Good News For Graduates of MBAs and Financial Management Training: Purchasing Jobs Are On the Rise

Skim through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and you will discover that jobs for purchasing professionals is predicted to grow more slowly than average through 2012. Look at current purchasing job statistics, and you'll see a different story. If you have an online degree in business, an MBA or financial management training, this could be the ticket into a great purchasing position. There may also be openings for specialists such as IT graduates, with additional training such as online degrees.

The Changing Face of Purchasing Jobs

It's a good time for talented purchasing professionals, and those business and MBA graduates who are interested in following this route. The truth is, purchasing positions are changing. Computer programs and credit cards have rendered some traditional purchasing roles defunct. But in their place have arrived more strategic, specialist purchasing positions--and they've got great prospects too.

Which Online Degrees Are Right For Purchasing's Global Marketplace?

The short answer is, more than you think. Kevin Rohan, director of procurement recruiting for J.P. Canon Associates in New York, says that purchasing placement activity in 2004 has increased 66% in 18 months compared to all of 2002 and 2003. Most in demand are business and MBA graduates who can fill the growing number of strategic purchasing positions and understand the global marketplace. Graduates of financial management training are also in great demand.

MBAs, Financial Management Training and Online IT Degrees

And that's not all. The majority of purchasing openings at the moment are in IT or human resource procurement. Professionals skilled in these areas might want to consider additional financial management or business training to move into this red hot area. Alternatively, if you are a business professional, an online degree in HR or IT could give you those vital additional skills.

Corporations will always need proactive purchasing professionals who can change with the times. This is what online degrees were made for.

Sources:

• http://www.firststoponlinedegree.com

About the Author

Fran Walker is a freelance writer, editor and researcher specializing in educational, health, safety and domestic issues. Previously, she spent five years in marketing in the self-help, health and health and safety sectors before leaving to start a family. She now edits and writes content for the U.K. Health and Safety Executive. Fran graduated in 1993 with an honors degree in English Literature.