Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Military Training
Job training consists of classroom instruction, including practice in accounting techniques. Course content typically includes:
- Accounting principles and procedures
- Preparation and maintenance of financial reports and budgets
- Statistical analyses to interpret financial data
- Computation of pay and deductions
General Qualifications
Purchasing managers, buyers and purchasing agents must know how to use various software packages and the Internet. Other important qualities include the ability to analyze technical data in suppli...
Most Common Education
Knowledge
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Law and Government
- Economics and Accounting
- Customer and Personal Service