NOC 2021 · 10012 · TEER 0
Purchasing managers
Unit group 10012 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Purchasing managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a purchasing department and develop and implement the purchasing policies of a business or institution. They are employed throughout the public and private sectors.
Example job titles
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- building supplies purchasing manager
- category purchasing manager
- clothing purchasing director
- clothing purchasing manager
- contract director
- contract manager
- electronic components purchasing chief
- electronic components purchasing director
- electronic components purchasing manager
- equipment manager
- food purchasing director
- food purchasing manager
- hardware purchasing director
- hardware purchasing manager
- logistics officer - Canadian Armed Forces
- material and services purchasing manager
- material manager
- merchandise purchasing director
- merchandise purchasing manager
- office equipment purchasing manager
- procurement director
- procurement manager
- procurement operations director
- purchasing chief
- purchasing contracts director
- purchasing contracts manager
- purchasing director
- purchasing manager
- strategic sourcing director
- supply chain director
- supply chain logistics manager
- supply chain manager
- supply chief
- supply service chief
- supply-management director
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.