A debate of reasonable fury has been raging since the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their latest report on procurement sector job growth. The primary point of contention is the BLS’ assertion that the “overall employment for purchasing and supply managers is expected to grow slower than the average for all occupations through the year 2014.” Adding further fuel to the “sky is falling” fire that seems to be the theme of the majority of commentaries written on this issue, is BLS’ position that the “demand for purchasing workers will be eliminated by improving software.”
There are those (albeit in the minority) who are of the opinion that the forecasted decline in tactical positions as a result of improved software will be more than offset by the increase in demand for professionals with strategic expertise. Hence the reason for the report’s somewhat stagnate findings.
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