The Collar360

Purchasing manager

Other names

tender manager, purchasing and supply office administrator, purchasing administrator, purchasing coordinator, supply manager, procurement and supply manager, equipment purchasing CE project manager, purchasing office administrator, recycling equipment purchasing manager, purchasing analyst, equipment purchasing manager, buying manager

Buying, supply and stores

They buy goods, equipment and services for a company, look for the best prices, find sellers, and check contracts and quality.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.

  2. 2

    Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales.

  3. 3

    Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
responsable des achats
español
director de compras/directora de compras
العربية
مدير مشتريات / مديرة مشتريات
português
Gestor de compras/Gestora de compras
Deutsch
Einkaufsleiter/Einkaufsleiterin
italiano
responsabile degli acquisti

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