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

supply chain managertoprogramme manager

A supply chain manager already meets 38% of what the programme manager role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From supply chain manager
38%
Overlap1
To programme manager
14 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
65.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.5/ 100

1 Share of the programme manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the supply chain 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 programme manager role treats 11 of its required skills as things a supply chain manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assess financial viability
  • corporate social responsibility
  • ensure equipment availability
  • follow company standards
  • liaise with managers
  • manage budgets

What stands in the way is 13 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A programme manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a supply chain manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held estimate profitability information skills
  • already held control financial resources management skills
  • already held manage logistics management skills
  • already held perform resource planning information skills
  • already held strive for company growth management skills
  • already held assess financial viability information skills

All 14 carried skills, including the 11 the programme manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 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 management skills 6 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure equipment maintenance required
  • required, not held establish daily priorities required
  • required, not held manage several projects required
  • required, not held plan schedule required
  • required, not held supervise daily information operations required
  • required, not held utilise economies of scale in projects required
  • optional, not held develop revenue generation strategies optional
  • optional, not held budget for financial needs optional
  • optional, not held make investment decisions optional
  • optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
  • optional, not held manage profitability optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held shape organisational teams based on competencies optional
02 information skills 6 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held evaluate project plans required
  • required, not held manage project information required
  • required, not held identify legal requirements required
  • required, not held manage project metrics required
  • required, not held perform risk analysis required
  • required, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports required
  • optional, not held analyse external factors of companies optional
  • optional, not held analyse financial performance of a company optional
  • optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
  • optional, not held interpret financial statements optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held program management required
  • optional, not held project management methodology (PM²) optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held implement corporate governance optional
  • optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
  • optional, not held align efforts towards business development optional
  • optional, not held impart business plans to collaborators optional
  • optional, not held support managers optional
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a programme 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assess financial viability skill
  • already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held manage logistics skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held manage supplies skill
  • already held perform resource planning skill
  • already held project management knowledge
  • already held control financial resources skill
  • already held estimate profitability skill
  • already held strive for company growth skill
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held develop revenue generation strategies optional
  • optional, not held implement corporate governance optional
  • optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
  • optional, not held align efforts towards business development optional
  • optional, not held analyse external factors of companies optional
  • optional, not held analyse financial performance of a company optional
  • optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
  • optional, not held budget for financial needs optional
  • optional, not held impart business plans to collaborators optional
  • optional, not held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations optional
  • optional, not held interpret financial statements optional
  • optional, not held make investment decisions optional
  • optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
  • optional, not held manage profitability optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held project management methodology (PM²) optional
  • optional, not held shape organisational teams based on competencies optional
  • optional, not held support managers optional
85 held skills the programme 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 advise on sustainable management policies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse consumer buying trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse economic trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse logistic changes skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse logistic needs skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse supply chain trends skill
  • not needed by the target role apply change management skill
  • not needed by the target role apply for government funding skill
  • not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in planning production scheduling skill
  • not needed by the target role attend trade fairs skill
  • not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate purchasing levels of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out statistical forecasts skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
  • not needed by the target role conflict management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control trade commercial documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate purchasing activities skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role direct logistical functions skill
  • not needed by the target role economics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate costs of required supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role forecast dividend trends skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast economic trends skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast future levels of business skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast production quantities skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast products' demand skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast sales over periods of time skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast workload skill
  • not needed by the target role geographical routes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role human resource management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify key processes of traceability systems skill

45 further entries not listed here

2 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 program management required
  • optional, not held project management methodology (PM²) optional
Index

Other moves recorded from supply chain manager

Full index of moves from supply chain 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.