Career switch, measured
From Production Supervisor to Production Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 88% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Manufacturing, Process improvement, Leadership, Lean; the main skills to add are Budgeting, Stakeholder management, Supply chain, Project management.
88%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillProduction SupervisorProduction Manager
- Manufacturing85%59%
- Process improvement42%41%
- Leadership57%71%
- Lean20%15%
- Regulatory compliance39%34%
- Problem solving32%26%
- Training and coaching29%32%
- Production planning7%9%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Production Manager postings, rarely in Production Supervisor ones.
SkillProduction SupervisorProduction Manager
- Budgeting6%35%
- Stakeholder management–24%
- Supply chain8%18%
- Project management–16%
- Procurement5%13%
- Customer service5%12%
- Risk management–9%
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