Procurement department manager to purchasing manager

• already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
• already held manage budgets skill
• already held manage contracts skill
• already held negotiate buying conditions skill
• already held supplier management knowledge
• already held assess procurement needs skill
• already held implement procurement of innovation skill
• already held implement sustainable procurement skill
• already held international business knowledge
• already held manage procurement planning skill
• already held procurement legislation knowledge
• already held procurement lifecycle knowledge
• already held train employees skill
• already held use e-procurement skill

• optional, not held category specific expertise optional
• optional, not held market pricing optional
• optional, not held monitor stock level optional
• optional, not held perform procurement market analysis optional
• optional, not held track price trends optional
• optional, not held advise on sustainable management policies optional
• optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
• optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
• optional, not held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials optional
• optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
• optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
• optional, not held maintain contract administration optional
• optional, not held manage rented goods returns optional
• optional, not held manage staff optional
• optional, not held manage supplies optional
• optional, not held pricing strategies optional
• optional, not held recruit employees optional
• optional, not held risk management optional
• optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional

• not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
• not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
• not needed by the target role adhere to organisational code of ethics skill
• not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
• 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 apply certification and payment procedures skill
• not needed by the target role apply change management skill
• not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
• 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 cooperate with colleagues skill
• not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
• not needed by the target role develop performance orientation in public administration skill
• not needed by the target role develop procurement strategy skill
• not needed by the target role e-procurement knowledge
• not needed by the target role evaluate tender 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 implement risk management in procurement skill
• not needed by the target role keep up-to-date with regulations skill
• not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
• not needed by the target role manage a team skill
• not needed by the target role manage contract disputes skill
• not needed by the target role manage relationships with stakeholders skill
• not needed by the target role management department processes knowledge
• not needed by the target role monitor developments in field of expertise skill
• not needed by the target role morality knowledge
• not needed by the target role negotiate improvement with suppliers skill
• not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
• not needed by the target role organisational structure knowledge
• not needed by the target role perform contract reporting and evaluation skill
• not needed by the target role project management knowledge
• not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
• not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn corporate social responsibility required
• still to learn quality standards required
• still to learn supply chain management required
• still to learn supply chain principles required
• optional, not held category specific expertise optional
• optional, not held market pricing optional
• optional, not held pricing strategies optional
• optional, not held risk management optional
• optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional

Yes, and it is a career change move. A procurement department manager already covers 23% of what a purchasing manager is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 5 of which the purchasing manager role treats as required.

20 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is analyse supply chain trends.

Its learning distance is 79.3 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.