Purchasing Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers and procurement managers.

Purchasing Managers

About this Career Path

Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers and procurement managers.

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Environment

Most purchasing managers work full time. Many work more than 40 hours per week.

Salary Breakdown

Purchasing Managers

$134,590

AVERAGE ANNUALLY

$77,310

ENTRY LEVEL

$127,150

MID LEVEL

$206,540

EXPERT LEVEL

Current Available & Projected Jobs

Purchasing Managers

4,476

Current Available Jobs

69,310

Projected job openings through 2032

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Top Expected Tasks

Purchasing Managers

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Purchasing Managers

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KNOWLEDGE

Administration and Management

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KNOWLEDGE

Customer and Personal Service

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KNOWLEDGE

English Language

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KNOWLEDGE

Law and Government

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KNOWLEDGE

Economics and Accounting

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SKILL

Active Listening

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SKILL

Management of Personnel Resources

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SKILL

Speaking

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SKILL

Monitoring

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SKILL

Negotiation

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ABILITY

Oral Comprehension

A

ABILITY

Oral Expression

A

ABILITY

Deductive Reasoning

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ABILITY

Fluency of Ideas

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ABILITY

Speech Clarity

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Purchasing Managers