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Purchasing Manager jobs: 43 open roles

Open purchasing manager jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open.

The market for purchasing manager work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Operations function this title sits in. Outlook, pay and AI-use figures are for the government category “Purchasing managers”, the closest occupation to this title.

Verified open purchasing manager jobs
43

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

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Employment outlook
Projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035 (about as fast as average).

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

National median pay, all levels
$148,080

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025.

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Openings a year nationally, growth plus replacement
6,400

Source: BLS Employment Projections.

AI use at work
Among purchasing managers, AI is already used for some of the tasks.

Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

Operations openings that ask for AI skills
2%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Operations openings that are remote
4%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. supply chain14%
  2. 2. procurement14%
  3. 3. logistics12%
  4. 4. project management7%
  5. 5. excel6%
  6. 6. erp2%
  7. 7. audit2%
  8. 8. forecasting2%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Open purchasing manager jobs

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Operations jobs in the rankings

Rankings about operations jobs

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Where purchasing manager jobs are

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

Employers hiring purchasing managers

  • Wayve 2
  • Wausau Container 1
  • Conestoga Senior High School 1
  • Ralliant 1
  • Ford Motor 1
  • KORE1 1
  • Waters 1
  • Ross Recruiting 1
  • Elgen Staffing 1
  • Hovnanian Enterprises 1

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