Purchasing expediter vs purchasing buyer

The differences between purchasing expediters and purchasing 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 purchasing buyer. Additionally, a purchasing buyer has an average salary of $47,471, 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 purchasing buyer are purchase orders, logistics, and cost savings.

Purchasing expediter vs purchasing buyer overview

	Purchasing Expediter	Purchasing Buyer
Yearly salary	$38,564	$47,471
Hourly rate	$18.54	$22.82
Growth rate	-8%	-
Number of jobs	7,915	21,158
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Purchasing expediter vs purchasing buyer salary

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

	Purchasing Expediter	Purchasing Buyer
Average salary	$38,564	$47,471
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $47,000	Between $35,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	Goleta, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Aramco Services Company
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between purchasing expediter and purchasing buyer education

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

	Purchasing Expediter	Purchasing Buyer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Purchasing expediter vs purchasing buyer demographics

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

	Purchasing Expediter	Purchasing Buyer
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%	Male, 41.9% Female, 58.1%
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, 9.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% Asian, 7.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between purchasing expediter and purchasing 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.

Purchasing buyer example responsibilities.

Manage the development of RFP process per departmental and legal requirements.
Create and manage requisitions, code billing statements and reconcile monthly bills in PeopleSoft.
Manage logistics and materials receive for appropriate quantities, timeliness and accuracy to complete project project.
Complete request for quotation (RFQ), design reviews, and advance product quality planning (APQP).
Used MRP to track and develop orders for electronic and mechanical commodities for high volume 32,000 a day unit product.
Make purchasing decisions base on the examination and recommendations of the ERP planning system and issuing and maintaining supplier purchase orders.

Purchasing expediter vs purchasing buyer skills

Common purchasing expediter skills

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

Common purchasing buyer skills

Purchase Orders, 29%
Logistics, 6%
Cost Savings, 5%
ERP, 4%
MRP, 4%
RFQ, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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