Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a standalone public buyer can go next

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

Standalone public buyers manage the procurement process and cover all of the procurement needs for a small contracting authority. They are involved in each stage of the procurement process and collaborate with professionals from other departments of the organisation to find the kinds of specialised knowledge that may not be available.

Also known as procurement expert, small contracting authority public buyer, public buyer, public procurer, small contracting authority public procurer.

Technicians and associate professionals 44 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: procurement support officer, 91%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
procurement department manager 83% covered purchasing manager 21% covered purchaser 19% covered purchase planner 18% covered procurement support officer 91% covered standalone public buyer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from standalone public buyer, 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 standalone public buyer 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 standalone public buyer needs 28 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
  • draft procurement technical specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
  • 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
  • draft tender documentation information skills
  • perform procurement market analysis information skills
  • morality arts and humanities
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a standalone public buyer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Standalone public buyer is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. 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 standalone public buyer’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.