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New York New Jersey Offshore Wind Training
New York New Jersey Offshore Wind Training
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    Example Job Titles
    • Category Purchasing Manager
    • Commodity Manager
    • Materials Director
    • Materials Manager
    • Procurement Director
    • Procurement Manager
    • Purchasing Director
    • Purchasing Supervisor
    • Strategic Sourcing Director
    Jobs with Transferable Skills
    • General and Operations Managers
    • Logisticians
    • Logistics Analysts
    • Logistics Managers
    • Marketing Managers
    • Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
    • Storage and Distribution Managers
    • Supply Chain Managers
    • Training and Development Managers
    • Transportation Managers
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    Purchasing Managers

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    Job Type:

    Purchasing Managers

    Typical Education:

    Bachelor's Degree

    Skills:
    • Social Perceptiveness
    • Active Listening
    • Critical Thinking
    • Speaking
    • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Negotiation
    • Persuasion
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Time Management
    • Writing
    Typical Tasks:
    1. Represent companies in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers.
    2. Develop cost reduction strategies and savings plans.
    3. Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
    4. Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.
    5. Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.
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