Buyer

Sources goods or services, compares suppliers, negotiates terms and helps ensure an organisation buys the right items at suitable prices. Explore current demand, important skills and estimated junior, mid-level and senior salaries, plus 1 linked programme across 1 university. Enter your subjects and marks to discover which linked programmes you may qualify for.

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Career overview

What does a Buyer do?

Sources goods or services, compares suppliers, negotiates terms and helps ensure an organisation buys the right items at suitable prices.

Demand level: High

Earning potential

Estimated annual salaries

JuniorR270 000 p.a.Mid-levelR480 000 p.a.SeniorR780 000 p.a.

Salary figures are estimates and may vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.

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Skills linked to this career

Negotiation · EssentialProcurement · EssentialCost analysis · ImportantSupplier management · ImportantInventory awareness · Useful
Study routes

Programmes linked to this career

These are some of the programmes currently connected to this career in VX Course Match.

Diploma in Retail Business Management — Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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What does a Buyer do?

Sources goods or services, compares suppliers, negotiates terms and helps ensure an organisation buys the right items at suitable prices.

What skills are important for this career?

Important skills include Negotiation, Procurement, Cost analysis, Supplier management, Inventory awareness.

What salary can I expect?

VX provides junior, mid-level and senior annual salary estimates. Actual earnings vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.

Which programmes can lead to this career?

1 linked programme is currently available in the VX database. Use Course Match to see which ones fit your subjects and marks.