Career switch, measured
From Training and Development 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 Leadership, Budgeting, Process improvement, Training and coaching; the main skills to add are Problem solving, Inventory management, Auditing, Workplace safety.
42%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillTraining and Development ManagerProduction Manager
- Leadership75%71%
- Budgeting34%35%
- Process improvement31%41%
- Training and coaching47%32%
- Regulatory compliance28%34%
- Manufacturing19%59%
- Stakeholder management19%24%
- Logistics25%10%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Production Manager postings, rarely in Training and Development Manager ones.
SkillTraining and Development ManagerProduction Manager
- Problem solving–26%
- Inventory management–21%
- Auditing–19%
- Workplace safety–18%
- Supply chain–18%
- Project management–16%
- Lean–15%
- ERP systems–14%
Plan your move to Production Manager
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