From procurement department manager to public procurement specialist
23 of the 29 essential skills of a public procurement specialist are already essential for a procurement department manager — about 79% 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.
- 23
- skills carry over
- 6
- would be new
- 79%
- of the target job covered
- 29
- essential skills of a public procurement specialist
What a public procurement specialist does
Public procurement specialists are full-time public procurement practitioners working as part of a procurement team in a large organisation or central purchasing body in all phases of the procurement cycle. They translate needs into contracts and deliver value for money for the organisation and the public.
What carries over
23 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
- assess procurement needs
- communication principles
- cooperate with colleagues
- develop performance orientation in public administration
- develop procurement strategy
- e-procurement
- evaluate tender
- implement procurement of innovation
- implement risk management in procurement
- implement sustainable procurement
- manage relationships with stakeholders
- morality
- negotiate buying conditions
- negotiate improvement with suppliers
- organisational structure
- perform contract reporting and evaluation
- procurement lifecycle
- teamwork principles
- use communication techniques
- use e-procurement
What would be new
6 skillsEssential for a public procurement specialist and not for a procurement department manager. 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 procurement department manager
2 roles- contract manager28 skills in common
- standalone public buyer22 skills in common
← procurement department managerpublic procurement specialist →The other way round
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How far are you from being a public procurement specialist?
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.