Buyers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Buyers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 3323) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Buyer
- Procurement officer
- Purchasing agent
- Purchasing merchandiser
- Supply officer
Latest buyers job ads
Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).
Germany
3,366 open ads- Buyer
German title: Einkäufer
V-LINE EUROPE GmbH · Sehnde · Posted 2026-10-16 - Buyers
German title: EINKÄUFER .
Gesellschaften der Klimmer Group · Burgau, Schwaben · Posted 2026-10-16 - Buyer
German title: Einkäufer
Richter BioLogics GmbH · Hamburg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Buyer
German title: Einkäufer
FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Rostock · Rostock · Posted 2026-10-16 - Buyer
German title: Einkäufer
DIS AG Germany · Ludwigshafen am Rhein · Posted 2026-10-16 - Buyer
German title: Einkäufer
MANPOWER GmbH & Co. KG · Dresden · Posted 2026-10-15
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
430 open ads- Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Collen Aktiebolag · Gävle · Posted 2026-10-18 - Junior Calculation and Purchasing Engineer with an interest in AI to NOTE
Swedish title: Junior kalkyl- och inköpsingenjör med intresse för AI till NOTE
Framtiden i Sverige AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - E-commerce manager, Danderyd Municipality
Swedish title: E-handelsansvarig, Danderyds kommun
Danderyds kommun · Danderyd · Posted 2026-10-16 - Product Sourcing Leader
IKEA of Sweden AB · Älmhult · Posted 2026-10-16 - Procurement officer
Swedish title: Upphandlare
Örebrobostäder Aktiebolag · Örebro · Posted 2026-10-16 - Senior Purchaser
Swedish title: Senior upphandlare
Soros Consulting AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where buyers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all technicians and associate professionals (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Shortage | €4,368 a month * | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Italy | Shortage | €3,001 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €3,769 a month | Not yet verified |
| Norway | Shortage | €6,047 a month | Oslo: €2,000 |
| Romania | Shortage | €1,292 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Austria | Surplus | €3,816 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Czechia | Surplus | €1,724 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Finland | Surplus | €3,684 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €1,618 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Lithuania | Surplus | €1,749 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Spain | Surplus | €2,402 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all technicians and associate professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for buyers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What buyers do
Buyers buy goods and services for use or resale on behalf of industrial, commercial, government or other establishments and organizations.
Typical tasks
- Determining or negotiating contract terms and conditions, awarding supplier contracts or recommending contract awards for the purchase of equipment, raw materials, products, services and merchandise for resale
- Obtaining information about requirements and stock and developing specifications for quantity and quality to be purchased, costs, delivery dates and other contract conditions
- Purchasing general and specialized equipment, materials or business services for use or for further processing by their establishment
- Inviting tenders, consulting with suppliers and reviewing quotations
- Purchasing merchandise for resale by retail or wholesale establishments
- Studying market reports, trade periodicals and sales promotion materials and visiting trade shows, showrooms, factories and product design events
- Selecting the merchandise or products that best fit the establishment's requirements
- Interviewing suppliers and negotiating prices, discounts, credit terms and transportation arrangements
- Overseeing distribution of merchandise to outlets and maintaining adequate stock levels
- Establishing delivery schedules, monitoring progress and contacting clients and suppliers to resolve problems
Finding buyers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Buyer".
- Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
- If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.