From Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products to …

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.

Typical skills in this occupation (O*NET)

English LanguageLaw and GovernmentNegotiationCustomer and Personal ServiceReading ComprehensionAdministration and ManagementComplex Problem SolvingActive Listening

1. Purchasing Managers

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Administration and Management, Speaking, Active Listening, Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Negotiation

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Management of Personnel ResourcesSocial PerceptivenessTime ManagementMonitoring

   5 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • GRC Manager · Baseten · San Francisco, CA
   • Exam Manager · Securities and Exchange Commission · New York, NY
   • Exam Manager · Securities and Exchange Commission · New York, NY

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2. Logistics Analysts

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   English Language, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Active Listening, Speaking

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Computers and ElectronicsTransportationSystems AnalysisMonitoringSystems Evaluation

   8 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • Senior Continuous Improvement Analyst · California State University · San Jose, CA
   • General Supply Specialist · U.S. Army Cyber Command · Monterey, CA
   • GRC Engineer · Applied Training Solutions, LLC · Sunnyvale, CA

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3. Logisticians

   Good match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Critical Thinking, English Language, Administration and Management, Customer and Personal Service, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   TransportationMonitoringCoordinationMathematicsComputers and Electronics

   8 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • Senior Continuous Improvement Analyst · California State University · San Jose, CA
   • General Supply Specialist · U.S. Army Cyber Command · Monterey, CA
   • GRC Engineer · Applied Training Solutions, LLC · Sunnyvale, CA

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4. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

   Good match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Economics and AccountingMathematicsSales and MarketingMonitoringComputers and Electronics

   2 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • Financial Representative · California State University · Sacramento, CA
   • Financial Aid Specialist (SSP IA) · California State University · Sacramento, CA

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5. Supply Chain Managers

   Good match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Administration and Management, English Language, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking, Active Listening

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   TransportationTime ManagementMonitoringCoordinationSystems Evaluation

   15 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • Logistics Management Specialist · Naval Air Systems Command · China Lake Acres, CA
   • Logistics Management Specialist · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Sacramento, CA
   • Logistics Management Specialist · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Sacramento, CA

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Occupation data: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. JOBUS modified the data for display.