Purchasing expediter vs subcontract administrator

The differences between purchasing expediters and subcontract administrators 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 subcontract administrator. Additionally, a subcontract administrator has an average salary of $65,686, 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 subcontract administrator are price analysis, purchase orders, and program management.

Purchasing expediter vs subcontract administrator overview

	Purchasing Expediter	Subcontract Administrator
Yearly salary	$38,564	$65,686
Hourly rate	$18.54	$31.58
Growth rate	-8%	-6%
Number of jobs	7,915	51,285
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Purchasing expediter vs subcontract administrator salary

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

	Purchasing Expediter	Subcontract Administrator
Average salary	$38,564	$65,686
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $47,000	Between $42,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Urban Institute
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between purchasing expediter and subcontract administrator education

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

	Purchasing Expediter	Subcontract Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Purchasing expediter vs subcontract administrator demographics

Here are the differences between purchasing expediters' and subcontract administrators' demographics:

	Purchasing Expediter	Subcontract Administrator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%	Male, 51.7% Female, 48.3%
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, 9.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 7.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between purchasing expediter and subcontract administrator 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.

Subcontract administrator example responsibilities.

Coordinate requirements and interface with other division personnel to accomplish timely and cost effective procurement of assign commodities.
Create moderate to complex RFP solicitations and provide additional proposal support including pricing reviews and source selection support.
Administer IDIQ contracts with multiple task orders.
Assist with FFP hardware subcontract in support of NSA contracts.
Negotiate and coordinate additions, deletions, or modifications of DOD subcontracts.
Review and advice on matters of ITAR, FCPA, other Import/Export matters.

Purchasing expediter vs subcontract administrator skills

Common purchasing expediter skills

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

Common subcontract administrator skills

Price Analysis, 11%
Purchase Orders, 8%
Program Management, 5%
Bid Packages, 5%
Non-Disclosure Agreements, 5%
DOD, 4%

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