Job prospects Purchasing Contracts Management Officer in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "purchasing contracts management officer" in Québec or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Québec

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for procurement and purchasing agents and officers (NOC 12102) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

This occupation is found in most sectors of economic activity.

International trade, as well as public and private investment by businesses, support employment in this group. However, government budget constraints, the current economic climate, and geopolitical uncertainty could moderate demand for this occupation. Nevertheless, organizations will seek to optimize their purchasing and supply costs, particularly by developing new markets, making this job essential to their operations.

The increased use of new technologies, the development of e-commerce and the digitization of business activities, are major trends. An increasing number of companies are implementing automated procurement systems to reduce delays and human errors, which should support the demand for these workers by allowing them to diversify their tasks.

Here are some key facts about procurement and purchasing agents and officers in Quebec:

• Approximately 20,450 people work in this occupation.
• Procurement and purchasing agents and officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 9%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 9%
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 7%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
• 77% of procurement and purchasing agents and officers work all year, while 23% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of procurement and purchasing agents and officers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 50% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 50% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 18% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 25% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 12% compared to 11% for all occupations

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