already held carry out statistical forecasts skill
  • already held communicate with shipment forwarders skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held develop financial statistics reports skill
  • already held ensure customs compliance skill
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities skill
  • already held freight transport methods knowledge
  • already held handle carriers skill
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held hazardous freight regulations knowledge
  • already held implement strategic planning skill
  • already held manage financial risk skill
  • already held manage freight payment methods skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held minimise shipping cost skill
  • already held perform financial risk management in international trade skill
  • already held perform multiple tasks at the same time skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held plan transport operations skill
  • already held supply chain management knowledge
  • already held track shipments skill
  • already held track shipping sites skill
  • already held pharmaceutical products knowledge
The 7 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 services 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held household products optional
  • optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional
  • optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
08 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
  • optional, not held watches and jewellery products optional
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held chemical products optional
  • optional, not held flower and plant products optional
10 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
11 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held computer equipment optional
12 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use a warehouse management system optional
13 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manufacture ingredients optional
50 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held agricultural equipment optional
  • optional, not held agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products optional
  • optional, not held beverage products optional
  • optional, not held chemical products optional
  • optional, not held clothing and footwear products optional
  • optional, not held coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products optional
  • optional, not held computer equipment optional
  • optional, not held construction products optional
  • optional, not held dairy and edible oil products optional
  • optional, not held electrical household appliances products optional
  • optional, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment optional
  • optional, not held fish, crustacean and mollusc products optional
  • optional, not held flower and plant products optional
  • optional, not held fruit and vegetable products optional
  • optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
  • optional, not held glassware products optional
  • optional, not held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
  • optional, not held hides, skins and leather products optional
  • optional, not held household products optional
  • optional, not held industrial tools optional
  • optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
  • optional, not held international import export regulations optional
  • optional, not held live animal products optional
  • optional, not held machinery products optional
  • optional, not held manufacture ingredients optional
  • optional, not held meat and meat products optional
  • optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
  • optional, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products optional
  • optional, not held monitor security procedures in warehouse operations optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held oversee freight-related financial documentation optional
  • optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional
  • optional, not held sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products optional
  • optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
  • optional, not held textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials optional
  • optional, not held tobacco products optional
  • optional, not held types of aircraft optional
  • optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
  • optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
  • optional, not held watches and jewellery products optional

10 further entries not listed here

0 held skills the distribution manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
40 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
  • optional, not held agricultural equipment optional
  • optional, not held agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products optional
  • optional, not held beverage products optional
  • optional, not held chemical products optional
  • optional, not held clothing and footwear products optional
  • optional, not held coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products optional
  • optional, not held computer equipment optional
  • optional, not held construction products optional
  • optional, not held dairy and edible oil products optional
  • optional, not held electrical household appliances products optional
  • optional, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment optional
  • optional, not held fish, crustacean and mollusc products optional
  • optional, not held flower and plant products optional
  • optional, not held fruit and vegetable products optional
  • optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
  • optional, not held glassware products optional
  • optional, not held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
  • optional, not held hides, skins and leather products optional
  • optional, not held household products optional
  • optional, not held industrial tools optional
  • optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
  • optional, not held international import export regulations optional
  • optional, not held live animal products optional
  • optional, not held machinery products optional
  • optional, not held meat and meat products optional
  • optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
  • optional, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products optional
  • optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional
  • optional, not held sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products optional
  • optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
  • optional, not held textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials optional
  • optional, not held tobacco products optional
  • optional, not held types of aircraft optional
  • optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
  • optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
  • optional, not held watches and jewellery products optional
  • optional, not held wood products optional
  • optional, not held employment law optional
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
  • optional, not held transportation software related to an ERP system optional
Index

Other moves recorded from pharmaceutical goods distribution manager

Full index of moves from pharmaceutical goods distribution manager

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a pharmaceutical goods distribution manager become a distribution manager?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A pharmaceutical goods distribution manager already covers 57% of what a distribution manager is expected to do: 26 skills carry over, 25 of which the distribution manager role treats as required.

What skills does a pharmaceutical goods distribution manager need to become a distribution manager?

2 required skills are missing, plus 50 optional ones. They fall into 13 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is direct logistical functions.

How hard is the move from pharmaceutical goods distribution manager to distribution manager?

Its learning distance is 57.3 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.