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

supply chain assistanttosecretary

A supply chain assistant already meets 16% of what the secretary role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From supply chain assistant
16%
Overlap1
To secretary
6 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
82 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

16%

Learning distance A rebuild

82/ 100

1 Share of the secretary role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the supply chain assistant 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 secretary role treats 4 of its required skills as things a supply chain assistant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • monitor staff absences
  • organise business documents
  • perform office routine activities
  • use spreadsheets software

What stands in the way is 18 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A secretary role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a supply chain assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor staff absences information skills
  • already held organise business documents management skills
  • already held perform office routine activities management skills
  • already held use office systems management skills
  • already held use spreadsheets software working with computers
  • already held issue sales invoices management skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the secretary role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 missing skills fall into 5 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate schedules to the people concerned required
  • required, not held communicate by telephone required
  • required, not held disseminate internal communications required
  • required, not held draft corporate emails required
  • required, not held maintain internal communication systems required
  • required, not held process commissioned instructions required
  • optional, not held place orders for printed paper goods optional
  • optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
  • optional, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements optional
  • optional, not held liaise with typists optional
  • optional, not held manage needs for stationery items optional
  • optional, not held organise travel arrangements for staff optional
  • optional, not held prepare presentation material optional
  • optional, not held write meeting reports optional
02 management skills 5 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held handle mail required
  • required, not held administer appointments required
  • required, not held disseminate messages to people required
  • required, not held manage personnel agenda required
  • required, not held organise facilities for office personnel required
  • optional, not held deliver correspondence optional
  • optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
  • optional, not held handle petty cash optional
  • optional, not held manage accounts optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
03 working with computers 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manage digital documents required
  • required, not held use microsoft office required
  • required, not held use word processing software required
  • optional, not held manage online content optional
  • optional, not held use personal organization software optional
04 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held file documents required
  • required, not held fill out forms required
  • required, not held keep task records required
05 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held company policies required
  • optional, not held labour law optional
  • optional, not held accounting techniques optional
  • optional, not held education administration optional
  • optional, not held education law optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a secretary 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held monitor staff absences skill
  • already held organise business documents skill
  • already held perform office routine activities skill
  • already held use spreadsheets software skill
  • already held issue sales invoices skill
  • already held use office systems skill
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held labour law optional
  • optional, not held manage online content optional
  • optional, not held place orders for printed paper goods optional
  • optional, not held accounting techniques optional
  • optional, not held deliver correspondence optional
  • optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
  • optional, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements optional
  • optional, not held education administration optional
  • optional, not held education law optional
  • optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
  • optional, not held handle petty cash optional
  • optional, not held liaise with typists optional
  • optional, not held manage accounts optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held manage needs for stationery items optional
  • optional, not held organise travel arrangements for staff optional
  • optional, not held prepare presentation material optional
  • optional, not held use personal organization software optional
  • optional, not held write meeting reports optional
28 held skills the secretary role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in planning production scheduling skill
  • not needed by the target role budget for financial needs skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out inventory control accuracy skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate purchasing activities skill
  • not needed by the target role direct logistical functions skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast production quantities skill
  • not needed by the target role handle returns skill
  • not needed by the target role identify key processes of traceability systems skill
  • not needed by the target role identify software for warehouse management skill
  • not needed by the target role international business knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret business information skill
  • not needed by the target role inventory management rules knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • not needed by the target role office software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operations department processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform business research skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare purchasing reportings skill
  • not needed by the target role provide technical documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role purchase supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role receive shipment packaging information skill
  • not needed by the target role sales department processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supply chain principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role support managers skill
  • not needed by the target role use production planning software skill
  • not needed by the target role use sales forecasting softwares 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 company policies required
  • optional, not held labour law optional
  • optional, not held accounting techniques optional
  • optional, not held education administration optional
  • optional, not held education law optional
Index

Other moves recorded from supply chain assistant

Full index of moves from supply chain assistant

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.