Farm product purchaser vs senior buyer

The differences between farm product purchasers and senior buyers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a farm product purchaser and a senior buyer. Additionally, a senior buyer has an average salary of $79,848, which is higher than the $53,395 average annual salary of a farm product purchaser.

The top three skills for a farm product purchaser include customer service, purchase orders and . The most important skills for a senior buyer are supply chain, purchase orders, and MRP.

Farm product purchaser vs senior buyer overview

	Farm Product Purchaser	Senior Buyer
Yearly salary	$53,395	$79,848
Hourly rate	$25.67	$38.39
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	64,954	27,412
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Farm product purchaser vs senior buyer salary

Farm product purchasers and senior buyers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Farm Product Purchaser	Senior Buyer
Average salary	$53,395	$79,848
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $73,000	Between $56,000 And $112,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Capgemini
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between farm product purchaser and senior buyer education

There are a few differences between a farm product purchaser and a senior buyer in terms of educational background:

	Farm Product Purchaser	Senior Buyer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Farm product purchaser vs senior buyer demographics

Here are the differences between farm product purchasers' and senior buyers' demographics:

	Farm Product Purchaser	Senior Buyer
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 43.9% Female, 56.1%	Male, 57.7% Female, 42.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 6.0% White, 72.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between farm product purchaser and senior buyer duties and responsibilities

Farm product purchaser example responsibilities.

Purchase components for production; run daily production schedule; manage inventory of items; source alternative items for production
Utilize database MRP system to effectively control inventory on hand and forecast demand.
Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis of logistics operations using simulation models and other tools.
Set up bids and options for JD Edwards PeopleSoft.
Purchase memory upgrades from OEM and other establish local and international vendors.

Senior buyer example responsibilities.

Manage assigned commodities by communicating MRP changes and forecasts to minimize excess inventory to achieve optimum inventory levels.
Manage and analyze supplier OTD and keep in constant communication with suppliers to help improve delivery.
Manage ECO process with overseas manufacturing partner.
Lead Made2Manage ERP system development and implementation to improve effectiveness and efficiency of inventory.
Manage invoice reconciliations, RFQ management, system database review and regular inventory reporting.
Manage commodities at establish re-order point levels meeting forecast for production scale-up and revenue goals.

Farm product purchaser vs senior buyer skills

Common farm product purchaser skills

Customer Service, 53%
Purchase Orders, 47%

Common senior buyer skills

Supply Chain, 17%
Purchase Orders, 11%
MRP, 4%
Supplier Performance, 4%
Commodities, 4%
Continuous Improvement, 4%