Purchasing project manager vs director, procurement

The differences between purchasing project managers and directors, procurement 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 project manager and a director, procurement. Additionally, a director, procurement has an average salary of $140,058, which is higher than the $97,838 average annual salary of a purchasing project manager.

The top three skills for a purchasing project manager include purchase orders, project management and BOM. The most important skills for a director, procurement are strategic sourcing, supplier performance, and continuous improvement.

Purchasing project manager vs director, procurement overview

	Purchasing Project Manager	Director, Procurement
Yearly salary	$97,838	$140,058
Hourly rate	$47.04	$67.34
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	115,356	18,037
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Purchasing project manager vs director, procurement salary

Purchasing project managers and directors, procurement have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Purchasing Project Manager	Director, Procurement
Average salary	$97,838	$140,058
Salary range	Between $73,000 And $130,000	Between $98,000 And $199,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Graco	Apple
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between purchasing project manager and director, procurement education

There are a few differences between a purchasing project manager and a director, procurement in terms of educational background:

	Purchasing Project Manager	Director, Procurement
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Purchasing project manager vs director, procurement demographics

Here are the differences between purchasing project managers' and directors, procurement' demographics:

	Purchasing Project Manager	Director, Procurement
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 69.4% Female, 30.6%	Male, 78.0% Female, 22.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% Asian, 7.5% White, 66.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% Asian, 7.4% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between purchasing project manager and director, procurement duties and responsibilities

Purchasing project manager example responsibilities.

Manage all procurement activities to support manufacturing operations including raw materials, tooling, components and MRO services.
SAP MRP purchase order and purchase requisition development.
Issue RFQ packages to suppliers to maximize savings opportunities.
Evaluate RFQ packages and select suppliers base on establish Siemens policies.
Promote to develop standard business process, design and implement a global ERP solution across the procurement cycle.
Paper and book manufacturing purchase activity under the new ERP seamlessly from the old system to the new.

Director, procurement example responsibilities.

Develop and deploy integrated visual MRP tools to forecast and manage a constrain and vary purchasing model.
Develop and lead cross-functional team to correct and optimize company ERP system resulting in an efficient order and fulfillment process.
Manage RFP authoring and all aspects of the proposal/bidding process for special bond programs, SPLOST, and typical departmental needs.
Centralize vendor management, outsource/off-shore vendor restructure master agreements and manage RFP process.
Lead several highly visible project which require project oversight, budget management and ongoing communication.
Develop a global sourcing & production strategy and vendor matrix appropriate for all product lines including apparel and textiles.

Purchasing project manager vs director, procurement skills

Common purchasing project manager skills

Purchase Orders, 22%
Project Management, 7%
BOM, 6%
Logistics, 5%
Cost Savings, 4%
Production Schedules, 4%

Common director, procurement skills

Strategic Sourcing, 7%
Supplier Performance, 6%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
Logistics, 5%
Customer Service, 4%
Lean Manufacturing, 4%

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