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

sales engineertomotor vehicles parts advisor

A sales engineer already meets 24% of what the motor vehicles parts advisor role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sales engineer
24%
Overlap1
To motor vehicles parts advisor
9 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
77.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance A rebuild

77.9/ 100

1 Share of the motor vehicles parts advisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sales engineer 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 motor vehicles parts advisor role treats 5 of its required skills as things a sales engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • inventory management rules
  • maintain parts inventory
  • parts pricing
  • provide customer follow-up services
  • purchase vehicle parts

What stands in the way is 17 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A motor vehicles parts advisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sales engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain parts inventory information skills
  • already held parts pricing engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held purchase vehicle parts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held inventory management rules business, administration and law
  • already held e-procurement business, administration and law
  • already held maintain customer records information skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the motor vehicles parts advisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 9 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 7 required
  • required, not held analyse supplier's information on vehicle parts required
  • required, not held check vehicle parts on delivery required
  • required, not held conduct evaluation of quality standards required
  • required, not held ensure parts packaging required
  • required, not held gather information to substitute parts required
  • required, not held keep stock records required
  • required, not held process data required
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required
  • required, not held sell vehicle parts required
  • required, not held identify parts requested by customers required
  • required, not held identify vehicles service requirements required
  • required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
  • required, not held maintain relationship with suppliers required
03 handling and moving 3 required
  • required, not held organise vehicle parts storage required
  • required, not held load products for dispatch required
  • required, not held maintain work area cleanliness required
04 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held carry out shipping orders for parts required
  • required, not held process payments required
  • optional, not held prepare shipments in time optional
05 business, administration and law 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held manufacturer's recommended price optional
  • optional, not held export control principles optional
  • optional, not held supply chain management optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held motor vehicle parts drawings optional
  • optional, not held new vehicles on the market optional
  • optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a motor vehicles parts advisor 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held inventory management rules knowledge
  • already held maintain parts inventory skill
  • already held parts pricing knowledge
  • already held provide customer follow-up services skill
  • already held purchase vehicle parts skill
  • already held e-procurement knowledge
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held maintain customer records skill
  • already held teamwork principles knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held waste management optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use customer relationship management software optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manufacturer's recommended price optional
  • optional, not held export control principles optional
  • optional, not held motor vehicle parts drawings optional
  • optional, not held new vehicles on the market optional
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
  • optional, not held prepare shipments in time optional
  • optional, not held supply chain management optional
  • optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional
  • optional, not held use customer relationship management software optional
  • optional, not held waste management optional
33 held skills the motor vehicles parts advisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role achieve sales targets skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on motor vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role apply territory planning skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate costs of repair operations skill
  • not needed by the target role capital goods industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role car controls knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out repair of vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role check finished vehicles for quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate automotive repair and maintenance service skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role implement sales strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret electrical diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role issue sales quotations for repairs or maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up-to-date on manufacturer's policies skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vehicle records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage vehicle services' financial resources skill
  • not needed by the target role maximise sales revenues skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate sales contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role organise storage facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role perform road testing of vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
  • not needed by the target role provide customer information related to repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role purchase automotive equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role supply chain principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role think proactively skill
  • not needed by the target role types of vehicles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
7 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 manufacturer's recommended price optional
  • optional, not held export control principles optional
  • optional, not held motor vehicle parts drawings optional
  • optional, not held new vehicles on the market optional
  • optional, not held supply chain management optional
  • optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional
  • optional, not held waste management optional
Index

Other moves recorded from sales engineer

Full index of moves from sales engineer

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.