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build business relationships

🏛️ Enduring ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Establish a positive, long-term relationship between organisations and interested third parties such as suppliers, distributors, shareholders and other stakeholders in order to inform them of the organisation and its objectives.

build business relationships — establish a positive, long-term relationship between organisations and interested third parties such as suppliers, distributors, shareholders and other stakeholders in order to inform them of the organisation and its objectives. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 49.89/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within skills. It is currently listed by 36 occupations in our catalogue, including wholesale merchant in agricultural machinery and equipment, wholesale merchant in agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds, 3D modeller, and ICT application configurator.

Category: skills › developing professional relationships or networks SCI: 49.89/100 Also known as: assemble business relationships, build a business relationship, set up business relationships, produce business relationships, devise business relationships, construct business relationships

Occupations that require build business relationships

Showing top 20 of 36 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

wholesale merchant in agricultural machinery and equipment · 🤖 3.7/10
wholesale merchant in agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds · 🤖 3.7/10
3D modeller · 🤖 5.0/10
ICT application configurator · 🤖 5.0/10
ICT change and configuration manager · 🤖 5.0/10
aeronautical information specialist · 🤖 5.0/10
auction house manager · 🤖 5.0/10
auditing clerk · 🤖 5.0/10
chemical application specialist · 🤖 5.0/10
commercial director · 🤖 5.0/10
contract engineer · 🤖 5.0/10
mineralogist · 🤖 5.0/10
motor vehicle aftersales manager · 🤖 5.0/10
venture capitalist · 🤖 5.0/10
wholesale merchant · 🤖 5.0/10
wholesale merchant in beverages · 🤖 5.0/10
wholesale merchant in chemical products · 🤖 5.0/10
wholesale merchant in china and other glassware · 🤖 5.0/10
wholesale merchant in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices · 🤖 5.0/10
wholesale merchant in dairy products and edible oils · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is build business relationships?

Establish a positive, long-term relationship between organisations and interested third parties such as suppliers, distributors, shareholders and other stakeholders in order to inform them of the organisation and its objectives.

What category of skill is build business relationships?

ESCO classifies build business relationships under the skills category, specifically in the developing professional relationships or networks subcategory.

Is build business relationships an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 49.89/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. This is a durable skill to invest in — high human-connection skills consistently resist automation.

Which jobs require build business relationships?

In our catalogue, 36 occupations list build business relationships as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include wholesale merchant in agricultural machinery and equipment, wholesale merchant in agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds, 3D modeller, ICT application configurator, ICT change and configuration manager, aeronautical information specialist.

How transferable is build business relationships between industries?

ESCO tags build business relationships as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is build business relationships the same as assemble business relationships?

Yes — build business relationships is also known as assemble business relationships, build a business relationship, set up business relationships, produce business relationships, devise business relationships, construct business relationships, or building business relationships. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn build business relationships?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands build business relationships and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.