Purchasing Managers
of tasks in the Purchasing Managers role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and purchasing managers workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 75% of the 8 work tasks in the Purchasing Managers role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 11-3061.00).
- Workers in the Purchasing Managers role want about 38% of their tasks automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 3 of 8 Purchasing Managers tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 38% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Purchasing Managers task scores 2.89/5 for worker desire to automate and 3.9/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The Purchasing Managers role (O*NET SOC 11-3061.00) has a median U.S. wage of $150,630 and about 81,240 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 8 tasks studied for Purchasing Managers, 3 (38%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers want about 38% automated. The typical task scores 2.89/5 for worker desire and 3.9/5 for AI capability.
All 8 tasks, most-wanted first
Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
Green Lightwant 3.7 · AI 4.33Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids.
Green Lightwant 3.6 · AI 4Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.
Green Lightwant 3.29 · AI 4Analyze market and delivery systems to assess present and future material availability.
Red Lightwant 2.9 · AI 4Maintain records of goods ordered and received.
Red Lightwant 2.8 · AI 4.5Administer online purchasing systems.
Red Lightwant 2.5 · AI 5Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
Low Prioritywant 2.3 · AI 2.67Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales.
Low Prioritywant 2 · AI 2.67
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Other Management roles in the Stanford WORKBank study, closest AI-capability share first.
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Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 75% for Purchasing Managers (Stanford WORKBank).