Career switch, measured
From Purchasing Manager to Supply Chain Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 75% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Supply chain, Procurement, Stakeholder management, Manufacturing; the main skills to add are Logistics, Demand planning, SQL, Data visualization.
75%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillPurchasing ManagerSupply Chain Manager
- Supply chain68%99%
- Procurement88%50%
- Stakeholder management49%44%
- Manufacturing45%32%
- Leadership52%56%
- Vendor management43%16%
- Excel27%44%
- Process improvement25%38%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Supply Chain Manager postings, rarely in Purchasing Manager ones.
SkillPurchasing ManagerSupply Chain Manager
- Logistics19%40%
- Demand planning10%27%
- SQL6%26%
- Data visualization–13%
- Instructional design–10%
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