From ICT buyer to ICT vendor relationship manager
11 of the 19 essential skills of a ICT vendor relationship manager are already essential for a ICT buyer — about 58% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from ICT buyer in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 8
- would be new
- 58%
- of the target job covered
- 19
- essential skills of a ICT vendor relationship manager
What a ICT vendor relationship manager does
ICT vendor relationship managers establish and maintain positive business relationships between stakeholders (external or internal), by deploying activities which are compliant with organisational processes. They also manage the outsourcing process for the organisation's ICT department and the supply chain communications.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
8 skillsEssential for a ICT vendor relationship manager and not for a ICT buyer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
← ICT buyerICT vendor relationship manager →The other way round
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How far are you from being a ICT vendor relationship manager?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.