wholesale merchanttoimport export manager
A wholesale merchant already meets 51% of what the import export manager role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
51%
60.8/ 100
1 Share of the import export manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wholesale merchant 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 this move works
A import export manager role treats 7 of its required skills as things a wholesale merchant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- comprehend financial business terminology
- export control principles
- have computer literacy
- maintain financial records
- meet deadlines
- monitor international market performance
What stands in the way is 16 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 50 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A import export manager 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 office furniture products engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held live animal products agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held glassware products engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held meat and meat products engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held flower and plant products natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 50 carried skills, including the 7 the import export manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 30 missing skills fall into 10 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.
- required, not held direct distribution operations required
- required, not held set import export strategies required
- required, not held conduct performance measurement required
- required, not held manage processes required
- optional, not held encourage teambuilding optional
- optional, not held managing a business with great care optional
- optional, not held administer multi-modal logistics optional
- optional, not held manage tender processes optional
- required, not held embargo regulations required
- required, not held international commercial transactions rules required
- required, not held international import export regulations required
- required, not held international business required
- optional, not held export regulations of dual-use goods optional
- optional, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals optional
- optional, not held employment law optional
- required, not held abide by business ethical code of conducts required
- required, not held control trade commercial documentation required
- required, not held ensure customs compliance required
- optional, not held apply certification and payment procedures optional
- required, not held build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds required
- required, not held apply conflict management required
- required, not held create solutions to problems required
- required, not held produce sales reports required
- required, not held perform financial risk management in international trade required
- optional, not held protective measures against the introduction of organisms optional
- optional, not held regulations on substances optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a import export manager 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 skill · sector specific
- 02 build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds skill · sector specific
- 03 control trade commercial documentation skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 50 skills that carry over
- already held comprehend financial business terminology skill
- already held export control principles knowledge
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held maintain financial records skill
- already held meet deadlines skill
- already held monitor international market performance skill
- already held speak different languages skill
- already held agricultural equipment knowledge
- already held agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products knowledge
- already held apply strategic thinking skill
- already held beverage products knowledge
- already held chemical products knowledge
- already held clothing and footwear products knowledge
- already held coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products knowledge
- already held computer equipment knowledge
- already held construction products knowledge
- already held dairy and edible oil products knowledge
- already held electrical household appliances products knowledge
- already held electronic and telecommunication equipment knowledge
- already held fish, crustacean and mollusc products knowledge
- already held flower and plant products knowledge
- already held fruit and vegetable products knowledge
- already held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products knowledge
- already held glassware products knowledge
- already held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products knowledge
- already held hides, skins and leather products knowledge
- already held household products knowledge
- already held industrial tools knowledge
- already held live animal products knowledge
- already held machine tools knowledge
- already held machinery products knowledge
- already held meat and meat products knowledge
- already held metal and metal ore products knowledge
- already held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products knowledge
- already held negotiate sales contracts skill
- already held office equipment knowledge
- already held office furniture products knowledge
- already held perfume and cosmetic products knowledge
- already held pharmaceutical products knowledge
- already held plan transport operations skill
- already held sales strategies knowledge
- already held sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products knowledge
- already held textile industry machinery products knowledge
- already held textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials knowledge
- already held tobacco products knowledge
- already held types of aircraft knowledge
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
- already held waste and scrap products knowledge
- already held watches and jewellery products knowledge
- already held wood products knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held animal health rules of distribution of products of animal origin optional
- optional, not held general principles of food law optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
- optional, not held food hygiene rules optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held animal health rules of distribution of products of animal origin optional
- optional, not held apply certification and payment procedures optional
- optional, not held encourage teambuilding optional
- optional, not held export regulations of dual-use goods optional
- optional, not held food hygiene rules optional
- optional, not held general principles of food law optional
- optional, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals optional
- optional, not held managing a business with great care optional
- optional, not held protective measures against the introduction of organisms optional
- optional, not held regulations on substances optional
- optional, not held administer multi-modal logistics optional
- optional, not held employment law optional
- optional, not held manage tender processes optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
25 held skills the import export manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
- not needed by the target role consumer goods industry 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 electronic communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle cargo space on sale skill
- 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 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 maintain relationship with customers skill
- not needed by the target role manage storage operations skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate buying conditions skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate sale of commodities skill
- not needed by the target role perform market research skill
- not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
- not needed by the target role sales activities knowledge
- not needed by the target role supply chain principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
- not needed by the target role visit suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role waste management knowledge
13 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held embargo regulations required
- required, not held international commercial transactions rules required
- required, not held international import export regulations required
- required, not held international business required
- optional, not held animal health rules of distribution of products of animal origin optional
- optional, not held export regulations of dual-use goods optional
- optional, not held food hygiene rules optional
- optional, not held general principles of food law optional
- optional, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals optional
- optional, not held protective measures against the introduction of organisms optional
- optional, not held regulations on substances optional
- optional, not held employment law optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Other moves recorded from wholesale merchant
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.