Plant buyer vs purchaser

The differences between plant buyers and purchasers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a plant buyer and a purchaser. Additionally, a plant buyer has an average salary of $59,450, which is higher than the $50,031 average annual salary of a purchaser.

The top three skills for a plant buyer include purchase orders, lean manufacturing and MRO. The most important skills for a purchaser are purchase orders, FDA, and POS.

Plant buyer vs purchaser overview

	Plant Buyer	Purchaser
Yearly salary	$59,450	$50,031
Hourly rate	$28.58	$24.05
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	24,593	6,852
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Plant buyer vs purchaser salary

Plant buyers and purchasers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Plant Buyer	Purchaser
Average salary	$59,450	$50,031
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $80,000	Between $36,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	Atlantic City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Barnes Group
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between plant buyer and purchaser education

There are a few differences between a plant buyer and a purchaser in terms of educational background:

	Plant Buyer	Purchaser
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Plant buyer vs purchaser demographics

Here are the differences between plant buyers' and purchasers' demographics:

	Plant Buyer	Purchaser
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 49.5% Female, 50.5%	Male, 49.2% Female, 50.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 7.7% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between plant buyer and purchaser duties and responsibilities

Plant buyer example responsibilities.

Manage plant ISO system for all procurement functions.
Manage MRP on all stock material to create plane orders.
Assure suppliers comply with safety and quality alignments within company standards and manage non-conformance reporting for logistics as per company policy.
Purchase production material and MRO supplies.
Maintain tool crib and all MRO materials.
Work with appropriate personnel to ensure effective and functional storage for all supplies and commodities.

Purchaser example responsibilities.

Purchase components for production; run daily production schedule; manage inventory of items; source alternative items for production
Work extensively with customers to identify business and project requirements through RFI's, RFP's, and RFQ's.
Handle RFQ (request for quotation) and the RFB (request for bid).
Insure day to day operations run smoothly.
Operate ERP system in factory and keep the data update.
Order parts & MRO items as needed for production workers.

Plant buyer vs purchaser skills

Common plant buyer skills

Purchase Orders, 25%
Lean Manufacturing, 7%
MRO, 7%
Delivery Dates, 6%
Commodities, 5%
Indirect Materials, 5%

Common purchaser skills

Purchase Orders, 38%
FDA, 7%
POS, 6%
Commodities, 5%
Logistics, 4%
Expedite, 3%