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2.4 KiB

Competences — forecast manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/aeb7c6bd-22c9-43c2-8551-a1cc2560584f).

Essential

  • analyse economic trends (skill/competence)
  • analyse logistic changes (skill/competence)
  • analyse market financial trends (skill/competence)
  • analyse supply chain strategies (skill/competence)
  • analyse supply chain trends (skill/competence)
  • assess supplier risks (skill/competence)
  • corporate social responsibility (knowledge)
  • estimate costs of required supplies (skill/competence)
  • financial forecasting (knowledge)
  • follow company standards (skill/competence)
  • forecast dividend trends (skill/competence)
  • forecast future levels of business (skill/competence)
  • forecast production quantities (skill/competence)
  • identify suppliers (skill/competence)
  • liaise with managers (skill/competence)
  • maintain relationship with customers (skill/competence)
  • maintain relationship with suppliers (skill/competence)
  • manage inventory (skill/competence)
  • manage supplies (skill/competence)
  • order supplies (skill/competence)
  • strive for company growth (skill/competence)
  • supplier management (knowledge)
  • supply chain management (knowledge)
  • supply chain principles (knowledge)

Optional

  • analyse logistic needs (skill/competence)
  • assist in planning production scheduling (skill/competence)
  • calculate purchasing levels of raw materials (skill/competence)
  • consumer goods industry (knowledge)
  • coordinate purchasing activities (skill/competence)
  • economics (knowledge)
  • forecast economic trends (skill/competence)
  • forecast products' demand (skill/competence)
  • forecast sales over periods of time (skill/competence)
  • international business (knowledge)
  • manage logistics (skill/competence)
  • manage standard enterprise resource planning system (skill/competence)
  • monitor ingredient storage (skill/competence)
  • statistics (knowledge)
  • study sales levels of products (skill/competence)
  • use sales forecasting softwares (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 30 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • data analysis — 63 %
  • forecasting — 53 %
  • demand planning — 30 %
  • demand forecasting — 20 %