Purchasing expediter vs purchaser

The differences between purchasing expediters 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 purchasing expediter and a purchaser. Additionally, a purchaser has an average salary of $50,031, 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 purchaser are purchase orders, FDA, and POS.

Purchasing expediter vs purchaser overview

	Purchasing Expediter	Purchaser
Yearly salary	$38,564	$50,031
Hourly rate	$18.54	$24.05
Growth rate	-8%	-
Number of jobs	7,915	6,852
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Purchasing expediter vs purchaser salary

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

	Purchasing Expediter	Purchaser
Average salary	$38,564	$50,031
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $47,000	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 purchasing expediter and purchaser education

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

	Purchasing Expediter	Purchaser
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Purchasing expediter vs purchaser demographics

Here are the differences between purchasing expediters' and purchasers' demographics:

	Purchasing Expediter	Purchaser
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%	Male, 49.2% Female, 50.8%
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, 8.8% 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 purchasing expediter and purchaser 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.

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.

Purchasing expediter vs purchaser skills

Common purchasing expediter skills

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

Common purchaser skills

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