Career switch, measured
From Purchasing Manager to Buyer
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 Sales, Accounting.
96%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillPurchasing ManagerBuyer
- Procurement88%77%
- Contract negotiation72%65%
- Supply chain68%54%
- Vendor management43%34%
- Manufacturing45%36%
- Stakeholder management49%33%
- Excel27%45%
- ERP systems20%28%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Buyer postings, rarely in Purchasing Manager ones.
SkillPurchasing ManagerBuyer
- Sales12%25%
- Accounting–9%
Prove it with a free skill badge:Procurement & purchasing,Supply chain planning,Stakeholder management,Excel
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