Changing Roles

Monica

September 21,2022 at 9:18PM UTC

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Changing Roles

I currently work as an EA and thinking I’d like to change roles. I have over 30 years experience and Will be completing my degree by end of year in Business Administration. I’d like to do something along the lines of Procurement or Acquisitions. The only experience I have is requisitions, p-cards and purchasing. Can anyone offer ways I can make the shift with my current experience?

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AnonymousSeptember 21,2022 at 9:39PM UTC
For Procurement, you have the basics since you worked with requisitions. It takes organization attention to detail and reviewing the process from beginning to end. Now change your focus to a bigger picture, how many orders are placed with each supplier, find a specific product or service that interest you, and review if you want to go into category management, logistics, or vendor management. You got this and good luck
Kathryn MontbriandSeptember 22,2022 at 12:24PM UTC
Hi Monica - a few steps to get you started.
1) make a list of the skills you have developed during your career as an EA. Not just the tasks, but the capabilities. This might look like: detailed execution with attention to detail, able to build and improve processes, can handle and prioritize competing priorities, cool under pressure, curious about learning new technology, etc etc etc.
2) review job postings for Procurement and Acquisitions. Pay attention to the stated and unstated requirements (example: fast-paced environment might signal the need to handle lots of competing priorities - good thing you already nailed that!)
3) structure your resume to highlight the skills and capabilities relevant to the jobs you want. Have stories and examples ready to go for interviews about how you developed and demonstrated these skills in your EA role.
Good luck and congrats on your upcoming career change!
MonicaSeptember 23,2022 at 2:20AM UTC
Thank you both for your input and support. There's some great information for me to use.