Purchasing Managers
Business Management & Administration · Operations Management
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $85,360; experienced workers reach $207,410. About 680 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +15.5%
- Openings a year
- 65
- Employed in 2024
- 695
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree · Experience: 5 years or more
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Management of Personnel Resources4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Writing4.0
- Monitoring4.0
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Negotiation4.0
What the work is
Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers and procurement managers.
- Maintain records of goods ordered and received.
- Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales.
- Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
- Control purchasing department budgets.
- Interview and hire staff, and oversee staff training.
- Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less5%
- Certificate16%
- Some college5%
- Associate degree11%
- Bachelor's degree53%
- Master's degree11%
Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.
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