Wholesale merchant in computer peripheral equipment and software to purchase planner
A wholesale merchant in computer peripheral equipment and software already meets 22% of what the purchase planner role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
79/ 100
1 How much of what a purchase planner is expected to do is already part of a wholesale merchant in computer peripheral equipment and software’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the purchase planner role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A purchase planner role treats 6 of its required skills as things a wholesale merchant in computer peripheral equipment and software already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assess supplier risks
- have computer literacy
- identify new business opportunities
- identify suppliers
- negotiate buying conditions
- perform market research
What stands in the way is 14 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A purchase planner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wholesale merchant in computer peripheral equipment and software background worth leading with.
- already held identify new business opportunities management skills
- already held assess supplier risks information skills
- already held identify suppliers management skills
- already held negotiate buying conditions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held negotiate sales contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform market research information skills
All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the purchase planner role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 38 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn prepare purchasing reportings required
- still to learn track price trends required
- still to learn visit suppliers required
- still to learn apply numeracy skills required
- optional, not held perform procurement market analysis optional
- optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional
- optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
- optional, not held analyse logistic changes optional
- optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
- optional, not held conduct research on food waste prevention optional
- optional, not held design indicators for food waste reduction optional
- still to learn embargo regulations required
- still to learn international import export regulations required
- still to learn export control principles required
- still to learn supply chain management required
- optional, not held category specific expertise optional
- optional, not held manufacturer's recommended price optional
- optional, not held procurement lifecycle optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held procurement legislation optional
- still to learn maintain relationship with suppliers required
- still to learn manage purchasing cycle required
- still to learn perform procurement processes required
- optional, not held assess procurement needs optional
- optional, not held implement procurement of innovation optional
- optional, not held implement sustainable procurement optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held show diplomacy optional
- still to learn perform multiple tasks at the same time required
- optional, not held manage procurement planning optional
- optional, not held develop food waste reduction strategies optional
- optional, not held plan schedule optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations required
- still to learn transportation methods required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a purchase planner role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 embargo regulations study this
- 02 ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations practise this
- 03 international import export regulations study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held assess supplier risks skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held identify new business opportunities skill
- already held identify suppliers skill
- already held negotiate buying conditions skill
- already held perform market research skill
- already held negotiate sales contracts skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
- optional, not held use e-procurement optional
- optional, not held check shipments optional
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assess procurement needs optional
- optional, not held category specific expertise optional
- optional, not held check shipments optional
- optional, not held implement procurement of innovation optional
- optional, not held implement sustainable procurement optional
- optional, not held manage procurement planning optional
- optional, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system optional
- optional, not held manufacturer's recommended price optional
- optional, not held perform procurement market analysis optional
- optional, not held procurement lifecycle optional
- optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional
- optional, not held use e-procurement optional
- optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
- optional, not held analyse logistic changes optional
- optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held conduct research on food waste prevention optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held design indicators for food waste reduction optional
- optional, not held develop food waste reduction strategies optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held plan schedule optional
- optional, not held procurement legislation optional
- optional, not held show diplomacy optional
13 held skills the purchase planner role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role comprehend financial business terminology skill
- not needed by the target role computer equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role initiate contact with buyers skill
- not needed by the target role initiate contact with sellers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
- not needed by the target role monitor international market performance skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate sale of commodities skill
- not needed by the target role plan transport operations skill
- not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
- not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role vertical markets knowledge
10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn embargo regulations required
- still to learn international import export regulations required
- still to learn transportation methods required
- still to learn export control principles required
- still to learn supply chain management required
- optional, not held category specific expertise optional
- optional, not held manufacturer's recommended price optional
- optional, not held procurement lifecycle optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held procurement legislation optional
Other moves recorded from wholesale merchant in computer peripheral equipment and software
- wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft 77% covered · adjacent
- wholesale merchant 48% covered · substantial
- import export manager in computers, computer peripheral equipment and software 21% covered · career change
- auction house manager 20% covered · career change
Full index of moves from wholesale merchant in computer peripheral equipment and software
Common questions about this move
Can a wholesale merchant in computer peripheral equipment and software become a purchase planner?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A wholesale merchant in computer peripheral equipment and software already covers 22% of what a purchase planner is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 6 of which the purchase planner role treats as required.
What skills does a wholesale merchant in computer peripheral equipment and software need to become a purchase planner?
14 required skills are missing, plus 24 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is embargo regulations.
How hard is the move from wholesale merchant in computer peripheral equipment and software to purchase planner?
Its learning distance is 79 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.