P2P2 — Developing Professional
Intermediate
Manage standard sourcing requests and vendor communications; process orders and track inventory with some autonomy.
What this level means
Early-career professional; developing skills, handles routine tasks with some independence
- Scope
- Defined deliverables / small features
- Autonomy
- General supervision; reviewed at milestones
- Complexity
- Some non-routine problems; applies established patterns
- Impact
- Own and immediate-team deliverables
- Decision rights
- Routine technical choices within guidance
- Leadership
- May guide interns
- Typical experience
- 1–3 yrs
What you'd do
- Manage standard sourcing requests
- Vendor communications
- Process orders
- Track inventory
- Communicate with vendors
- Process and track orders
- Resolve supply issues
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Vendor management
- Order processing
- Inventory tracking
- Problem-solving
- Communication
- Sourcing processes
- Vendor communication techniques
- Inventory management systems
- Procurement software
- Communication with suppliers
- Problem-solving on supply issues
- Teamwork
What good looks like
- 2–5 years handling purchasing tasks with growing independence
- Experience in vendor management
- Associate degree in Business or related field
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 13-0000 — Business & Financial Operations Occupations (inferred)