Stop Managing Skills in Spreadsheets. Start Managing Them.
Skills Inventory Manager gives SMB HR teams a centralized, always-current skills database — powered by the O*NET taxonomy (270+ pre-loaded skills) — replacing error-prone Excel files with a live visual matrix, gap analysis reports, and automated certification expiry alerts. Flat-rate pricing. Day 1 value.
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The Hidden Cost of Managing Skills in Excel
Maintenance time wasted
HR managers maintaining an Excel skills matrix spend ~10 hours/month — about $9,000/year in fully-loaded labor costs — on a file that's outdated within weeks.
Wrong-role assignments
When skills data is stale, wrong-role assignments happen. A single incident costs ~$5,000 in productivity loss and re-training — 30% of median entry-level salary.
Training spend wasted on competent staff
Without a skills baseline, ~10% of training budgets are spent on employees who already hold the skill. At $50,000 annual training spend, that's $5,000 wasted.
Missed certification renewals
A missed OSHA forklift recertification can carry a maximum penalty of $16,131 per citation. Calendar reminders fail. Spreadsheets don't alert you.
Skills Inventory Manager closes every gap — on Day 1.
O*NET Pre-Loaded Taxonomy
270+ skills across Basic Skills, Cross-Functional Skills, and Knowledge domains are seeded on deploy. No cold-start data entry. Open the product and start assigning skills to employees immediately.
Visual Skills Matrix
A heat-map grid (employees × skills) with 1–5 proficiency color coding, filterable by department, team, and skill category. Your entire workforce's skills at a glance.
Certification Alerts
Add a credential with its expiry date. Automated emails fire at 90, 30, and 7 days before expiry — via Supabase cron. No calendar dependency. No missed renewals.
How It Works
Import Your Team
Add employees manually or bulk-import from CSV (Business tier). O*NET skills library is immediately available — no taxonomy setup required.
Assign Skills and Proficiencies
Click any cell in the visual matrix to assign a 1–5 proficiency level inline. Filter by department, run gap analysis against role profiles, export reports.
Stay Ahead of Gaps and Expirations
Get automated certification expiry alerts. Run gap analysis reports by department. Export branded PDFs for management presentations and compliance audits.
What Is Your Excel Skills Matrix Costing You?
The average HR manager at a 50–200 employee organization spends $9,000–$26,500+ per year maintaining manual skills data. Calculate your exact number.
Run the Full CalculatorStart Small — Skills Templates from $19
Map your whole team's skills, proficiency, and certifications — on the real O*NET skill taxonomy.
Find exactly where your team falls short of what roles require — and rank the training that matters most.
Run a complete company-wide skills audit — 52 points across six phases, scored as you go.
Skills Inventory Resources
Certification and Compliance Resource Hub for HR and Operations
The compliance starting point: certification tracking, expiry alerts, OSHA and ISO records, and audit-ready documentation.
9 min readSkills Software Buyer's Guide Hub: Comparisons, Pricing, and Selection
Everything you need to choose skills software: the comparisons, the pricing models, and the criteria that actually matter.
10 min readSkills Inventory Manager Content Writing Prompt v1
Your starting point for skills management: the core guides, the templates, and the checklists, all in one place.
9 min readOne Flat Rate. No Per-Seat Surprises.
Annual plans save two months.
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