Procurement / Sourcing Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Procurement or Sourcing Manager manages the procurement of supplies for a company or organization. Develops policies and schedules for regular procurements. Trains and supervises staff, develops relationships with suppliers, researches and inspects supplies, and negotiates supply and shipping prices.
Job Outlook
There were 1421 Procurement / Sourcing Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 39322 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Procurement / Sourcing Manager industry, which includes the Procurement / Sourcing Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Procurement / Sourcing Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $130,654.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $128,793.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Procurement / Sourcing Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $111,326.
Education and Experience
Posted Procurement / Sourcing Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 77.63% |
| Master's Degree | 30.19% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.5% |
| Other | 5.17% |
Posted Procurement / Sourcing Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 7.76% |
| 3 to 5 years | 51.55% |
| 6 to 8 years | 26.1% |
| 9+ years | 14.59% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Procurement / Sourcing Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (55.85%)
- Negotiation (54.93%)
- Management (50.73%)
- Leadership (44.72%)
- Operations (37.77%)
- Problem Solving (26.06%)
- Microsoft Excel (25.78%)
- Influencing Skills (24.47%)
- Planning (23.23%)
- Innovation (22.31%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Supplier Performance Management (25.67%)
- Supplier Relationship Management (29.95%)
- Strategic Sourcing (33.58%)
- Supply Chain Management (24.01%)
- Purchasing (41.75%)
- Procurement Management (18.92%)
- Procurement Software (9.65%)
- Project Management (32.12%)
- Global Sourcing (7.49%)
- Procurement (72.74%)
- Category Management (37.92%)
- Procurement Strategy (21.15%)
- Supply Chain (45.12%)
- Category Strategy (21.8%)
- Supplier Management (16.22%)
- Total Cost Of Ownership (8.89%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Supply Chain Acumen (6.77%)
- Vendor Management (8.86%)
- Process Improvement (15.79%)
- Vendor Relationship Management (8.94%)
- Stakeholder Management (5.6%)
- Business Strategies (8.06%)
- Request For Proposal (21.38%)
- SAP Applications (12.51%)
- New Product Development (10.63%)
- Merchandising (7.34%)
- Risk Management (11.19%)
- Market Trend (13.41%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (17.12%)
- Inventory Management (6.53%)
- Marketing (14.8%)
- Finance (28.6%)
- Cost Reduction (12.13%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (22.21%)
- Contract Management (17.99%)
- Contract Negotiation (19.13%)
- Change Management (7.47%)
- Business Requirements (8.07%)
- Data Analysis (14.12%)
- Auditing (9.5%)
- Accounting (8.81%)
- Risk Mitigation (10.61%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Spend Analysis (4.76%)
- Negotiation Strategies (7.65%)
- Global Procurement (6.3%)
- Coupa (Spend Management Software) (4.15%)
- Category Planning (5.23%)
- Supplier Development (3.3%)
- Supplier Identification And Selection (12.17%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Total Cost Of Ownership (17.99%)
- Category Strategy (44.11%)
- Negotiation Strategies (15.48%)
- Strategic Sourcing (67.93%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Procurement / Sourcing Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Procurement Manager
- Category Manager
- Strategic Sourcing Manager
- Sourcing Manager
- Procurement Category Manager
- Supply Chain Procurement Manager
- Procurement Sourcing Manager
- Global Category Manager
- Procurement Administrator
- Sourcing Category Manager
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Procurement / Sourcing Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Amazon (1169)
- Lumen Technologies (884)
- Veralto (777)
- Cardinal Health (643)
- Raytheon Technologies (425)
- CBRE (395)
- GAF Materials Corporation (390)
- GE Aerospace (306)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (295)
- Grifols (287)
North Carolina
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (46)
- Compass Group (35)
- Carrier Corporation (29)
- Lowe's (25)
- Trane Technologies (24)
- Honeywell International (22)
- Veralto (22)
- Grifols (19)
- Lenovo (19)
- Lumen Technologies (17)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Management, Marketing Analytics Master's Degrees
- Management, Risk and Analytics Master's Degrees
- Operations Research Master's Degrees
- Professional Communication and Managerial Skills Graduate Certificates
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