Purchasing expediter vs senior purchasing agent

The differences between purchasing expediters and senior purchasing agents 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 purchasing agent. Additionally, a senior purchasing agent has an average salary of $73,386, 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 purchasing agent are purchase orders, project management, and supplier relationships.

Purchasing expediter vs senior purchasing agent overview

	Purchasing Expediter	Senior Purchasing Agent
Yearly salary	$38,564	$73,386
Hourly rate	$18.54	$35.28
Growth rate	-8%	-6%
Number of jobs	7,915	43,833
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Purchasing expediter vs senior purchasing agent salary

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

	Purchasing Expediter	Senior Purchasing Agent
Average salary	$38,564	$73,386
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $47,000	Between $52,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Levi Strauss & Co.
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between purchasing expediter and senior purchasing agent education

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

	Purchasing Expediter	Senior Purchasing Agent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Purchasing expediter vs senior purchasing agent demographics

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

	Purchasing Expediter	Senior Purchasing Agent
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, 8.9% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 7.7% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between purchasing expediter and senior purchasing agent 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 purchasing agent example responsibilities.

Manage patterns for older, obsolete OEM part outsource production to locally foundries.
Interact within an ERP system environment and manage various reporting tools to support operations and control the flow of information.
Manage subcontracts activity including RFQ analysis, major negotiations and construction of complex subcontracting orders and milestones.
Provide management for warehousing, transportation, documentation requirements, cost analysis, third-party logistics, and reverse logistics.
Help create new purchasing procurement program base on customer forecasting and JIT programs (KANBAN).
Update & maintain ERP system part master data including new item creation, discontinuations and site planning changes.

Purchasing expediter vs senior purchasing agent skills

Common purchasing expediter skills

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

Common senior purchasing agent skills

Purchase Orders, 8%
Project Management, 6%
Supplier Relationships, 6%
Strategic Sourcing, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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