Purchase planner to wholesale merchant in waste and scrap
A purchase planner already meets 37% of what the wholesale merchant in waste and scrap role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.6/ 100
1 How much of what a wholesale merchant in waste and scrap is expected to do is already part of a purchase planner’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 waste and scrap role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A wholesale merchant in waste and scrap role treats 7 of its required skills as things a purchase planner already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assess supplier risks
- have computer literacy
- identify new business opportunities
- identify suppliers
- negotiate buying conditions
- negotiate sales contracts
What stands in the way is 12 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wholesale merchant in waste and scrap role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a purchase planner background worth leading with.
- already held identify new business opportunities management skills
- already held assess supplier risks information skills
- already held identify suppliers management skills
- already held negotiate buying conditions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held negotiate sales contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform market research information skills
All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the wholesale merchant in waste and scrap role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 5 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 identify customer's needs required
- 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 build business relationships 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 product comprehension required
- still to learn sales strategies required
- still to learn plan transport operations required
- still to learn waste and scrap products required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a wholesale merchant in waste and scrap role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 identify customer's needs practise this
- 02 initiate contact with buyers practise this
- 03 initiate contact with sellers 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held assess supplier risks skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held identify new business opportunities skill
- already held identify suppliers skill
- already held negotiate buying conditions skill
- already held negotiate sales contracts skill
- already held perform market research skill
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
38 held skills the wholesale merchant in waste and scrap role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse consumer buying trends skill
- not needed by the target role analyse logistic changes skill
- not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
- not needed by the target role assess procurement needs skill
- not needed by the target role carry out statistical forecasts skill
- not needed by the target role category specific expertise knowledge
- not needed by the target role check shipments skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research on food waste prevention skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role design indicators for food waste reduction skill
- not needed by the target role develop food waste reduction strategies skill
- not needed by the target role embargo regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations skill
- not needed by the target role export control principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement procurement of innovation skill
- not needed by the target role implement sustainable procurement skill
- not needed by the target role international business knowledge
- not needed by the target role international import export regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role manage procurement planning skill
- not needed by the target role manage purchasing cycle skill
- not needed by the target role manage standard enterprise resource planning system skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturer's recommended price knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform multiple tasks at the same time skill
- not needed by the target role perform procurement market analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform procurement processes skill
- not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
- not needed by the target role prepare purchasing reportings skill
- not needed by the target role procurement legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role procurement lifecycle knowledge
- not needed by the target role report accounts of the professional activity skill
- not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
- not needed by the target role supply chain management knowledge
- not needed by the target role track price trends skill
- not needed by the target role transportation methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role use e-procurement skill
- not needed by the target role visit suppliers 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 product comprehension required
- still to learn sales strategies required
- still to learn waste and scrap products required
Common questions about this move
Can a purchase planner become a wholesale merchant in waste and scrap?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A purchase planner already covers 37% of what a wholesale merchant in waste and scrap is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 7 of which the wholesale merchant in waste and scrap role treats as required.
What skills does a purchase planner need to become a wholesale merchant in waste and scrap?
12 required skills are missing, plus 0 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is identify customer's needs.
How hard is the move from purchase planner to wholesale merchant in waste and scrap?
Its learning distance is 61.6 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.