Wholesale merchant to import export manager in household goods
A wholesale merchant already meets 35% of what the import export manager in household goods role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
68/ 100
1 How much of what an import export manager in household goods is expected to do is already part of a wholesale merchant’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 import export manager in household goods role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An import export manager in household goods role treats 9 of its required skills as things a wholesale merchant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- comprehend financial business terminology
- consumer goods industry
- export control principles
- have computer literacy
- household products
- maintain financial records
What stands in the way is 17 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An import export manager in household goods role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wholesale merchant background worth leading with.
- already held household products services
- already held consumer goods industry business, administration and law
- already held export control principles business, administration and law
- already held monitor international market performance information skills
- already held comprehend financial business terminology information skills
- already held maintain financial records information skills
All 9 carried skills, including the 9 the import export manager in household goods role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 5 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 direct distribution operations required
- still to learn managing a business with great care required
- still to learn set import export strategies required
- still to learn conduct performance measurement required
- still to learn manage processes required
- still to learn embargo regulations required
- still to learn international commercial transactions rules required
- still to learn international import export regulations required
- still to learn international business required
- still to learn abide by business ethical code of conducts required
- still to learn control trade commercial documentation required
- still to learn ensure customs compliance required
- still to learn build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds required
- still to learn apply conflict management required
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- still to learn produce sales reports required
- still to learn perform financial risk management in international trade required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an import export manager in household goods role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 abide by business ethical code of conducts practise this
- 02 build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds practise this
- 03 control trade commercial documentation practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held comprehend financial business terminology skill
- already held consumer goods industry knowledge
- already held export control principles knowledge
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held household products knowledge
- already held maintain financial records skill
- already held meet deadlines skill
- already held monitor international market performance skill
- already held speak different languages skill
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
66 held skills the import export manager in household goods role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role agricultural equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
- not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
- not needed by the target role beverage products knowledge
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
- not needed by the target role clothing and footwear products knowledge
- not needed by the target role coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products knowledge
- not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role construction products knowledge
- not needed by the target role dairy and edible oil products knowledge
- not needed by the target role debt systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role e-procurement knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical household appliances products knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronic and telecommunication equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronic communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish, crustacean and mollusc products knowledge
- not needed by the target role flower and plant products knowledge
- not needed by the target role fruit and vegetable products knowledge
- not needed by the target role furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products knowledge
- not needed by the target role glassware products knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle cargo space on sale skill
- not needed by the target role hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products knowledge
- not needed by the target role hides, skins and leather products knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role identify new business opportunities skill
- not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role industrial tools knowledge
- 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 inventory management rules knowledge
- not needed by the target role live animal products knowledge
- not needed by the target role machine tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role machinery products knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
- not needed by the target role manage storage operations skill
- not needed by the target role meat and meat products knowledge
- not needed by the target role metal and metal ore products knowledge
26 further entries not listed here
4 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 commercial transactions rules required
- still to learn international import export regulations required
- still to learn international business required
Common questions about this move
Can a wholesale merchant become an import export manager in household goods?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A wholesale merchant already covers 35% of what an import export manager in household goods is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 9 of which the import export manager in household goods role treats as required.
What skills does a wholesale merchant need to become an import export manager in household goods?
17 required skills are missing, plus 0 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is abide by business ethical code of conducts.
How hard is the move from wholesale merchant to import export manager in household goods?
Its learning distance is 68 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.