Purchasing project manager vs purchasing supervisor

The differences between purchasing project managers and purchasing supervisors 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 purchasing supervisor. Additionally, a purchasing project manager has an average salary of $97,838, which is higher than the $68,702 average annual salary of a purchasing supervisor.

The top three skills for a purchasing project manager include purchase orders, project management and BOM. The most important skills for a purchasing supervisor are purchase orders, MRP, and supplier performance.

Purchasing project manager vs purchasing supervisor overview

	Purchasing Project Manager	Purchasing Supervisor
Yearly salary	$97,838	$68,702
Hourly rate	$47.04	$33.03
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	115,356	19,412
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	47	48
Years of experience	6	6

Purchasing project manager vs purchasing supervisor salary

Purchasing project managers and purchasing supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Purchasing Project Manager	Purchasing Supervisor
Average salary	$97,838	$68,702
Salary range	Between $73,000 And $130,000	Between $45,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Graco	CDW
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between purchasing project manager and purchasing supervisor education

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

	Purchasing Project Manager	Purchasing Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Purchasing project manager vs purchasing supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between purchasing project managers' and purchasing supervisors' demographics:

	Purchasing Project Manager	Purchasing Supervisor
Average age	47	48
Gender ratio	Male, 69.4% Female, 30.6%	Male, 57.4% Female, 42.6%
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, 9.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 7.8% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	7%

Differences between purchasing project manager and purchasing supervisor 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.

Purchasing supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage increasing procurement demands of inventory/supplies for manufacturing activities base on an ERP MRP system.
Lead and analyze all RFQ's, RFI's and RFP's from different qualify vendors.
Interview current and prospective suppliers to determine supplier capabilities, logistics and inventory control and management while negotiate delivery terms.
Review requisitions and RFP's, obtain quotations, negotiate pricing, examine bids and award contracts.
Assist in the yearly budgeting process including RFQ's and establishing contracts both locally and at the corporate level.
Direct large projects by creating RFP's, cost negotiation, and bid analysis on specifications and budget cost provided.

Purchasing project manager vs purchasing supervisor skills

Common purchasing project manager skills

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

Common purchasing supervisor skills

Purchase Orders, 20%
MRP, 5%
Supplier Performance, 4%
Logistics, 4%
Corrective Action, 4%
On-Time Delivery, 4%

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