Career switch, measured
From Quality Control Manager to Production Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 54% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Manufacturing, Process improvement, Leadership, Regulatory compliance; the main skills to add are Budgeting, Inventory management, ERP systems, Sales.
54%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillQuality Control ManagerProduction Manager
- Manufacturing40%59%
- Process improvement39%41%
- Leadership57%71%
- Regulatory compliance47%34%
- Six Sigma11%10%
- Problem solving30%26%
- Training and coaching28%32%
- Project management17%16%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Production Manager postings, rarely in Quality Control Manager ones.
SkillQuality Control ManagerProduction Manager
- Budgeting13%35%
- Inventory management–21%
- ERP systems–14%
- Sales–13%
- Cleaning–11%
- Logistics–10%
- Production planning–9%
- SAP–9%
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