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Overview
ICT buyers purchase technology products and services, create purchase orders, handle delivery or invoice issues, and compare supplier offers against business requirements.
In job descriptions, look for ICT procurement, supplier selection, tendering, contract management, price trends, service levels, hardware or software components, logistics and vendor relationships.
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Open in Job ExplorerWork context
ICT buyer work links technology needs with procurement routines. The buyer prepares purchase orders, checks supplier options, handles receiving or invoice issues and negotiates terms for hardware, software or ICT services.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include understanding business requirements, hardware platforms and software components, running tenders, tracking price trends, managing contracts, coordinating purchasing activity and keeping supplier relationships clear.
Salary context
Salary context depends on purchasing volume, contract value, technology complexity, supplier responsibility, logistics coordination, negotiation mandate and whether the role owns strategic sourcing decisions or mainly processes orders.
Career paths
Paths can move toward senior procurement, category management for ICT, supplier management, contract management, logistics coordination or broader technology sourcing roles where product knowledge supports commercial decisions.
Good to know
Check adverts for product scope, tender responsibility, contract authority, supplier portfolio, service-level negotiation, invoice handling, procurement systems and whether the job supports one department or a wider organisation.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for ICT buyer work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Procurement Clerks
43-3061.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETPurchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
13-1023.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
purchaser (3323.2)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bb95ef58-9139-4967-bfc1-da8386a4e672 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3323.2.2 |
| ISCO group | 3323 |
| Concept type | Occupation |