Career switch, measured
From Production Planner to Buyer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 52% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Demand planning, Excel, Manufacturing, Supply chain; the main skills to add are Contract negotiation, Vendor management, Stakeholder management, Sales.
52%
skill overlap
373
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillProduction PlannerBuyer
- Demand planning17%14%
- Excel30%45%
- Manufacturing27%36%
- Supply chain21%54%
- ERP systems22%28%
- Inventory management33%40%
- Procurement22%77%
- Microsoft Office26%20%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Buyer postings, rarely in Production Planner ones.
SkillProduction PlannerBuyer
- Contract negotiation–65%
- Vendor management–34%
- Stakeholder management11%33%
- Sales10%25%
- Marketing–22%
- Budgeting6%16%
- Data analysis–13%
- Research–13%
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