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

resource managertosupply 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.

From resource manager
54%
Overlap1
To supply chain manager
43 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
58.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.6/ 100

1 Share of the supply chain 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.

Why

Why this move works

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

  • 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

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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 56 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 business, administration and law 2 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held product life-cycle required
  • required, not held 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
02 management skills 1 required, 13 supplementary
  • required, not held 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
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held 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
04 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held identify software for warehouse management required
  • optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
  • optional, not held use sales forecasting softwares optional
05 information skills 15 supplementary
  • 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
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held geographical routes optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 43 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held control trade commercial documentation optional
08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held economics optional
51 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
Skill Type
13 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 product life-cycle required
  • required, not held 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
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.