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Procurement department manager

Occupation · ISCO 1213what the job is

Business Studies, Psychology and Business Studies at A level, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 3

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 4 standards and 10 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 3 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.

At school · Years 9–13

Which subjects build towards it?

10GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; A level Business Studies is the closest

Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.

DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today

A level Business Studies1.00
GCSE Psychology0.91
GCSE Business Studies0.89
A level Sociology0.82
GCSE Sociology0.82

Business Studies leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: added value, market analysis, risk.

All subjects and shared ideas10
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Business Studies1.00added value, market analysis, risk
GCSE Psychology0.91neuroscience, qualitative data, quantitative data
GCSE Business Studies0.89employment law, risk, organisational structure, motivation, customer need
A level Sociology0.82qualitative data, quantitative data, value
GCSE Sociology0.82qualitative data, quantitative data, value
GCSE Statistics0.75qualitative data, quantitative data, data source
GCSE English Language0.72listening, impact
GCSE Geography0.70qualitative data, quantitative data, resource management
A level Psychology0.57qualitative data, quantitative data
GCSE Physical Education0.57qualitative data, quantitative data
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

4Skills England standards match this job

Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.

Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Business Studies, Psychology and Business Studies, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.

Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.

DfE subject entries

Harefield SchoolUxbridge, Hillingdon · A level Business Studies, GCSE English Language, GCSE Business StudiesHarris Academy Chafford HundredGrays, Thurrock · GCSE English Language, GCSE Geography, A level Business StudiesBoston High SchoolBoston, Lincolnshire · GCSE English Language, GCSE Sociology, GCSE Business Studies
More schools9
DSLV E-ACT AcademyDaventry, West Northamptonshire · GCSE Statistics, GCSE English Language, A level SociologyArnold Hill Spencer AcademyNottingham, Nottinghamshire · GCSE Statistics, GCSE English Language, GCSE GeographyAylesbury Grammar SchoolAylesbury, Buckinghamshire · GCSE Statistics, GCSE English Language, GCSE Business StudiesHardenhuish SchoolChippenham, Wiltshire · GCSE Statistics, GCSE English Language, GCSE GeographyDe Salis Studio CollegeHayes, Hillingdon · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE English Language, GCSE PsychologyAbbeyfield SchoolChippenham, Wiltshire · GCSE English Language, GCSE Statistics, GCSE Business StudiesQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyAlford, Lincolnshire · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE English Language, GCSE GeographyLeigh Academy EbbsfleetSwanscombe, Kent · GCSE English Language, GCSE Statistics, A level Business StudiesE-Act Ousedale SchoolNewport Pagnell, Milton Keynes · GCSE English Language, GCSE Statistics, GCSE Geography
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ESCO · 1213

What the job is

Procurement department managers ensure that the organisation's policy goals are transformed into concrete actions and support their teams to achieve the best results for their clients and the public. They oversee the public procurement professionals in the organisation to deliver on their objectives.

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