Raw material manager vs senior purchasing manager

The differences between raw material managers and senior purchasing managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a raw material manager and a senior purchasing manager. Additionally, a senior purchasing manager has an average salary of $109,837, which is higher than the $92,914 average annual salary of a raw material manager.

The top three skills for a raw material manager include QA, FDA and GMP. The most important skills for a senior purchasing manager are supply chain, purchase orders, and logistics.

Raw material manager vs senior purchasing manager overview

	Raw Material Manager	Senior Purchasing Manager
Yearly salary	$92,914	$109,837
Hourly rate	$44.67	$52.81
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	24,493	19,183
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Raw material manager vs senior purchasing manager salary

Raw material managers and senior purchasing managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Raw Material Manager	Senior Purchasing Manager
Average salary	$92,914	$109,837
Salary range	Between $64,000 And $134,000	Between $79,000 And $152,000
Highest paying City	Long Beach, CA	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	California
Best paying company	Bristol-Myers Squibb	Tonix Pharmaceuticals
Best paying industry	Finance	Technology

Differences between raw material manager and senior purchasing manager education

There are a few differences between a raw material manager and a senior purchasing manager in terms of educational background:

	Raw Material Manager	Senior Purchasing Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Raw material manager vs senior purchasing manager demographics

Here are the differences between raw material managers' and senior purchasing managers' demographics:

	Raw Material Manager	Senior Purchasing Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 75.1% Female, 24.9%	Male, 68.0% Female, 32.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 7.4% White, 67.2% 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 raw material manager and senior purchasing manager duties and responsibilities

Raw material manager example responsibilities.

Assist in achieving ISO certification and chair vendor audits for quality compliance.
Lead the accelerated development of new global supply base and logistics to replace long-standing domestic suppliers.
Manage all raw materials and conduct inventory audits, maintain compliance guidelines, and supervise MRO purchasing to balance material shortage/surplus.
Decrease inventories using MRP system to alert order status and re-ordering materials on a timely basis.
Machine job shop supervision of industrial wood processing tool manufacturing with extreme tolerances in a participative MRP work cell environment.
Review shipment accuracy and logistics billings.

Senior purchasing manager example responsibilities.

Used RFI, RFP, RFQ techniques to identify, select, and engage with suppliers to ensure competitive market advantage.
Prepare contracts utilizing ERP and requisition demand throughout procurement process.
Obtain favorable pricing by tracking and recording various commodities through magazines, internet, and other resource materials.
Monitor shipments and shipping logistics to make sure they are shipped in the most efficient and cost effective manner.
Draft and publish global, regional, and localization strategies for all commodities reducing the number of source suppliers per commodity.
Create and implement purchasing policies/procedures to obtain ISO certification.

Raw material manager vs senior purchasing manager skills

Common raw material manager skills

QA, 11%
FDA, 10%
GMP, 9%
Commodities, 7%
Quality Issues, 7%
Production Schedules, 6%

Common senior purchasing manager skills

Supply Chain, 22%
Purchase Orders, 8%
Logistics, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Chain Management, 4%
Supplier Management, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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