Question: Are there other jobs in different industries that Purchasing Management professionals would work well in?
Answer: Purchasing Management professionals work well in various positions. Many times a Purchasing Management professional can end up in Quality Control Management and Operations Management positions. Because of the product knowledge gained through purchasing, the Purchasing Management professional can sometimes serve in Sales Management positions. Purchasing Management professionals gain a lot of product knowledge and also a lot of operations knowledge during their career, therefore Professionals in Purchasing Management can transfer their skills to many areas. In recent years many purchasing professionals have been excellent candidates for executive level management. This is because of the broad area of knowledge the purchasing professional gains about the product, the industry and the competition. There is a lot of general business knowledge gained from working in the purchasing profession.
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