Wholesale merchant in hides, skins and leather products to wholesale merchant
A wholesale merchant in hides, skins and leather products already meets 48% of what the wholesale merchant role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.
63.5/ 100
1 How much of what a wholesale merchant is expected to do is already part of a wholesale merchant in hides, skins and leather products’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 wholesale merchant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A wholesale merchant role treats 18 of its required skills as things a wholesale merchant in hides, skins and leather products already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assess supplier risks
- build business relationships
- comprehend financial business terminology
- have computer literacy
- identify customer's needs
- identify new business opportunities
What stands in the way is 1 required skill 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wholesale merchant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wholesale merchant in hides, skins and leather products background worth leading with.
- already held hides, skins and leather products engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held initiate contact with sellers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held initiate contact with buyers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held negotiate sale of commodities communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held identify new business opportunities management skills
- already held assess supplier risks information skills
All 19 carried skills, including the 18 the wholesale merchant role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 56 missing skills fall into 11 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 consumer goods industry required
- optional, not held commercial law optional
- optional, not held e-procurement optional
- optional, not held office equipment optional
- optional, not held sales activities optional
- optional, not held debt systems optional
- optional, not held export control principles optional
- optional, not held inventory management rules optional
- optional, not held supply chain principles optional
- optional, not held beverage products optional
- optional, not held clothing and footwear products optional
- optional, not held coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products optional
- optional, not held construction products optional
- optional, not held dairy and edible oil products optional
- optional, not held electrical household appliances products optional
- optional, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment optional
- optional, not held glassware products optional
- optional, not held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
- optional, not held industrial tools optional
- optional, not held machine tools optional
- optional, not held machinery products optional
- optional, not held meat and meat products optional
- optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
- optional, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products optional
- optional, not held office furniture products optional
- optional, not held sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products optional
- optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
- optional, not held textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials optional
- optional, not held tobacco products optional
- optional, not held types of aircraft optional
- optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
- optional, not held wood products optional
- optional, not held electronic communication optional
- optional, not held agricultural equipment optional
- optional, not held agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products optional
- optional, not held fish, crustacean and mollusc products optional
- optional, not held fruit and vegetable products optional
- optional, not held live animal products optional
- optional, not held manage storage operations optional
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
- optional, not held meet deadlines optional
- optional, not held household products optional
- optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional
- optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
- optional, not held waste management optional
- optional, not held handle cargo space on sale optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 1 entries a wholesale merchant 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 · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- already held assess supplier risks skill
- already held build business relationships skill
- already held comprehend financial business terminology skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held identify customer's needs skill
- already held identify new business opportunities skill
- already held identify suppliers skill
- already held initiate contact with buyers skill
- already held initiate contact with sellers skill
- already held maintain financial records skill
- already held monitor international market performance skill
- already held negotiate buying conditions skill
- already held negotiate sale of commodities skill
- already held negotiate sales contracts skill
- already held perform market research skill
- already held plan transport operations skill
- already held product comprehension knowledge
- already held sales strategies knowledge
- already held hides, skins and leather products knowledge
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
- optional, not held watches and jewellery products optional
- optional, not held chemical products optional
- optional, not held flower and plant products optional
- optional, not held pharmaceutical products optional
- optional, not held computer equipment optional
- optional, not held visit suppliers optional
55 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held handle cargo space on sale optional
- optional, not held manage storage operations optional
- optional, not held agricultural equipment optional
- optional, not held agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products optional
- optional, not held beverage products optional
- optional, not held chemical products optional
- optional, not held clothing and footwear products optional
- optional, not held coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products optional
- optional, not held commercial law optional
- optional, not held computer equipment optional
- optional, not held construction products optional
- optional, not held dairy and edible oil products optional
- optional, not held e-procurement optional
- optional, not held electrical household appliances products optional
- optional, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment optional
- optional, not held fish, crustacean and mollusc products optional
- optional, not held flower and plant products optional
- optional, not held fruit and vegetable products optional
- optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
- optional, not held glassware products optional
- optional, not held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
- optional, not held household products optional
- optional, not held industrial tools optional
- optional, not held live animal products optional
- optional, not held machine tools optional
- optional, not held machinery products optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held meat and meat products optional
- optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
- optional, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products optional
- optional, not held office equipment optional
- optional, not held office furniture products optional
- optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional
- optional, not held pharmaceutical products optional
- optional, not held sales activities optional
- optional, not held sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products optional
- optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
- optional, not held textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials optional
- optional, not held tobacco products optional
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
15 further entries not listed here
0 held skills the wholesale merchant role does not ask for
48 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 consumer goods industry required
- optional, not held agricultural equipment optional
- optional, not held agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products optional
- optional, not held beverage products optional
- optional, not held chemical products optional
- optional, not held clothing and footwear products optional
- optional, not held coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products optional
- optional, not held commercial law optional
- optional, not held computer equipment optional
- optional, not held construction products optional
- optional, not held dairy and edible oil products optional
- optional, not held e-procurement optional
- optional, not held electrical household appliances products optional
- optional, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment optional
- optional, not held fish, crustacean and mollusc products optional
- optional, not held flower and plant products optional
- optional, not held fruit and vegetable products optional
- optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
- optional, not held glassware products optional
- optional, not held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
- optional, not held household products optional
- optional, not held industrial tools optional
- optional, not held live animal products optional
- optional, not held machine tools optional
- optional, not held machinery products optional
- optional, not held meat and meat products optional
- optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
- optional, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products optional
- optional, not held office equipment optional
- optional, not held office furniture products optional
- optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional
- optional, not held pharmaceutical products optional
- optional, not held sales activities optional
- optional, not held sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products optional
- optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
- optional, not held textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials optional
- optional, not held tobacco products optional
- optional, not held types of aircraft optional
- optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
- optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
8 further entries not listed here
Other moves recorded from wholesale merchant in hides, skins and leather products
- wholesale merchant in household goods 86% covered · adjacent
- wholesale merchant in mining, construction and civil engineering machinery 86% covered · adjacent
- wholesale merchant in electrical household appliances 86% covered · adjacent
- wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft 77% covered · adjacent
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Common questions about this move
Can a wholesale merchant in hides, skins and leather products become a wholesale merchant?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A wholesale merchant in hides, skins and leather products already covers 48% of what a wholesale merchant is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 18 of which the wholesale merchant role treats as required.
What skills does a wholesale merchant in hides, skins and leather products need to become a wholesale merchant?
1 required skills are missing, plus 55 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is consumer goods industry.
How hard is the move from wholesale merchant in hides, skins and leather products to wholesale merchant?
Its learning distance is 63.5 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.