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

purchasing managertopurchase planner

A purchasing manager already meets 38% of what the purchase planner role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From purchasing manager
38%
Overlap1
To purchase planner
20 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
65.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.8/ 100

1 Share of the purchase planner 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 purchase planner role treats 6 of its required skills as things a purchasing manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assess supplier risks
  • identify suppliers
  • maintain relationship with suppliers
  • negotiate buying conditions
  • supply chain management
  • track price trends

What stands in the way is 14 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A purchase planner 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 category specific expertise business, administration and law
  • already held track price trends information skills
  • already held manage procurement planning management skills
  • already held perform procurement market analysis information skills
  • already held analyse logistic changes information skills
  • already held assess procurement needs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 20 carried skills, including the 6 the purchase planner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 8 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, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held prepare purchasing reportings required
  • required, not held visit suppliers required
  • required, not held apply numeracy skills required
  • required, not held perform market research required
  • optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional
  • optional, not held conduct research on food waste prevention optional
  • optional, not held design indicators for food waste reduction optional
02 business, administration and law 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held embargo regulations required
  • required, not held international import export regulations required
  • required, not held export control principles required
  • optional, not held manufacturer's recommended price optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held manage purchasing cycle required
  • required, not held perform procurement processes required
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held show diplomacy optional
04 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held identify new business opportunities required
  • required, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time required
  • optional, not held develop food waste reduction strategies optional
  • optional, not held plan schedule optional
05 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held have computer literacy required
  • optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a purchase planner 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assess supplier risks skill
  • already held identify suppliers skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held negotiate buying conditions skill
  • already held supply chain management knowledge
  • already held track price trends skill
  • already held analyse consumer buying trends skill
  • already held analyse logistic changes skill
  • already held assess procurement needs skill
  • already held carry out statistical forecasts skill
  • already held category specific expertise knowledge
  • 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 negotiate sales contracts skill
  • already held perform procurement market analysis skill
  • already held procurement legislation knowledge
  • already held procurement lifecycle knowledge
  • already held use e-procurement skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 required
  • required, not held transportation methods required
08 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held check shipments optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held check shipments optional
  • optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
  • optional, not held manufacturer's recommended price optional
  • optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held conduct research on food waste prevention optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held design indicators for food waste reduction optional
  • optional, not held develop food waste reduction strategies optional
  • optional, not held plan schedule optional
  • optional, not held show diplomacy optional
33 held skills the purchase planner 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 supply chain strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse supply chain trends skill
  • not needed by the target role attend trade fairs skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate purchasing levels of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate purchasing activities skill
  • not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate costs of required supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
  • not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain contract administration skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers 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 inventory 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 manage supplies 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 order supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role pricing strategies 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 strive for company growth skill
  • not needed by the target role study sales levels of products skill
  • not needed by the target role supplier management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supply chain principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sustainable manufacturing 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 embargo regulations required
  • required, not held international import export regulations required
  • required, not held transportation methods required
  • required, not held export control principles required
  • optional, not held manufacturer's recommended price 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.