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

warehouse managertodepartment store manager

A warehouse manager already meets 30% of what the department store manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From warehouse manager
30%
Overlap1
To department store manager
7 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
69.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.3/ 100

1 Share of the department store manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the warehouse 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 department store manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a warehouse manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • build business relationships
  • create solutions to problems
  • have computer literacy
  • manage budgets
  • manage staff
  • train employees

What stands in the way is 12 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 department store manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a warehouse manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held evaluate employees management skills
  • already held build business relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held train employees communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held have computer literacy working with computers
  • already held manage budgets management skills
  • already held manage staff management skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the department store manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held implement sales strategies required
  • required, not held manage the store image required
  • required, not held set sales promotions required
  • required, not held implement marketing strategies required
  • optional, not held coach team on visual merchandising optional
02 management skills 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time required
  • required, not held plan marketing campaigns required
  • required, not held plan marketing strategy required
  • optional, not held define brand identity optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held supervise brand management optional
03 business, administration and law 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held company policies required
  • required, not held product comprehension required
  • optional, not held characteristics of services optional
  • optional, not held employment law optional
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor proper product handling required
  • optional, not held set up pricing strategies optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held provide customer follow-up services required
06 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held monitor shelves loading required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a department store 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 build business relationships skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held evaluate employees skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held characteristics of products optional
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held characteristics of products optional
  • optional, not held characteristics of services optional
  • optional, not held coach team on visual merchandising optional
  • optional, not held set up pricing strategies optional
  • optional, not held define brand identity optional
  • optional, not held employment law optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held supervise brand management optional
47 held skills the department store manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
  • not needed by the target role apply safety management skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out storage risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role coach employees skill
  • not needed by the target role comprehend financial business terminology skill
  • not needed by the target role create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure efficient utilisation of warehouse space skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure safety conditions in storage rooms skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure stock storage safety skill
  • not needed by the target role fire-fighting systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
  • not needed by the target role identify software for warehouse management skill
  • not needed by the target role improve business processes skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain physical condition of warehouse skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain stock control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain warehouse database skill
  • not needed by the target role manage dispatch software systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
  • not needed by the target role manage third-party logistics providers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role manage warehouse operations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage warehouse organisation skill
  • not needed by the target role meet productivity targets skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor security procedures in warehouse operations skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor storage space skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee freight-related financial documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee warehouse value-added activities skill
  • not needed by the target role perform cost accounting activities skill
  • not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • not needed by the target role plan future capacity requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role plan the dispatching of products skill
  • not needed by the target role plan the stocking of products skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide staff training in warehouse management skill
  • not needed by the target role safety regulations for warehouses knowledge
  • not needed by the target role statistics knowledge

7 further entries not listed here

6 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
  • required, not held product comprehension required
  • optional, not held characteristics of products optional
  • optional, not held characteristics of services optional
  • optional, not held employment law optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from warehouse manager

Full index of moves from warehouse 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.