What would you do as a Purchasing manager?
Purchasing managers
- usually work regular business hours
- usually work in offices
- need to communicate well, solve problems and make decisions
Tasks
- manage buying activities of staff
- research and identify new suppliers
- build relationships and negotiate with suppliers
- order and purchase goods and services
- keep accurate records of payments
- review and assess staff performance
- prepare financial reports and budgets
- stay up to date with market trends
- develop and update purchasing policies
How can you become a Purchasing manager?
You usually need experience to become a purchasing manager and a qualification may be useful.
You may need
- experience in similar work
- a relevant tertiary qualification in business and management, commerce studies, banking and finance or similar area
If you're in school
You usually need NCEA Level 3 to do the study or training for this job.
