Purchasing agent, Kaiwhakarite hoko
Also known as
- Procurement specialist, buyer, contract services manager, contracts officer, purchasing officer, procurement coordinator, merchandiser
Purchasing agents find and order products for organisations to use or resell.
Your pay could be
$48K
Lower
$59K to $90K
Most common
$115K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
Purchasing agents
- usually work regular business hours
- usually work in offices or warehouses
- need to be responsible, make decisions and identify and solve provlems
Tasks
- Evaluate applicable laws and regulations to determine impact on organisational activities.
- Execute sales or other financial transactions.
- Purchase products or services.
- Negotiate contracts with clients or service providers.
- Analyse business or financial data.
- Establish organisational guidelines or policies.
- Obtain information about goods or services.
- Maintain data in information systems or databases.
- Confer with personnel to coordinate business operations.
- Train personnel to enhance job skills.
You usually need experience to become a purchasing agent and a qualification may be useful.
You may need
- experience in procurement, purchasing or supply management
- a New Zealand Certificate in Supply Management (Level 5)
- a New Zealand Certificate in Infrastructure Procurement Procedures (Level 6)
- a Graduate Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- to complete the New Zealand Goverment Graduate Procurement Training Programme
If you’re in school
You usually need NCEA Level 3 to do the study or training for this job.
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