Career switch, measured
From Buyer to Purchasing Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 96% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Procurement, Contract negotiation, Supply chain, Vendor management; the main skills to add are Production planning.
96%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillBuyerPurchasing Manager
- Procurement77%88%
- Contract negotiation65%72%
- Supply chain54%68%
- Vendor management34%43%
- Manufacturing36%45%
- Stakeholder management33%49%
- Excel45%27%
- ERP systems28%20%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Purchasing Manager postings, rarely in Buyer ones.
SkillBuyerPurchasing Manager
- Production planning–11%
Prove it with a free skill badge:Procurement & purchasing,Supply chain planning,Stakeholder management,Excel
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