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Overview
The role supports procurement teams from need assessment to tender documentation, contract follow-up and payment or certification routines. Accuracy matters because documents must match procedural, technical and legal requirements.
In job descriptions, look for e-procurement, tender specifications, contract reporting, supplier management, stakeholder contact, risk management, market analysis, meeting coordination and procurement records.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Procurement support officers work around purchasing files, tender documents, meetings and supplier contact. The role keeps the procurement process organised so specifications, decisions and contract records remain traceable.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes e-procurement, technical specifications, tender documentation, contract reporting, supplier management, market analysis and stakeholder communication. Risk management and careful document control are especially relevant.
Salary context
Salary context depends on procurement volume, document complexity, contract value, supplier contact, procedural responsibility and whether the role supports public administration or internal purchasing teams.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward procurement officer, contract administrator, supplier coordinator, purchasing analyst, tender specialist or administrative team lead within buying and contracting functions.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name tender platforms, contract stages, document approval, supplier communication, meeting support and payment procedures. Clear roles separate support administration from final procurement decision authority.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Office administrative and support activities
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include administrative assistant, executive assistant and management assistant.
These examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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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
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
13-1023.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETProcurement Clerks
43-3061.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
82.1Office administrative and support activities
Alternative labels
Occupation group
administrative assistant (3343.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c9b2b0a7-0adc-4ca7-bf7c-dc95e18aeac7 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3343.1.5 |
| ISCO group | 3343 |
| Concept type | Occupation |