How do they match: Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

  • Contract Specialist
  • Contracts Specialist
  • Procurement Specialist
  • Purchasing Specialist
  • Sourcing Specialist

  • Attend meetings, trade shows, conferences, conventions, and seminars to network with people in other purchasing departments.
  • Review catalogs, industry periodicals, directories, trade journals, and Internet sites and consult with other department personnel to locate necessary goods and services.
  • Write and review product specifications, maintaining a working technical knowledge of the goods or services to be purchased.

  • Develop technical specifications for systems or equipment.