Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

Proficiency Ratings

These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.

Proficiency	Rating
Getting Information	4.5
Interacting With Computers	4.5
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.5
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization	4.0
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.0
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others	4.0
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.0
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.0
Developing and Building Teams	3.5
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	3.5
Documenting/Recording Information	3.5
Processing Information	3.5
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People	3.5
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards	3.5
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	3.5
Monitoring and Controlling Resources	3.5
Thinking Creatively	3.5
Analyzing Data or Information	3.5
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates	3.5
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings	3.5
Coaching and Developing Others	3.5
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information	3.5
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others	3.5
Developing Objectives and Strategies	3.5
Scheduling Work and Activities	3.5
Performing Administrative Activities	3.0
Training and Teaching Others	3.0
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others	3.0
Selling or Influencing Others	3.0
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	3.0
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material	2.5
Staffing Organizational Units	2.5
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment	2.5
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public	2.5
Assisting and Caring for Others	2.0
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment	2.0
Performing General Physical Activities	1.5
Handling and Moving Objects	1.5
Controlling Machines and Processes	1.5
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment	1.5
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment	1.5

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