Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

procurement department managertopublic procurement specialist

A procurement department manager already meets 78% of what the public procurement specialist role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From procurement department manager
78%
Overlap1
To public procurement specialist
36 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
30.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 30.1

This move: 30.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the public procurement specialist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the procurement department manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 36 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A public procurement specialist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a procurement department manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held develop procurement strategy management skills
  • already held evaluate tender information skills
  • already held perform contract reporting and evaluation information skills
  • already held develop performance orientation in public administration management skills
  • already held implement risk management in procurement information skills
  • already held apply certification and payment procedures assisting and caring

All 36 carried skills, including the 23 the public procurement specialist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required
  • required, not held draft procurement technical specifications required
  • required, not held negotiate terms with suppliers required
  • required, not held use different communication channels required
02 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held perform procurement market analysis required
  • required, not held draft tender documentation required
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held project management principles required
  • optional, not held category specific expertise optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held quantity surveying optional
05 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held team building optional
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a public procurement specialist 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 36 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held address problems critically skill
  • already held adhere to organisational code of ethics skill
  • already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • already held assess procurement needs skill
  • already held communication principles knowledge
  • already held cooperate with colleagues skill
  • already held develop performance orientation in public administration skill
  • already held develop procurement strategy skill
  • already held e-procurement knowledge
  • already held evaluate tender skill
  • already held implement procurement of innovation skill
  • already held implement risk management in procurement skill
  • already held implement sustainable procurement skill
  • already held manage relationships with stakeholders skill
  • already held morality knowledge
  • already held negotiate buying conditions skill
  • already held negotiate improvement with suppliers skill
  • already held organisational structure knowledge
  • already held perform contract reporting and evaluation skill
  • already held procurement lifecycle knowledge
  • already held teamwork principles knowledge
  • already held use communication techniques skill
  • already held use e-procurement skill
  • already held adapt to changing situations skill
  • already held apply certification and payment procedures skill
  • already held apply change management skill
  • already held keep up-to-date with regulations skill
  • already held leadership principles knowledge
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held manage a team skill
  • already held manage contract disputes skill
  • already held manage contracts skill
  • already held manage procurement planning skill
  • already held monitor developments in field of expertise skill
  • already held procurement legislation knowledge
  • already held supplier management knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held public administration optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held team building optional
  • optional, not held category specific expertise optional
  • optional, not held public administration optional
  • optional, not held quantity surveying optional
  • optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
13 held skills the public procurement specialist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse business processes skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse legal enforceability skill
  • not needed by the target role continuous improvement philosophies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control financial resources skill
  • not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
  • not needed by the target role gather feedback from employees skill
  • not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role international business knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role management department processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role train employees 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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held project management principles required
  • optional, not held team building optional
  • optional, not held category specific expertise optional
  • optional, not held public administration optional
  • optional, not held quantity surveying optional
Index

Other moves recorded from procurement department manager

Full index of moves from procurement department manager

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.