Purchase price analyst vs management consultant

The differences between purchase price analysts and management consultants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a purchase price analyst and a management consultant. Additionally, a management consultant has an average salary of $99,360, which is higher than the $60,677 average annual salary of a purchase price analyst.

The top three skills for a purchase price analyst include customer service, and . The most important skills for a management consultant are healthcare, project management, and portfolio.

Purchase price analyst vs management consultant overview

	Purchase Price Analyst	Management Consultant
Yearly salary	$60,677	$99,360
Hourly rate	$29.17	$47.77
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	46,011	153,045
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Purchase price analyst vs management consultant salary

Purchase price analysts and management consultants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Purchase Price Analyst	Management Consultant
Average salary	$60,677	$99,360
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $84,000	Between $72,000 And $136,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	Colorado	New Jersey
Best paying company	Amazon	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between purchase price analyst and management consultant education

There are a few differences between a purchase price analyst and a management consultant in terms of educational background:

	Purchase Price Analyst	Management Consultant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Purchase price analyst vs management consultant demographics

Here are the differences between purchase price analysts' and management consultants' demographics:

	Purchase Price Analyst	Management Consultant
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%	Male, 65.9% Female, 34.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 10.5% White, 72.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 13.6% White, 64.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between purchase price analyst and management consultant duties and responsibilities

Purchase price analyst example responsibilities.

Manage factory activities for key commodities encompassing resource management in materials and production.
Utilize DSTWare ERP system to analyze orders for inventory replenishment by means of interpreting trends, deviations, and statistical tests.
Code analysis as per the best practices on PL/SQL.
Work with current software vendor and pricing manager to utilize ERP system for procurement and pricing protocols.
Provide constant communication to national and international vendors and OEM customers.
Work with pharmacy staff to develop discharge medication application for nursing and pharmacy staff to provide patients with clearer medication instructions.

Management consultant example responsibilities.

Streamline and program manage operations for end-to-end creation of all assets using Smartsheet.
Lead daily agile scrum meetings towards the end of the development phase of the project.
Monitor and control project schedule for SaaS product to achieve project deliveries in at least 95th percentile.
Lead teams in implementation of value map streaming, ISO 9000 and waste reduction in manufacturing process.
Manage functional design team activities using baseline scope document information and develop process standards in line with SDLC methodologies.
Develop light-weight (fast) proprietary cloud-base licensing engine and UI to manage and track end user subscription licenses.

Purchase price analyst vs management consultant skills

Common purchase price analyst skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common management consultant skills

Healthcare, 9%
Project Management, 7%
Portfolio, 6%
Business Process, 5%
Business Strategy, 5%
Business Development, 4%

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