Procurement Coordinator
Impact: Operational
Coordinates purchasing activities, manages supplier relationships, and ensures timely delivery of goods and services. This role involves administrative tasks, data entry, and communication to support the procurement department.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Never
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- Occasional
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $55,000
- Entry-level
- $42,000
- Senior
- $70,000
- Growth by 2033
- 7%
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- 20%
- Typical student debt
- $15,000 - $25,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Supply Chain Management Software
- Data Entry
- Vendor Management
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Contract Administration
Soft skills
- Communication
- Organization
- Problem-solving
- Attention to Detail
- Negotiation
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Associate's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Procurement Coordinator
- Senior Procurement Coordinator
- Procurement Specialist
- Procurement Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 25%
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 4.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate