Purchasing expediter vs media buyer

The differences between purchasing expediters and media 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 purchasing expediter and a media buyer. Additionally, a media buyer has an average salary of $74,390, which is higher than the $38,564 average annual salary of a purchasing expediter.

The top three skills for a purchasing expediter include purchase orders, delivery dates and MRP. The most important skills for a media buyer are digital marketing, campaign performance, and media buying.

Purchasing expediter vs media buyer overview

	Purchasing Expediter	Media Buyer
Yearly salary	$38,564	$74,390
Hourly rate	$18.54	$35.76
Growth rate	-8%	8%
Number of jobs	7,915	20,884
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 87%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Purchasing expediter vs media buyer salary

Purchasing expediters and media buyers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Purchasing Expediter	Media Buyer
Average salary	$38,564	$74,390
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $47,000	Between $56,000 And $98,000
Highest paying City	-	Burlington, VT
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Bloomberg
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between purchasing expediter and media buyer education

There are a few differences between a purchasing expediter and a media buyer in terms of educational background:

	Purchasing Expediter	Media Buyer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 87%
Most common major	Business	Communication
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Purchasing expediter vs media buyer demographics

Here are the differences between purchasing expediters' and media buyers' demographics:

	Purchasing Expediter	Media Buyer
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%	Male, 30.1% Female, 69.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 6.6% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 8.9% 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 purchasing expediter and media buyer duties and responsibilities

Purchasing expediter example responsibilities.

Work extensively in ERP system to manage entire procurement process.
Purchase components for production; run daily production schedule; manage inventory of items; source alternative items for production
Assess requisitions; obtain RFI's, RFQ's and on occasion, RFP's.
Process RMA returns for reject parts.
Approve quotes that are provided from the MRO.
Prepare and send out RFQ's to vendors.

Media buyer example responsibilities.

Manage both PPC and display buys across a network of clients.
Manage day to day performance expectation of SEO, SEM, and outside vendors.
Manage the client's Youtube page and report monthly on all social media platforms.
Manage the @ RCIHelp twitter account and provide RCI consumers with direct responses and posts.
Implement, alter and write algorithms using SQL in order to increase efficiency within the portfolios manage.
Negotiate, develop, monitor and manage delivery of book campaigns on CPA, CPC and CPM models.

Purchasing expediter vs media buyer skills

Common purchasing expediter skills

Purchase Orders, 44%
Delivery Dates, 7%
MRP, 4%
Due Dates, 4%
Production Schedules, 4%
Inventory Control, 3%

Common media buyer skills

Digital Marketing, 18%
Campaign Performance, 9%
Media Buying, 8%
Facebook, 7%
Google Analytics, 6%
Media Planning, 5%