Purchasing Administrator
45AI EXPOSURE TODAY45
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST83%
NOT A FORECAST83%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYC
STARTING PAY£20,000 - £25,000
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Purchasing Administrator
Purchasing administrators are the people who find and buy all the goods and materials a business needs - everything from office supplies to factory equipment. They make sure the company gets good value for money and that deliveries arrive on time.
THE DOOR: ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAY, graded A (easy) to E (extremely hard). A Careermash rule-of-thumb index built from our AI exposure index and the job's moat class. It is not a forecast and not a count of job openings.
AI EXPOSURE TODAY is a Careermash index from 0 to 100 of how exposed this job's everyday tasks are to AI today. We estimate it by matching published research on how people use AI to this job, usually by keyword or subject area, and we lower it where the work is protected (for example by physical, personal or legal requirements). It is not a direct measurement of how much people in this job use AI.
AI helps here, but has not taken over
AI exposure for this job is below 50 on our index, and the day-to-day work still leans on a person to decide, check and take responsibility. Nothing formally protects this job though, so the safest move is to keep building the judgement AI cannot yet copy.
Organisations in this field
Organisations known to employ people in this area of work. This is not a list of current vacancies.
TescoOne of the largest retailers in the UK, Tesco offers a variety of roles in purchasing and supply chain management.
UnileverA global consumer goods company, Unilever provides opportunities in procurement and purchasing across various sectors.
Jaguar Land RoverA leading automotive manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover seeks talented purchasing administrators to support its supply chain operations.