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Also called equipment supplies and tools purchasing agent, fuel agent, general purchasing agent and procurement agent.

$77,710
Median pay a year
491,430
People do this work
6
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Purchasing Agent, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Product

Summary

Purchasing agent acquiring machinery, equipment, and supplies for operational needs, negotiating contracts, and analyzing proposals to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness

Experience

Purchasing Agent, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Product

Where you worked

Month Year to Month Year
  • Purchased the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts
  • Prepared purchase orders, solicited bid proposals, and reviewed requisitions for goods and services
  • Monitored and followed applicable laws and regulations related to procurement
  • Analyzed price proposals, financial reports, and other data to determine reasonable prices
  • Negotiated, renegotiated, and administered contracts with suppliers and vendors
  • Maintained and reviewed computerized records of purchased items, costs, deliveries, and inventories
  • Researched and evaluated suppliers based on price, quality, and reliability

Skills

Monitoring inventories, Obtaining information about goods, Conferencing with personnel, Purchasing products or services, Monitoring organizational processes, Estimating product demand, Analyzing market conditions, Evaluating laws and regulations, Analyzing business data, Establishing organizational guidelines

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On site, Remote

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree
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  • Monitored and ensured compliance with applicable laws and regulations in procurement processes
  • Formulated policies for bid proposals and procurement, enhancing operational efficiency

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Monitored and ensured compliance with laws and regulations, reducing procurement errors and delays

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Reduced procurement errors and delaysIncreased trust with suppliers and stakeholdersStreamlined the purchasing process

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Formulated policies for bid proposals and procurement, enhancing operational efficiency

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Cut down processing time for bidsImproved clarity in procurement proceduresSimplified the approval process for purchases

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  • Monitoring inventories
  • Obtaining information about goods
  • Conferencing with personnel
  • Purchasing products or services
  • Monitoring organizational processes
  • Estimating product demand
  • Analyzing market conditions
  • Evaluating laws and regulations
  • Analyzing business data
  • Establishing organizational guidelines
  • Developing technical specifications
  • Maintaining data in systems

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What a Purchasing Agent, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Product does

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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.

What it pays

How much does a Purchasing Agent, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Product make?

Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.

25th percentile$60,800
Median$77,710
75th percentile$100,820

These figures cover this work together with Farm Products Buyer and Purchasing Agent and Wholesale and Retail Buyer, which is how they are published.

About 491,430 people do this work and Farm Products Buyer and Purchasing Agent and Wholesale and Retail Buyer in the United States, counted together.

What it pays in each state
State25th percentileMedian75th percentile
AK$66,750$83,460$106,870
AL$57,340$74,030$98,580
AR$54,400$75,870$106,110
AZ$60,710$75,340$92,790
CA$66,150$82,720$107,490
CO$66,500$83,590$105,390
CT$65,350$83,030$102,890
DC$93,040$124,090$144,680
DE$67,150$82,920$100,660
FL$54,540$72,850$97,130
GA$61,110$74,530$98,420
HI$59,990$74,240$99,310
IA$58,310$70,360$82,480
ID$57,610$69,240$84,930
IL$61,940$78,470$100,530
IN$56,340$69,350$85,870
KS$54,920$69,500$90,060
KY$51,660$65,240$83,340
LA$55,550$66,340$88,610
MA$66,400$85,970$115,230
MD$68,370$90,900$123,300
ME$59,370$77,630$100,350
MI$59,450$75,900$98,950
MN$64,570$80,370$101,360
MO$55,480$65,650$85,180
MS$53,940$71,850$92,950
MT$49,860$62,850$78,980
NC$60,000$75,880$97,550
ND$61,030$76,400$88,610
NE$59,990$74,950$92,480
NH$61,760$77,270$98,600
NJ$75,030$93,250$116,430
NM$59,980$76,740$103,400
NV$58,190$72,990$89,340
NY$64,560$79,460$102,100
OH$60,060$76,410$95,630
OK$56,060$71,850$95,330
OR$56,600$75,050$98,110
PA$56,340$73,550$95,960
PR$22,690$36,750$50,270
RI$66,570$86,240$91,260
SC$58,430$75,550$98,230
SD$62,760$73,990$90,740
TN$49,530$65,430$82,600
TX$59,470$76,050$97,730
UT$58,830$74,540$96,570
VA$65,100$89,210$120,390
VT$51,970$65,330$95,680
WA$68,820$85,130$108,240
WI$58,680$70,880$85,210
WV$57,830$75,670$94,520
WY$55,430$72,200$91,520

Other names

Other names for this job

equipment supplies and tools purchasing agent, fuel agent, general purchasing agent, procurement agent, purchasing agent, railroad purchasing agent, tools supplies and equipment purchasing agent, purchasing agents except wholesale retail and farm products, buyer, contract admin, contract administrator, contract analyst.

More names for this work

contract specialist, contractor buyer, contracts manager, fuel buyer, log buyer, lumber buyer, media buyer, ore buyer, price analyst, print buyer, procurement analyst, procurement and contracting admin, procurement and contracting administrator, procurement and contracting buyer, procurement coordinator, procurement engineer, procurement official, procurement specialist, pulpwood buyer, pulpwood contractor, purchaser, purchasing admin, purchasing administrator, purchasing and contracts coordinator, purchasing coordinator, purchasing specialist, replenishment buyer, sourcing specialist, subcontract admin, subcontract administrator, subcontract associate, timber buyer.

If you served

Military jobs this work counts as

From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.

  • 6C000 Contracting Manager
  • 6C071 Contracting Craftsman
  • 6C091 Contracting Superintendent
  • SEI16 Acquisition Project Management
  • 3044 Operational Contract Support Specialist

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