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

purchasing managertoforecast manager

A purchasing manager already meets 66% of what the forecast manager role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From purchasing manager
66%
Overlap1
To forecast manager
22 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
39.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

66%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

39.2/ 100

1 Share of the forecast manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the purchasing 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.

Why

Why this move works

A forecast manager role treats 18 of its required skills as things a purchasing manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse logistic changes
  • analyse supply chain strategies
  • analyse supply chain trends
  • assess supplier risks
  • corporate social responsibility
  • estimate costs of required supplies

What stands in the way is 6 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A forecast manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a purchasing manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials information skills
  • already held estimate costs of required supplies information skills
  • already held analyse logistic changes information skills
  • already held coordinate purchasing activities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held supply chain principles business, administration and law
  • already held supplier management business, administration and law

All 22 carried skills, including the 18 the forecast manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 information skills 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse economic trends required
  • required, not held analyse market financial trends required
  • required, not held forecast future levels of business required
  • required, not held forecast production quantities required
  • optional, not held analyse logistic needs optional
  • optional, not held monitor ingredient storage optional
  • optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
  • optional, not held forecast sales over periods of time optional
02 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held forecast dividend trends required
  • optional, not held assist in planning production scheduling optional
  • optional, not held forecast products' demand optional
  • optional, not held manage logistics optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held financial forecasting required
  • optional, not held consumer goods industry optional
04 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
  • optional, not held use sales forecasting softwares optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held statistics optional
06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held economics optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a forecast 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse logistic changes skill
  • already held analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • already held analyse supply chain trends skill
  • already held assess supplier risks skill
  • already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • already held estimate costs of required supplies skill
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held identify suppliers skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held maintain relationship with customers skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held manage inventory skill
  • already held manage supplies skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held strive for company growth skill
  • already held supplier management knowledge
  • already held supply chain management knowledge
  • already held supply chain principles knowledge
  • already held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials skill
  • already held coordinate purchasing activities skill
  • already held international business knowledge
  • already held study sales levels of products skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse logistic needs optional
  • optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
  • optional, not held monitor ingredient storage optional
  • optional, not held assist in planning production scheduling optional
  • optional, not held consumer goods industry optional
  • optional, not held economics optional
  • optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
  • optional, not held forecast products' demand optional
  • optional, not held forecast sales over periods of time optional
  • optional, not held manage logistics optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
  • optional, not held use sales forecasting softwares optional
31 held skills the forecast manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on sustainable management policies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse consumer buying trends skill
  • not needed by the target role assess procurement needs skill
  • not needed by the target role attend trade fairs 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 ensure equipment availability skill
  • 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 issue sales invoices skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain contract administration skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage procurement planning skill
  • not needed by the target role manage rented goods returns skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role market pricing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate buying conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate sales contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role perform procurement market analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role pricing strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role procurement legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role procurement lifecycle knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sustainable manufacturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role track price trends skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role use e-procurement skill
4 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 financial forecasting required
  • optional, not held consumer goods industry optional
  • optional, not held economics optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from purchasing manager

Full index of moves from purchasing 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.