The majority of all graduates have received a salary increase after completing the "Purchasing Specialist (BP)" course. This is because a federal certificate also gives you access to a higher salary level. The professional examination is therefore worthwhile for all professionals.
The size of your salary increase after completing the Purchasing Specialist (BP) course depends on several factors. In addition to the size of your employer, your industry and the region, personal factors such as your age or your professional experience also play an important role.
Calculate your personal salary opportunities in just a few clicks with the help of the Confederation's salary calculator. We will be happy to provide you with an example of a purchasing specialist (BP) for the calculation.
This is how you proceed: Click on "Salarium - statistical salary calculator" below and then on the "Calculate salary" button
Source:"Federal Statistical Office, FSO"
Note: This sample calculation refers to the data of Salarium 2023, this service is temporarily interrupted. Information can be foundhere. A list of other payroll calculator tools is availablehere.
The example salary in our calculation is around CHF 6,587.00. Now go back to the "Training" section and select "Higher vocational training / higher technical college", resulting in a new average salary of around CHF 7,659.00.
Please note:This calculation is intended as an example of a purchasing specialist (BP) and is always a rounded figure. As mentioned above, the salary depends on various factors and can vary considerably.
Erik is 23 years old and works as a purchasing clerk in a production company in the industrial sector in Neuchâtel. In his purchasing role, he is responsible for ensuring optimal purchasing in the procurement process. His good communication skills and negotiation skills help him in supplier discussions and complaints. He helps with the preparation of supplier evaluations, preparations for supplier visits and negotiations. Erik would like to develop into a purchasing specialist. He can deepen his knowledge of procurement, supplier management, supply chain management and contract law with further training as a purchasing specialist. After the professional examination, Erik can take over the management of procurement and make an important contribution to the competitiveness of the industrial company. Thanks to his federal certificate as a purchasing specialist, he can take responsibility for procurement strategies, requirements planning, negotiations, order placement and order monitoring. He also prepares cost calculations, supplier assessments and cost change assessments. Thanks to his recognized qualification as a purchasing specialist, Erik has gained a management position, changed his job opportunities and gained various further development opportunities in purchasing.
Financial benefits of further training as a purchasing specialist
As a purchasing specialist, Erik will receive CHF 1,087 more per month than before and will therefore have at least CHF 526,000 more at his disposal by the time he retires than if he had not done any further training.
As this theoretical calculation does not take into account any further salary increases, promotions or interest on savings, the salary can still increase significantly.
Calculation in detail
Further training as a BP purchasing specialist:
Wage difference and yield calculation:
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(All figures as at November 2022)
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