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

timber tradertowood factory manager

A timber trader already meets 17% of what the wood factory manager role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From timber trader
17%
Overlap1
To wood factory manager
7 Skills carried over
20 Required, not held
84 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

17%

Learning distance A rebuild

84/ 100

1 Share of the wood factory manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the timber trader 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 wood factory manager role treats 5 of its required skills as things a timber trader already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • carry out purchasing operations in the timber business
  • manage budgets
  • sell processed timber in a commercial environment
  • study prices of wood products
  • timber products

What stands in the way is 20 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wood factory manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a timber trader background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held carry out purchasing operations in the timber business communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held sell processed timber in a commercial environment communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held study prices of wood products information skills
  • already held distinguish wood quality information skills
  • already held manage timber stocks management skills
  • already held timber products engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the wood factory manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 45 missing skills fall into 6 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 10 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held define manufacturing quality criteria required
  • required, not held manage factory operations required
  • required, not held manage production systems required
  • required, not held create manufacturing guidelines required
  • required, not held develop manufacturing policies required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • required, not held manage supplies required
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
  • required, not held strive for company growth required
  • optional, not held manage customer service optional
  • optional, not held check material resources optional
  • optional, not held evaluate employees work optional
  • optional, not held oversee logistics of finished products optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held recruit personnel optional
  • optional, not held schedule regular machine maintenance optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held construction products required
  • required, not held wood products required
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held woodworking processes required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
03 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
  • required, not held follow company standards required
  • required, not held oversee quality control required
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held advise customers on wood products required
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • optional, not held negotiate improvement with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held prospect new customers optional
  • optional, not held align efforts towards business development optional
  • optional, not held liaise with shareholders optional
  • optional, not held meet contract specifications optional
  • optional, not held negotiate terms with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
05 information skills 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse production processes for improvement required
  • optional, not held assess felled timber quality optional
  • optional, not held assess felled timber volume optional
  • optional, not held inspect wood materials optional
  • optional, not held prepare purchasing reportings optional
  • optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
  • optional, not held check durability of wood materials optional
06 business, administration and law 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held company policies optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry optional
  • optional, not held quality standards optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wood factory 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held carry out purchasing operations in the timber business skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held sell processed timber in a commercial environment skill
  • already held study prices of wood products skill
  • already held timber products knowledge
  • already held distinguish wood quality skill
  • already held manage timber stocks skill
25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess felled timber quality optional
  • optional, not held assess felled timber volume optional
  • optional, not held company policies optional
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held inspect wood materials optional
  • optional, not held manage customer service optional
  • optional, not held negotiate improvement with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held prepare purchasing reportings optional
  • optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
  • optional, not held prospect new customers optional
  • optional, not held align efforts towards business development optional
  • optional, not held check durability of wood materials optional
  • optional, not held check material resources optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry optional
  • optional, not held evaluate employees work optional
  • optional, not held liaise with shareholders optional
  • optional, not held meet contract specifications optional
  • optional, not held negotiate terms with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held oversee logistics of finished products optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held quality standards optional
  • optional, not held recruit personnel optional
  • optional, not held schedule regular machine maintenance optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
28 held skills the wood factory manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on timber harvest skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on timber-based products skill
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with timber trade code of conduct skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate timber sales skill
  • not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
  • not needed by the target role handle timber skill
  • not needed by the target role identify market niches 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 inspect timber skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect trees skill
  • not needed by the target role manage forests skill
  • not needed by the target role manage logs segregation and stacking skill
  • not needed by the target role manage timber orders skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor forest health skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor forest productivity skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor logging operations skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate price skill
  • not needed by the target role operate forestry machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role pack timber products skill
  • not needed by the target role process collected survey data skill
  • not needed by the target role process returned timber products skill
  • not needed by the target role read maps skill
  • not needed by the target role report the results of treatment skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a forestry team skill
  • not needed by the target role write technical reports related to trees skill
8 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 construction products required
  • required, not held wood products required
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held woodworking processes required
  • optional, not held company policies optional
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry optional
  • optional, not held quality standards optional
Index

Other moves recorded from timber trader

Full index of moves from timber trader

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.