Table 1Transition record

resource managertoforecast manager

A resource manager already meets 65% of what the forecast manager role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From resource manager

65%

Overlap1

To forecast manager

20 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

39.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 39.5

This move: 39.5 of 100 · moderate

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

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 forecast manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a resource 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 supply chain principles business, administration and law
already held supplier management business, administration and law
already held manage inventory management skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 19 the forecast manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 7 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, 5 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
optional, not held study sales levels of products 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 2 supplementary

optional, not held consumer goods industry optional
optional, not held international business 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held coordinate purchasing activities optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held statistics optional

1 further area in the appendix

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 20 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 financial forecasting knowledge
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

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held economics optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse logistic needs optional
optional, not held coordinate purchasing activities 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 international business optional
optional, not held manage logistics optional
optional, not held statistics optional
optional, not held study sales levels of products optional
optional, not held use sales forecasting softwares optional

23 held skills the forecast manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accurately estimate work hours skill
not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
not needed by the target role apply for government funding skill
not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
not needed by the target role conflict management knowledge
not needed by the target role control financial resources skill
not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
not needed by the target role estimate profitability skill
not needed by the target role forecast workload skill
not needed by the target role human resource management knowledge
not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage human resources skill
not needed by the target role manage sub-contract labour skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
not needed by the target role programme work according to incoming orders skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role risk management knowledge

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

optional, not held consumer goods industry optional
optional, not held economics optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held statistics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from resource manager

Full index of moves from resource 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.