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Entry-level procurement assistant jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

Procurement buys what the company needs from vendors: requesting quotes, issuing purchase orders and tracking deliveries. Right now 1,337 entry-level procurement assistant jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a procurement assistant does

In the operations and supply chain family of jobs. Roles that keep orders, vendors, inventory and processes moving.

A typical day

  1. 1. Request quotes
  2. 2. Issue purchase orders
  3. 3. Follow up on deliveries
  4. 4. Maintain vendor records
  5. 5. Match invoices

Do you need experience?

3 of the 1,337 open entry-level procurement assistant jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 2 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level procurement assistant jobs

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Skills for procurement assistant jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. Negotiation basics
  2. 2. ERP software
  3. 3. Excel
  4. 4. Vendor communication
  5. 5. Attention to detail

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The market for procurement assistant work

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Open entry-level procurement assistant jobs
1,337

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
3

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

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Openings that say they provide training
2

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

Median pay in listings that state it
$72,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings (554 with pay).

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Across 554 open entry-level procurement assistant listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $67,000 to $77,500, with a median of $72,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

Where entry-level procurement assistant jobs are

Between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules in these states, or in every state.

Employers hiring procurement assistants now

  • Saab 255
  • Clients Blackbox 53
  • Jomero 29
  • Summit Reuse 20
  • 83BAR 10
  • Eaton 10
  • Mortenson 9
  • Illinois Tool Works 7
  • Sysco 7
  • Amrize 6

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Questions about procurement assistant jobs

What does a procurement assistant do?
Procurement buys what the company needs from vendors: requesting quotes, issuing purchase orders and tracking deliveries. A typical day includes: request quotes; issue purchase orders; follow up on deliveries; maintain vendor records; match invoices.
Can I get an entry-level procurement assistant job with no experience?
3 of the 1,337 open entry-level procurement assistant jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 2 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
What skills do you need to be a procurement assistant?
The skills this job uses most are negotiation basics, ERP software, excel, vendor communication, attention to detail. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
How much does an entry-level procurement assistant make?
Across 554 open entry-level procurement assistant listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $67,000 to $77,500, with a median of $72,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
Where can a procurement assistant job lead?
People in this job commonly move to procurement analyst, supply chain analyst, accounts payable specialist, operations coordinator. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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