Career switch, measured
From Purchasing Agent to Management Analyst
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 36% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Excel, Research, Leadership, Communication; the main skills to add are Data visualization, Data analysis, SQL, Forecasting.
36%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillPurchasing AgentManagement Analyst
- Excel34%33%
- Research25%22%
- Leadership34%40%
- Communication31%30%
- Accounting26%18%
- Stakeholder management22%40%
- Project management17%14%
- Auditing16%19%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Management Analyst postings, rarely in Purchasing Agent ones.
SkillPurchasing AgentManagement Analyst
- Data visualization–19%
- Data analysis8%18%
- SQL–16%
- Forecasting7%14%
- Troubleshooting–12%
- Python–11%
- Power BI–10%
- Statistics–10%
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