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Where a procurement department manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a procurement department manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Procurement department managers ensure that the organisation's policy goals are transformed into concrete actions and support their teams to achieve the best results for their clients and the public. They oversee the public procurement professionals in the organisation to deliver on their objectives.

Also known as procurement officer, head of procurement department, procurement director, procurement coordinator, head of procurement unit.

Managers 49 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: procurement category specialist, 82%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
standalone public buyer 79% covered procurement support officer 78% covered public procurement specialist 78% covered procurement category speciali… 82% covered purchasing manager 23% covered procurement department ma… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from procurement department manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a procurement department manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A procurement department manager needs 37 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • develop procurement strategy management skills
  • evaluate tender information skills
  • perform contract reporting and evaluation information skills
  • apply certification and payment procedures assisting and caring
  • develop performance orientation in public administration management skills
  • implement risk management in procurement information skills
  • manage procurement planning management skills
  • assess procurement needs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • implement sustainable procurement communication, collaboration and creativity
  • morality arts and humanities
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a procurement department manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Procurement department manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a procurement department manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.