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Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
$67.62K Median Salary 23.8K Job Openings (Annual Projection) -5.6% Job Growth
About This Career
Purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment. Purchase raw or semifinished materials for manufacturing. May negotiate contracts.
Reported Job Titles
Buyer, Procurement Official, Procurement Specialist, Purchasing Administrator, Purchasing Agent
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Written Comprehension
Oral Comprehension
Oral Expression
Written Expression
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Information Ordering
Problem Sensitivity
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Near Vision
Category Flexibility
Mathematical Reasoning
Number Facility
Fluency of Ideas
Originality
Knowledge
English Language
Administration and Management
Customer and Personal Service
Mathematics
Economics and Accounting
Law and Government
Production and Processing
Administrative
Computers and Electronics
Transportation
Skills
Negotiation
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Speaking
Active Learning
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Management of Financial Resources
Monitoring
Persuasion
Writing
Social Perceptiveness
Time Management
Instructing
Management of Material Resources
Management of Personnel Resources
Service Orientation
Coordination
Learning Strategies
Systems Evaluation
Technology Skills
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Word processing software
Data base user interface and query software
Financial analysis software
Spreadsheet software
Accounting software
Analytical or scientific software
Project management software
Data base reporting software
Electronic mail software
Business intelligence and data analysis software
Enterprise system management software
Graphics or photo imaging software
Document management software
Office suite software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
Sales and marketing software
Internet browser software
Presentation software
Inventory management software
Process mapping and design software
Tools
Photocopiers
Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
Notebook computers
Desktop computers
Special purpose telephones
Laser fax machine
Scanners
Desktop calculator
Personal computers
Tablet computers