Farm product purchaser vs senior purchasing agent

The differences between farm product purchasers and senior purchasing agents 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 purchasing agent. Additionally, a senior purchasing agent has an average salary of $73,386, 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 purchasing agent are purchase orders, project management, and supplier relationships.

Farm product purchaser vs senior purchasing agent overview

	Farm Product Purchaser	Senior Purchasing Agent
Yearly salary	$53,395	$73,386
Hourly rate	$25.67	$35.28
Growth rate	-	-6%
Number of jobs	64,954	43,833
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Farm product purchaser vs senior purchasing agent salary

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

	Farm Product Purchaser	Senior Purchasing Agent
Average salary	$53,395	$73,386
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $73,000	Between $52,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Levi Strauss & Co.
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between farm product purchaser and senior purchasing agent education

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

	Farm Product Purchaser	Senior Purchasing Agent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Farm product purchaser vs senior purchasing agent demographics

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

	Farm Product Purchaser	Senior Purchasing Agent
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, 8.9% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 7.7% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between farm product purchaser and senior purchasing agent 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 purchasing agent example responsibilities.

Manage patterns for older, obsolete OEM part outsource production to locally foundries.
Interact within an ERP system environment and manage various reporting tools to support operations and control the flow of information.
Manage subcontracts activity including RFQ analysis, major negotiations and construction of complex subcontracting orders and milestones.
Provide management for warehousing, transportation, documentation requirements, cost analysis, third-party logistics, and reverse logistics.
Help create new purchasing procurement program base on customer forecasting and JIT programs (KANBAN).
Update & maintain ERP system part master data including new item creation, discontinuations and site planning changes.

Farm product purchaser vs senior purchasing agent skills

Common farm product purchaser skills

Customer Service, 53%
Purchase Orders, 47%

Common senior purchasing agent skills

Purchase Orders, 8%
Project Management, 6%
Supplier Relationships, 6%
Strategic Sourcing, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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