# Competences — resource manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9f12704c-5e6c-47b0-a866-3b92663e6a4b).

## Essential

- **analyse business plans** (skill/competence)
- **analyse logistic changes** (skill/competence)
- **analyse supply chain strategies** (skill/competence)
- **analyse supply chain trends** (skill/competence)
- **assess financial viability** (skill/competence)
- **assess supplier risks** (skill/competence)
- **business strategy concepts** (knowledge)
- **corporate social responsibility** (knowledge)
- **estimate costs of required supplies** (skill/competence)
- **follow company standards** (skill/competence)
- **forecast workload** (skill/competence)
- **identify suppliers** (skill/competence)
- **liaise with managers** (skill/competence)
- **maintain relationship with customers** (skill/competence)
- **maintain relationship with suppliers** (skill/competence)
- **manage budgets** (skill/competence)
- **manage inventory** (skill/competence)
- **order supplies** (skill/competence)
- **perform project management** (skill/competence)
- **perform resource planning** (skill/competence)
- **project management** (knowledge)
- **strive for company growth** (skill/competence)
- **supplier management** (knowledge)
- **supply chain management** (knowledge)
- **supply chain principles** (knowledge)

## Optional

- accurately estimate work hours (skill/competence)
- advise on risk management (skill/competence)
- apply for government funding (skill/competence)
- calculate purchasing levels of raw materials (skill/competence)
- conflict management (knowledge)
- control financial resources (skill/competence)
- ensure cross-department cooperation (skill/competence)
- ensure equipment availability (skill/competence)
- estimate duration of work (skill/competence)
- estimate profitability (skill/competence)
- financial forecasting (knowledge)
- human resource management (knowledge)
- labour legislation (knowledge)
- manage human resources (skill/competence)
- manage sub-contract labour (skill/competence)
- manage supplies (skill/competence)
- programme work according to incoming orders (skill/competence)
- risk management (knowledge)

<!-- market-evidence -->

## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 8 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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

### Hard skills

- data analysis — **50 %**
- resource management — **38 %**
- scheduling — **25 %**
- process improvement — **25 %**
- resource allocation — **25 %**
- budget execution — **25 %**
- budget formulation — **12 %**
- budget management — **12 %**
- aircraft maintenance management — **12 %**
- contract execution — **12 %**
- data reconciliation — **12 %**
- engineering change management — **12 %**
- equipment maintenance — **12 %**
- expense tracking — **12 %**
- financial analysis — **12 %**
- financial management — **12 %**
- financial oversight — **12 %**
- financial planning — **12 %**
- forecasting — **12 %**
- inventory management — **12 %**
- labor tracking — **12 %**
- metrics production — **12 %**
- performance analysis — **12 %**
- problem-solving — **12 %**
- procurement — **12 %**
- project management — **12 %**
- quality assurance — **12 %**
- security compliance — **12 %**
- risk management — **12 %**
- spend rate monitoring — **12 %**
- strategic planning — **12 %**
- test execution tracking — **12 %**
- test planning — **12 %**
- workforce planning — **12 %**
- workload management — **12 %**

### Methods

- standardized resource management processes — **12 %**
- workforce optimization — **12 %**
- systematic planning — **12 %**
- program management — **12 %**
- performance measurement — **12 %**
- internal controls — **12 %**
- future years defense program (FYDP) planning — **12 %**
- financial reporting — **12 %**
- continuous improvement — **12 %**
- data validation — **12 %**
- best practice development — **12 %**
- change management — **12 %**

### Responsibilities

- budget estimation — **12 %**
- cost tracking — **12 %**
- data quality maintenance — **12 %**
- annual budget monitoring — **12 %**
- budget refinement — **12 %**
- budgetary exercise support — **12 %**
- data reporting — **12 %**
- data review — **12 %**
- equipment repair management — **12 %**
- executive briefing development — **12 %**
- financial strategy development — **12 %**
- financial data integrity assurance — **12 %**
- financial information provision — **12 %**
- guidance on financial overruns/underruns — **12 %**
- funding documentation — **12 %**
- funding prioritization — **12 %**
- labor tracking — **12 %**
- leadership decision support — **12 %**
- maintenance request creation — **12 %**
- inventory checks — **12 %**
- onboarding support — **12 %**
- program realignment — **12 %**
- program risk mitigation — **12 %**
- program supervision — **12 %**
- process development — **12 %**
- process direction — **12 %**
- policy interpretation — **12 %**
- talent alignment — **12 %**
- staffing decisions — **12 %**
- stakeholder communication — **12 %**
- utilization monitoring — **12 %**
- schedule facilitation — **12 %**
- resource scheduling — **12 %**
- report distribution — **12 %**
- report generation — **12 %**
- resource alignment — **12 %**
- resource allocation — **12 %**
- resource guidance — **12 %**
- process maintenance — **12 %**
- process optimization — **12 %**

<!-- market-evidence -->