Browse Average Salary Ranges for Purchasing Jobs

What are the average salary ranges for jobs in the Purchasing? There are 113 jobs in Purchasing category. The pay ranges vary from $43,242 to $263,869. Salary ranges can change significantly depending on the job title, industry, location, level of experience experience, skills and more. Salaries below are U.S. national averages data from January 31, 2019.

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Job Title	Experience	EDUCATION	Avg. Salary
Job TitleCommodities Purchasing Specialist III	Experience4 - 7	EducationBachelors	Avg. Salary$87,100	91.93%
Job Title, Experience, Education Purchases commodities for use in manufacturing and other business applications. Monitors and analyzes the commodities market and overall economic conditions to ensure that commodities are purchased at More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Commodity Buyer III Materials Procurement Buyer III Strategic Commodity Buyer III Tactical Commodity Buyer III
Job TitleCommodity Buyer III	Experience4 - 7	EducationBachelors	Avg. Salary$87,041	91.87%
Job Title, Experience, Education Purchases commodities for use in manufacturing and other business applications. Monitors and analyzes the commodities market and overall economic conditions to ensure that commodities are purchased at More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Commodities Purchasing Specialist III Materials Procurement Buyer III Strategic Commodity Buyer III Tactical Commodity Buyer III
Job TitleEnergy Trader	Experience2 - 4	EducationBachelors	Avg. Salary$94,400	99.63%
Job Title, Experience, Education Responsible for the purchase and sale of energy. Monitors energy levels and reports needs or excesses and conducts market analysis to identify fluctuations in cost and availability of power sources. R More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Power Trader
Job TitleFinished Goods Buying Specialist	Experience4 - 7	EducationBachelors	Avg. Salary$91,700	96.78%
Job Title, Experience, Education Selects merchandise for order, places order, and stays involved in inventory distribution. Reviews success of previous orders to determine extent to which inventory should be replenished. Researches n More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Merchandise Buyer
Job TitleMaterials Control and Expediting Manager	Experience5 +	EducationBachelors	Avg. Salary$91,500	96.57%
Job Title, Experience, Education Manages and coordinates the distribution of materials for production. Performs analysis of materials and determines optimum control levels. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a head of More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Materials Control Manager
Job TitleMaterials Control Manager	Experience5 +	EducationBachelors	Avg. Salary$91,488	96.56%
Job Title, Experience, Education Manages and coordinates the distribution of materials for production. Performs analysis of materials and determines optimum control levels. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a head of More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Materials Control and Expediting Manager
Job TitleMaterials Procurement Buyer III	Experience4 - 7	EducationBachelors	Avg. Salary$87,050	91.88%
Job Title, Experience, Education Purchases commodities for use in manufacturing and other business applications. Monitors and analyzes the commodities market and overall economic conditions to ensure that commodities are purchased at More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Commodity Buyer III Commodities Purchasing Specialist III Strategic Commodity Buyer III Tactical Commodity Buyer III
Job TitleMerchandise Buyer	Experience4 - 7	EducationBachelors	Avg. Salary$91,699	96.78%
Job Title, Experience, Education Selects merchandise for order, places order, and stays involved in inventory distribution. Reviews success of previous orders to determine extent to which inventory should be replenished. Researches n More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Finished Goods Buying Specialist
Job TitleMerchandise Forecast/Planning Senior Analyst	Experience4 - 7	EducationBachelors	Avg. Salary$94,800	100.06%
Job Title, Experience, Education Plans and forecasts for future merchandise buys based on historical buys, reoccurring buys and current inventory levels. Responsible for reviewing stock to sales ratios, responding to changing sales t More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Merchandise Planner, Sr. Senior Retail Merchandise Planner
Job TitleMerchandise Planner, Sr.	Experience4 - 7	EducationBachelors	Avg. Salary$94,747	100.00%
Job Title, Experience, Education Plans and forecasts for future merchandise buys based on historical buys, reoccurring buys and current inventory levels. Responsible for reviewing stock to sales ratios, responding to changing sales t More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Merchandise Forecast/Planning Senior Analyst Senior Retail Merchandise Planner

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