Purchasing expediter vs senior buyer

The differences between purchasing expediters and senior 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 senior buyer. Additionally, a senior buyer has an average salary of $79,848, 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 senior buyer are supply chain, purchase orders, and MRP.

Purchasing expediter vs senior buyer overview

	Purchasing Expediter	Senior Buyer
Yearly salary	$38,564	$79,848
Hourly rate	$18.54	$38.39
Growth rate	-8%	-
Number of jobs	7,915	27,412
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Purchasing expediter vs senior buyer salary

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

	Purchasing Expediter	Senior Buyer
Average salary	$38,564	$79,848
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $47,000	Between $56,000 And $112,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Capgemini
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between purchasing expediter and senior buyer education

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

	Purchasing Expediter	Senior Buyer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Purchasing expediter vs senior buyer demographics

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

	Purchasing Expediter	Senior Buyer
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%	Male, 57.7% Female, 42.3%
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, 12.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between purchasing expediter and senior 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.

Senior buyer example responsibilities.

Manage assigned commodities by communicating MRP changes and forecasts to minimize excess inventory to achieve optimum inventory levels.
Manage and analyze supplier OTD and keep in constant communication with suppliers to help improve delivery.
Manage ECO process with overseas manufacturing partner.
Lead Made2Manage ERP system development and implementation to improve effectiveness and efficiency of inventory.
Manage invoice reconciliations, RFQ management, system database review and regular inventory reporting.
Manage commodities at establish re-order point levels meeting forecast for production scale-up and revenue goals.

Purchasing expediter vs senior buyer skills

Common purchasing expediter skills

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

Common senior buyer skills

Supply Chain, 17%
Purchase Orders, 11%
MRP, 4%
Supplier Performance, 4%
Commodities, 4%
Continuous Improvement, 4%