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 patternmaker
    Clothing 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 manager
    Purchasing 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 manager
    Resource 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 manager
    Supply 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 manager
    Forecast 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…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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