Career switch, measured
From Purchasing Manager to Production Manager
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 42% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Manufacturing, Leadership, Process improvement, Supply chain; the main skills to add are Training and coaching, Workplace safety, Lean, Quality control.
42%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillPurchasing ManagerProduction Manager
- Manufacturing45%59%
- Leadership52%71%
- Process improvement25%41%
- Supply chain68%18%
- Production planning11%9%
- Stakeholder management49%24%
- Project management19%16%
- Budgeting18%35%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Production Manager postings, rarely in Purchasing Manager ones.
SkillPurchasing ManagerProduction Manager
- Training and coaching10%32%
- Workplace safety–18%
- Lean–15%
- Quality control–12%
- Scheduling–12%
- Cleaning–11%
- Six Sigma–10%
- Troubleshooting–8%
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