Supplier management

Description

The methods and techniques to ensure that external services and configuration items, which are necessary for the service delivery, are available as requested and as agreed at the service level.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 4 occupations
  • Optional in 3 occupations
  • Total: 7 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 1 (Managers)

Essential 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…

Optional for

  • Picture archiving and communication systems administrator
    Picture archiving and communication systems administrators manage picture archiving and communication systems (PACS). They store images taken by various types of medical equipment,…
  • ICT documentation manager
    ICT documentation managers are in charge of managing the documentation development process in accordance with legal requirements, standards, organisational policies and goals. They…
  • Specialised goods distribution manager
    Specialised goods distribution managers plan, coordinate and manage the distribution of specialised goods to various points of sales. They oversee employees and ensure that operati…

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Last updated on February 19, 2026

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