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Purchasing Assistant Job Description

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purchasing assistant
16
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A Purchasing Assistant works with vendors to position orders for the merchandise and raw materials that a business needs. Their role is to perform analyses on new vendors and pursuit deliveries, and alter order records like invoices, dates and discounts. Their responsibilities are to record purchases at the time of request, submit orders for final approval, manage pickups and dropoffs for incoming and outgoing shipments, and check deliveries against purchase orders.

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  • Bachelor Degree in Business Administration
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    Avg. Duration:47 monthsAvg. Fees:$28,453Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Science (b.sc.) in Chemical Engineering
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    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$35,179Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor Degree in Entrepreneurial Studies
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    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$25,033Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
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Annual Pay Estimate for Purchasing Assistant and Other Important Info

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2.3 years
$42K
The average years of experience in the workforce prior to having this role
4.23 years
Entry
The average number of roles it took our users to get to this one
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2518 out of 4016

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