From public procurement specialist to standalone public buyer
21 of the 28 essential skills of a standalone public buyer are already essential for a public procurement specialist — about 75% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 21
- skills carry over
- 7
- would be new
- 75%
- of the target job covered
- 28
- essential skills of a standalone public buyer
What a standalone public buyer does
Standalone public buyers manage the procurement process and cover all of the procurement needs for a small contracting authority. They are involved in each stage of the procurement process and collaborate with professionals from other departments of the organisation to find the kinds of specialised knowledge that may not be available.
What carries over
21 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- address problems critically
- adhere to organisational code of ethics
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- communication principles
- develop performance orientation in public administration
- develop procurement strategy
- draft procurement technical specifications
- draft tender documentation
- e-procurement
- evaluate tender
- implement risk management in procurement
- morality
- negotiate buying conditions
- negotiate terms with suppliers
- organisational structure
- perform contract reporting and evaluation
- perform procurement market analysis
- procurement lifecycle
- project management principles
- use communication techniques
- use different communication channels
What would be new
7 skillsEssential for a standalone public buyer and not for a public procurement specialist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from public procurement specialist
2 roles- procurement department manager23 skills in common
- contract manager19 skills in common
← public procurement specialiststandalone public buyer →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a standalone public buyer?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.