Table 1Transition record

procurement support officertoprocurement department manager

A procurement support officer already meets 51% of what the procurement department manager role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From procurement support officer

51%

Overlap1

To procurement department manager

21 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

59.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.1

This move: 59.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the procurement department manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the procurement support officer 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A procurement department manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a procurement support officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform contract reporting and evaluation information skills
already held apply certification and payment procedures assisting and caring
already held develop performance orientation in public administration management skills
already held implement risk management in procurement information skills
already held assess procurement needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held morality arts and humanities

All 21 carried skills, including the 21 the procurement department manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 6 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 7 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held implement procurement of innovation required
required, not held implement sustainable procurement required
required, not held negotiate improvement with suppliers required
required, not held adapt to changing situations required
required, not held manage contract disputes required
required, not held negotiate buying conditions required
required, not held negotiate supplier arrangements required

optional, not held analyse legal enforceability optional
optional, not held train employees optional

02 management skills 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held develop procurement strategy required
required, not held manage procurement planning required
required, not held manage a team required

optional, not held apply change management optional
optional, not held control financial resources optional
optional, not held develop organisational policies optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional

03 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held evaluate tender required
required, not held keep up-to-date with regulations required
required, not held monitor developments in field of expertise required

optional, not held analyse business processes optional
optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional

04 business, administration and law 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held project management required
required, not held procurement legislation required

optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held management department processes optional

05 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required

required, not held leadership principles required

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held government policy optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a procurement department 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 21 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 apply certification and payment procedures 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 e-procurement knowledge
already held implement risk management in procurement skill
already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
already held manage contracts skill
already held manage relationships with stakeholders skill
already held morality knowledge
already held organisational structure knowledge
already held perform contract reporting and evaluation skill
already held procurement lifecycle knowledge
already held supplier management knowledge
already held teamwork principles knowledge
already held use communication techniques skill
already held use e-procurement skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse business processes optional
optional, not held analyse legal enforceability optional
optional, not held apply change management optional
optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
optional, not held control financial resources optional
optional, not held develop organisational policies optional
optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional
optional, not held government policy optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held management department processes optional
optional, not held train employees optional

6 held skills the procurement department manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role draft procurement technical specifications skill
not needed by the target role draft tender documentation skill
not needed by the target role perform procurement market analysis skill
not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role provide technical documentation skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill

7 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 required
required, not held leadership principles required
required, not held procurement legislation required
optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
optional, not held government policy optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held management department processes optional

Index

Other moves recorded from procurement support officer

Full index of moves from procurement support officer

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.