Resource manager to supply chain manager
A resource manager already meets 54% of what the supply chain manager role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
58.6/ 100
1 How much of what a supply chain manager is expected to do is already part of a resource manager’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 supply chain manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A supply chain manager role treats 18 of its required skills as things a resource manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- analyse business plans
- analyse logistic changes
- analyse supply chain strategies
- analyse supply chain trends
- assess supplier risks
- corporate social responsibility
What stands in the way is 5 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 43 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A supply chain 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.
- already held manage sub-contract labour management skills
- already held accurately estimate work hours information skills
- already held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials information skills
- already held conflict management business, administration and law
- already held programme work according to incoming orders management skills
- already held estimate costs of required supplies information skills
All 43 carried skills, including the 18 the supply chain manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 56 missing skills fall into 8 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 product life-cycle required
- still to learn product data management required
- optional, not held market pricing optional
- optional, not held operations management optional
- optional, not held warehouse operations optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held multimodal transport logistics optional
- optional, not held pricing strategies optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held transportation software related to an ERP system optional
- still to learn implement a management system required
- optional, not held direct logistical functions optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held plan future capacity requirements optional
- optional, not held apply change management optional
- optional, not held assist in planning production scheduling optional
- optional, not held carry out tendering optional
- optional, not held forecast dividend trends optional
- optional, not held forecast products' demand optional
- optional, not held manage logistics optional
- optional, not held manage rented goods returns optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held manage warehouse operations optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- still to learn identify key processes of traceability systems required
- optional, not held coordinate purchasing activities optional
- optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
- optional, not held advise on sustainable management policies optional
- optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional
- optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- still to learn identify software for warehouse management required
- optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
- optional, not held use sales forecasting softwares optional
- optional, not held analyse logistic needs optional
- optional, not held monitor ingredient storage optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held track price trends optional
- optional, not held visit suppliers optional
- optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
- optional, not held analyse economic trends optional
- optional, not held analyse market financial trends optional
- optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
- optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
- optional, not held forecast future levels of business optional
- optional, not held forecast production quantities optional
- optional, not held forecast sales over periods of time optional
- optional, not held maintain contract administration optional
- optional, not held study sales levels of products optional
- optional, not held geographical routes optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a supply chain manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 product life-cycle study this
- 02 identify key processes of traceability systems practise this
- 03 identify software for warehouse management 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 43 skills that carry over
- already held analyse business plans skill
- 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 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 accurately estimate work hours skill
- already held advise on risk management skill
- already held apply for government funding skill
- already held assess financial viability skill
- already held business strategy concepts knowledge
- already held calculate purchasing levels of raw materials skill
- already held conflict management knowledge
- already held control financial resources skill
- already held ensure cross-department cooperation skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held estimate duration of work skill
- already held estimate profitability skill
- already held financial forecasting knowledge
- already held forecast workload skill
- already held human resource management knowledge
- already held identify suppliers skill
- already held labour legislation knowledge
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage human resources skill
- already held manage sub-contract labour skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held perform resource planning skill
- already held programme work according to incoming orders skill
- already held project management knowledge
- already held risk management knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held control trade commercial documentation optional
- optional, not held economics optional
51 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse logistic needs optional
- optional, not held control trade commercial documentation optional
- optional, not held coordinate purchasing activities optional
- optional, not held direct logistical functions optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
- optional, not held market pricing optional
- optional, not held monitor ingredient storage optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
- optional, not held operations management optional
- optional, not held plan future capacity requirements optional
- optional, not held track price trends optional
- optional, not held visit suppliers optional
- optional, not held warehouse operations optional
- optional, not held advise on sustainable management policies optional
- optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
- optional, not held analyse economic trends optional
- optional, not held analyse market financial trends optional
- optional, not held apply change management optional
- optional, not held assist in planning production scheduling optional
- optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
- optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
- optional, not held carry out tendering optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held economics optional
- optional, not held forecast dividend trends optional
- optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
- optional, not held forecast future levels of business optional
- optional, not held forecast production quantities optional
- optional, not held forecast products' demand optional
- optional, not held forecast sales over periods of time optional
- optional, not held geographical routes optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held maintain contract administration optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held manage logistics optional
- optional, not held manage rented goods returns optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held manage warehouse operations optional
11 further entries not listed here
0 held skills the supply chain manager role does not ask for
13 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 life-cycle required
- still to learn product data management required
- optional, not held market pricing optional
- optional, not held operations management optional
- optional, not held warehouse operations optional
- optional, not held economics optional
- optional, not held geographical routes optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held multimodal transport logistics optional
- optional, not held pricing strategies optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
- optional, not held transportation software related to an ERP system optional
Common questions about this move
Can a resource manager become a supply chain manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A resource manager already covers 54% of what a supply chain manager is expected to do: 43 skills carry over, 18 of which the supply chain manager role treats as required.
What skills does a resource manager need to become a supply chain manager?
5 required skills are missing, plus 51 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is product life-cycle.
How hard is the move from resource manager to supply chain manager?
Its learning distance is 58.6 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.