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Career Guidance Skills information skills S2.6 - calculating and estimating S2.6.1 - performing calculations Calculate purchasing levels of raw materials
Description
Estimate the adequate quantities of raw materials to be purchased and required to meet the production objectives based on the prospects and forecasts.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 4 occupations
- Total: 5 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 1 (Managers)
Essential for
- Clothing CAD patternmakerClothing CAD patternmakers design, adjust and modify patterns for all kinds of wearing apparel using CAD systems. They check laying variants using nesting modules of the CAD system…
Optional for
- Purchasing managerPurchasing managers are in charge of buying goods, equipment and services for their company, and try to ensure the most competitive prices. They are also responsible for negotiatin…
- Resource managerResource managers manage resources for all potential and assigned projects. They liaise with the different departments to see that all various resources are met, in a timely manner…
- Supply chain managerSupply chain managers plan, manage and coordinate all activities related to the sourcing and procurement of supplies needed to run manufacturing operations from the acquisition of …
- Forecast managerForecast managers have a deep understanding of the operations of the company, the inventory levels, production batches, requirements and costs of production per product, and trends…
Related skills
- Supply chain management
- Corporate social responsibility
- Manage inventory
- Maintain relationship with customers
- Analyse supply chain trends
- Strive for company growth
- Supplier management
- Supply chain principles
- Estimate costs of required supplies
- Maintain relationship with suppliers
- Manage supplies
- Identify suppliers
Last updated on February 18, 2026
