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Purchasing Officer

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Purchasing Officers source and negotiate for raw materials and supplies, ensuring quality and budget compliance while managing orders and supplier relations.

  • This role has a low level of AI exposure. Core skills such as adaptability, social intelligence, and complex physical tasks remain beyond the capabilities of current AI.
      • NSW
  • 10,000 people employed in Australia
AI exposure data adapted from Felten, Raj & Seamans (2021). Shortage data sourced from Jobs and Skills Australia (2024).

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Salaries for Purchasing Officers working in Australia right now start at $57,200 per annum. Increase your earning capacity by advancing your skills and qualifications in business administration, logistics, and supply chain management.

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There are 14,700 Purchasing Officers currently working in Australia. They are employed in the procurement and logistics departments of public corporations, private enterprises, not-for-profits, and government agencies across all industries and employment sectors.

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You can launch your career as a Purchasing Officer in Australia with a VET qualification such as the Certificate IV in Procurement and Contracting or the Diploma of Business (Procurement). To advance your career, consider the Bachelor of Business (Logistics and Supply Chain Management).

Source: Australian Government Labour Market Insights 2023

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Purchasing Officer careers

Purchasing Officers source raw materials, inventory, and other supplies while striving for the best prices and highest quality materials according to the budget. They negotiate contracts with suppliers, prepare purchase orders, receive goods, and check the quality and accuracy of orders.

As a Purchasing Officer you could be talking to a new supplier on the phone to discuss quantity discounts, preparing a purchase order and emailing to a supplier, checking off an order that has just been received in the warehouse, contacting a supplier to report some damaged stock, preparing a month-end report to submit to the accounting department, or meeting with the logistics manager to discuss an upgrade of the electronic purchasing system.