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Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment. Purchase raw or semifinished materials for manufacturing. May negotiate contracts.
What a purchasing agent, except wholesale, retail, and farm product does
Become a purchasing agent, except wholesale, retail, and farm product
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good purchasing agent, except wholesale, retail, and farm product
- Reading work related information.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Bringing people together to solve differences.
- Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
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