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Purchasing and supply management skills and personality traits across roles: A job advertisements perspective

Klezl, V; Kelly, SJH; Stek, K; Vasek, J

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Authors

V Klezl

K Stek

J Vasek



Abstract

Abstract: This paper contributes to a growing trajectory of research on purchasing and supply management skills and requirements and uses job advertisements as a novel source of data and research perspective. Our findings broadly corroborate the extant literature in showing which skills are required across different hierarchical organisational levels. Our analysis also identified the key and hitherto underexplored personality traits required by PSM professionals. At a holistic level, the findings show that employers have a clear and consistent view of PSM personality: being conscientious and able to work independently, willing to travel, flexible, proactive and stress-resistant. However, traits generally associated with innovativeness, such as intellectual curiosity, boundary spanning, sociability or teamwork and cooperation, were not found in the data. Although advertisements for junior buyers featured less combined skills, a higher number of advertisements than those for more senior jobs featured at least one personality trait and they were more heavily emphasised.

Citation

Klezl, V., Kelly, S., Stek, K., & Vasek, J. (in press). Purchasing and supply management skills and personality traits across roles: A job advertisements perspective. International Journal of Procurement Management, 15(3), 281-304. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2022.122595

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 30, 2021
Online Publication Date Apr 4, 2022
Deposit Date Jul 25, 2022
Publicly Available Date Jul 25, 2022
Journal International Journal of Procurement Management
Print ISSN 1753-8432
Electronic ISSN 1753-8440
Publisher Inderscience
Volume 15
Issue 3
Pages 281-304
DOI https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2022.122595
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2022.122595

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