Purchasing Agents
Buyer, Procurement Specialist, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Manager
What they do:
Purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment. Purchase raw or semi-finished materials for manufacturing.
On the job, you would:
- Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services.
- Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts.
- Monitor and follow applicable laws and regulations.
Arts and Humanities
Business
- management
- accounting and economics
Safety and Government
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Resource Management
- making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent
- managing your time and the time of other people
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- use rules to solve problems
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
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People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Cooperation
- Self Control
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You might use software like this on the job:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Data base user interface and query software
- FileMaker Pro
- Microsoft Access
Accounting software
- CPR International GeneralCOST Estimator
- Intuit QuickBooks
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bachelor's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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