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United Kingdom · Procurement · Mid-Level (2-5 years)

Procurement Operations Specialist

Here is the whole job, in plain words. What it is, a real day, what you decide, how you're judged, how people get here and where they go next. Then the part no course gives you: twelve AI tutors who learn your work.

  • Experience bandMid-Level (2-5 years)
  • Direct reportsNo direct reports
  • Reports toProcurement Operations Manager
  • UK framework levelUsually a coordinator, or early in a professional job

Also advertised as P2P Specialist · Procurement Analyst · Operations Buyer

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1What this role really is

This role is all about keeping our global procurement engine running smoothly. You'll be the person who dives into the day-to-day details, making sure our purchasing processes are efficient, compliant, and actually work for our colleagues. Think of yourself as a detective, problem-solver, and process champion, all rolled into one. It’s a hands-on job where you’ll see the immediate impact of your work.

2What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

SAP S/4HANA & Ariba / Coupa / Oracle Fusion Cloud (P2P Suites)Intermediate

Executing purchase requisitions, converting requisitions to POs, managing goods receipts, resolving invoice holds, running pre-built reports, and troubleshooting user errors within the system.

Tableau / Power BI (Spend Analytics & BI)Basic

Consuming existing dashboards, applying filters, exporting data for simple analysis, and understanding the key metrics presented.

Icertis / DocuSign CLM / Agiloft (Contract Lifecycle Management)Intermediate

Uploading executed contracts, tracking key dates (renewals, expirations), using standard contract templates, and retrieving contract information for queries.

EcoVadis / Dun & Bradstreet (Supplier Risk & Performance)Basic

Onboarding new suppliers, pulling standard risk reports, tracking completion of supplier questionnaires, and understanding basic risk scores.

MS ExcelIntermediate

Performing data manipulation, using VLOOKUPs and pivot tables for simple analysis, cleaning data, and preparing basic reports.

3What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing inWhere you are nowThe step above
Resolving a standard invoice discrepancyEscalate to supervisor for guidance and approval.Independently investigate, identify the root cause, and resolve within established guidelines. Inform manager if it's a recurring issue.Independently resolve, identify systemic issues, and propose process changes to prevent recurrence.
Approving a supplier payment outside of standard termsEscalate to supervisor for review and approval.Consult with manager and Accounts Payable. Recommend a course of action, but final approval rests with manager/Finance.Recommend and justify to Finance leadership, potentially negotiating with supplier within pre-approved limits.
Selecting a new vendor for a small, non-strategic purchase (e.g., office supplies)Follow existing catalogue or approved vendor list. Escalate if no approved vendor exists.Identify potential vendors, gather quotes, and recommend the best option to the requestor, ensuring policy compliance. Manager approval not usually needed if within small value thresholds.Define requirements, run a mini-RFx, and select the vendor. Inform category manager.

4How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, honestly: the hard targets, how often each one is actually looked at, and the quiet human signals that never make it onto a dashboard.

PO Cycle Time
The average time it takes from a purchase requisition being submitted to a purchase order (PO) being issued.
Target · Under 48 hours for standard POs

If 90% of your requisitions are converted to POs within 48 hours, you're doing great. If it's taking 3-4 days consistently, we'll need to figure out why.

First-Pass Invoice Match Rate
The percentage of invoices that automatically match the PO and goods receipt (three-way match) without needing manual intervention or correction.
Target · Above 85%

Out of 100 invoices, if 90 go straight through without you touching them, that's a fantastic result. It means our data is clean and processes are working.

Supplier Onboarding SLA Adherence
The percentage of new supplier onboarding requests completed within our agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA) timeframe.
Target · 98% met

If we promise to onboard a new supplier in 5 working days, and you consistently hit that for nearly all requests, you're making a real difference to getting new projects off the ground faster.

P-Card Programme Compliance
The percentage of P-card transactions that are correctly coded and reconciled according to policy, without requiring follow-up.
Target · Above 90%

If only 5% of P-card statements need chasing or correction, it means our users are following the rules and you've set up the system well.

User Satisfaction & Support Quality
How effectively and courteously you resolve queries and support requests from internal business users regarding procurement processes.
  • Positive feedback from colleagues in surveys or direct comments
  • quick resolution times for tickets
  • clear, helpful explanations when you're guiding someone through a process.
Process Adherence & Improvement Contributions
Your ability to follow established procurement processes, identify areas for minor improvement, and suggest practical solutions.
  • Few errors or deviations from standard operating procedures
  • proactively flagging recurring issues
  • proposing small, tangible fixes to your manager or team.
Problem Resolution Quality
How thoroughly and accurately you investigate and resolve day-to-day operational issues, like unmatched invoices or delayed POs.
  • Issues are resolved permanently, not just band-aided
  • root causes are identified (and communicated)
  • solutions prevent recurrence of similar problems.
Documentation & Knowledge Sharing
Your contribution to keeping our internal process documentation up-to-date and sharing your knowledge with new team members.
  • Your process notes are clear and easy to follow
  • you're the go-to person for specific process questions
  • you help new joiners get up to speed on routine tasks.

5Would you like it

The honest version. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Solving Puzzles

You'll spend a good chunk of your day figuring out why an invoice didn't match, or why a PO got stuck in approval. It's like a daily detective game, and you get a real kick out of finding the solution.

An invoice from a new supplier is rejected. You'll dig into the supplier master data, realise a tax ID is missing, update it, and get the payment flowing. That small win is satisfying.

Making Things Efficient

You're always looking for ways to make a routine task a bit quicker, or a process a bit smoother. Even small tweaks that save a few minutes here and there add up, and you enjoy finding those opportunities.

Noticing that a particular type of requisition always needs a manual adjustment, you'll suggest a small change to the template to prevent it, saving everyone time in the long run.

Helping People

A big part of this role is supporting our internal users and suppliers. You'll get satisfaction from guiding someone through a new system, resolving their payment issue, or simply making their day a bit less stressful.

A new starter is struggling with submitting their first PO. You patiently walk them through it, and they send a grateful email afterwards. That's a good feeling.

What frustrates people
  • Dealing with messy or incomplete data that makes your job harder.
  • When colleagues don't read the instructions and then blame the process.
  • Having to chase approvals for what seems like a simple request.
  • Legacy systems that are slow or don't quite do what you need them to.
  • The 'urgent' request that turns out not to be urgent at all, disrupting your plans.
What this role does not give you
  • High-level strategic decision-making (that's for more senior roles).
  • Constant novelty and creative freedom (there are established processes to follow).
  • An escape from routine administrative tasks (they're part of the job).
  • The ability to single-handedly overhaul major global processes (you'll contribute, but not own).

6Who you work with

This role directly impacts our operational efficiency and compliance. You're making sure our spending is controlled and transparent, helping the company save money and reduce risk. Your work keeps our internal customers happy by getting them the goods and services they need, and it keeps our suppliers happy by ensuring timely payments. Get it right, and the whole organisation benefits from smoother, faster processes.

Inside the business
  • Business Unit Users (e.g., Marketing, Engineering)
  • Accounts Payable Team
  • IT Support & System Owners
  • Category Managers
Outside the business
  • Key Suppliers
  • P2P System Vendors (e.g., Coupa support)
  • Freight Forwarders (occasionally)

7What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • At least 2 years of hands-on experience in a procurement, accounts payable, or supply chain operations role.
  • Proven ability to work independently on routine tasks and solve operational problems within established guidelines.
  • Experience with at least one major P2P system (e.g., SAP Ariba, Coupa, Oracle Fusion Cloud) at an intermediate user level.
  • A solid understanding of the purchase order and invoice matching process.
  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal, for supporting internal users and liaising with suppliers.

8What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Advanced P2P System Configuration & Troubleshooting

As you become a subject matter expert, you'll move beyond just executing transactions. You'll need to understand the underlying configuration of our P2P system to diagnose complex issues, suggest workflow improvements, and even help test new functionalities.

Workflow Logic · Master Data Relationships · User Roles & Permissions · System Integration Points

  • This month: Ask to shadow a more senior colleague or IT support person when they're troubleshooting a complex system issue.
  • Next quarter: Take an advanced user training module for our primary P2P system, focusing on configuration settings.
  • Month 3-6: Volunteer to help with user acceptance testing (UAT) for any new system features or upgrades.

Quick win: Spend 30 minutes each week exploring the 'admin' or 'settings' sections of our P2P system (if you have view access) to see how things are structured.

Enhanced Data Visualisation & Storytelling

It's not enough to just pull data; you'll need to present it in a way that's easy for others to understand and act upon. This means moving beyond basic charts to creating compelling visual stories that highlight key operational insights.

Dashboard Design Principles · Choosing the Right Chart Type · Data-Driven Narrative · Interactivity & Drill-Downs

  • This month: Review some of our existing Power BI or Tableau dashboards and identify what works well and what could be improved.
  • Next quarter: Take an online course on advanced Power BI/Tableau dashboard design or data storytelling.
  • Month 3-6: Offer to create a new, improved dashboard for a specific operational metric you track, getting feedback from your manager.

Quick win: Next time you need to present some numbers, try to think about the 'story' you want to tell before you even open Excel or Power BI.

9Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Participate in internal training sessions on our P2P systems and new features.
  • Join relevant industry webinars or online forums to keep up with procurement operations trends.
  • Seek out opportunities to shadow colleagues in different operational areas to broaden your understanding.
  • Take online courses on data analysis, Excel, or introductory process automation (e.g., Power Automate).

10How the AI economy is changing work like this

Before we ask anything of you, here's what we can already say about AI and work of this kind:

The new skill this role is being asked for: Prompt Engineering for Operational Tasks

AI tools are becoming embedded in our P2P and CLM systems. Knowing how to ask the right questions and structure your requests to these AI assistants will drastically speed up your work, from drafting supplier communications to summarising contract clauses.

We'll only ever tell you what we can actually back up. No hype, no scare tactics.

Your PlanIllustration

Built for Procurement Operations Specialist

3 units that map to this job, from the qualifications that cover it.

  1. Procure suppliesFDQ Limited · covers 4 of 12 standardsLevel 3
  2. Procurement Operations and ManagementThe Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK · covers 4 of 12 standardsLevel 4
  3. Manage a Procurement in Accordance with EU Public Procurement RulesSkills and Education Group Awards · covers 2 of 12 standardsLevel 3
These are the real units behind this job, in the order they rank for it. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

Prompt Engineering for Operational Tasks

AI tools are becoming embedded in our P2P and CLM systems. Knowing how to ask the right questions and structure your requests to these AI assistants will drastically speed up your work, from drafting supplier communications to summarising contract clauses.

  • Clear & Specific Prompts
  • Contextual Information
  • Iterative Prompting
  • Output Validation

Basic Automation Scripting (RPA)

While our IT team handles big automation projects, knowing the basics of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools (like UiPath or Power Automate) will empower you to automate small, repetitive tasks on your own desktop, making your day-to-day more efficient and freeing you up for more interesting work.

  • Process Mapping for Automation
  • Low-Code/No-Code Tools
  • Trigger & Action Logic
  • Error Handling (Basic)

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Process Understanding
  • Global Trade Compliance Basics
  • Working Capital Management Awareness
  • Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Application
  • Lean / Six Sigma Principles (Awareness)

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Procurement Operations Analyst (L1)

    1-2 years

    Skills to master

    • Mastering basic PO processing, invoice hold resolution, supplier onboarding, and running standard reports. Getting really good at following established procedures.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Consistently accurate and timely completion of assigned tasks.
    • Proactively identifying and escalating issues to supervisor.
    • Strong grasp of our core P2P system functionalities.
  2. 2

    Accounts Payable Specialist

    2-3 years

    Skills to master

    • Deep understanding of invoice processing, payment runs, and financial reconciliation. Excellent attention to detail and ability to troubleshoot payment issues.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Expertise in invoice matching and discrepancy resolution.
    • Understanding of payment terms and financial controls.
    • Experience liaising with suppliers on payment queries.
  3. 3

    Junior Buyer / Purchasing Assistant

    2-3 years

    Skills to master

    • Understanding of sourcing processes, supplier selection, and contract basics. Experience placing orders and managing supplier relationships for smaller categories.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Familiarity with RFQ processes and supplier engagement.
    • Ability to manage small purchasing requisitions end-to-end.
    • Good negotiation skills for basic purchases.

11Where this role leads

The long view:This role is a fantastic stepping stone for a long and impactful career in procurement. We're looking for someone who sees the potential, is eager to learn, and wants to make a real difference to how our business operates globally. If that sounds like you, we'd love to chat.

Pay & demand

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The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Procurement Operations Specialist is actually changing. In about two minutes, the free confidence check asks where you stand on each of the ten. That's the whole check, and it's what makes the plan yours rather than generic.

Where it leads

Roles this leads to

Also named as a next step, with no page in the catalogue yet:

  • Senior Procurement Operations Specialist (L3)

12The team that's yours

No two people are taught the same way. This is one-to-one, not one-to-many.

Zavmo is a hyper-personalised AI learning platform. Twelve virtual tutors, each with a different way of teaching, and one orchestration agent that picks the right one for the moment. So every single lesson is shaped around you, your role, and the way you learn. Not a course everyone sits through. A conversation built for you, and no one else.

…and nine more, matched to you after your first chat. Meet all twelve

Start free and meet yours

13What it feels like

A conversation, not a course

Because your tutor knows your role, your projects and your last session, learning sounds like this. And it's different for every single person:

Procure suppliesLevel 3

Applied to your work in Procurement Operations Specialist

By completing this unit, learners will be able to identify supply requirements, evaluate potential suppliers, procure supplies effectively, and monitor supplier performance.

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
  5. Evaluate
  6. Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

One to one, not one to many

No two people run this the same way

A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.

  1. Your actual work Every lesson is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
  2. What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
  3. The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
  4. How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
  5. Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.

See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.

DemonstrateIllustration

Evidenced on your work in Procurement Operations Specialist

You do not finish by watching something. You finish by showing it on the work you already do, against the measures this job is judged on.

  • PO Cycle TimeThe average time it takes from a purchase requisition being submitted to a purchase order (PO) being issued.If 90% of your requisitions are converted to POs within 48 hours, you're doing great. If it's taking 3-4 days consistently, we'll need to figure out why.Under 48 hours for standard POs
  • First-Pass Invoice Match RateThe percentage of invoices that automatically match the PO and goods receipt (three-way match) without needing manual intervention or correction.Out of 100 invoices, if 90 go straight through without you touching them, that's a fantastic result. It means our data is clean and processes are working.Above 85%
  • Supplier Onboarding SLA AdherenceThe percentage of new supplier onboarding requests completed within our agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA) timeframe.If we promise to onboard a new supplier in 5 working days, and you consistently hit that for nearly all requests, you're making a real difference to getting new projects off the ground faster.98% met
  • P-Card Programme ComplianceThe percentage of P-card transactions that are correctly coded and reconciled according to policy, without requiring follow-up.If only 5% of P-card statements need chasing or correction, it means our users are following the rules and you've set up the system well.Above 90%
These are this job's own measures, with its own targets. Nothing is marked evidenced, because nobody has started this yet. Yours would fill in from the work you bring.

Your passport

This isn't a certificate you file away. It's a passport to the life you're designing.

Every credit you earn and every fluency you build adds up: evidence where it counts, carried with you. Zavmo keeps the map: where you are, where you're heading, and the next step, at your pace, around your life. From Procurement Operations Specialist to Senior Procurement Operations Specialist (L3), and whatever you decide comes after.

Level 3 · in progressAI Fluency→ Senior Procurement Operations Specialist (L3)→ your design
Where this takes you

This role is a fantastic stepping stone for a long and impactful career in procurement. We're looking for someone who sees the potential, is eager to learn, and wants to make a real difference to how our business operates globally. If that sounds like you, we'd love to chat.

See Your Progress GrowIllustration
Procurement Operations Specialist
  • Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Process Understanding
  • Global Trade Compliance Basics
  • Working Capital Management Awareness
  • Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Application
  • Lean / Six Sigma Principles (Awareness)
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

14The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Procurement Operations Specialist is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. Senior Procurement Operations Specialist (L3)

    2-3 years

    You'll become a subject matter expert in multiple operational areas, leading small projects, mentoring junior team members, and designing process improvements. You'll take on more complex problem-solving and act as a go-to person for the team.

    • Process Design & Documentation
    • Advanced P2P System Configuration (testing, UAT)
    • Supplier Performance Tracking & Reporting
    • Basic Change Management

  2. Procurement Operations Manager (L4)

    4-6 years (from L2)

    This is a step into people management. You'd be leading a small team of specialists/analysts, owning a global process end-to-end (like the entire P2P process), and being responsible for its performance. You'll be designing new workflows and system configurations.

    • Global Process Ownership
    • Advanced System Architecture Understanding
    • Vendor Management (for P2P tools)
    • Data Strategy & Reporting Design
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, a big chunk of procurement operations can feel a bit repetitive, can't it? Chasing invoices, categorising spend, sifting through supplier data – it's all necessary, but it eats up time. Here's where AI comes in. We're not talking about replacing you; we're talking about giving you a superpower to get through the grind faster, so you can focus on the interesting stuff.

Imagine having a super-smart assistant that handles the tedious bits, flags the real problems, and even suggests solutions. That's the reality of AI in procurement operations today. You'll be using these tools to make your day-to-day work smoother, quicker, and frankly, a lot less frustrating. It's about working smarter, not just harder.

Automated Invoice Processing

Use AI/ML tools within our P2P suite (like Coupa) to automatically perform 3-way matching. This means the AI handles the bulk of standard invoices, only flagging the genuine exceptions for you to review. It learns from your corrections, getting smarter over time. Less manual matching, more problem-solving.

AI-Powered Spend Classification

Ever looked at a spreadsheet of 'tail spend' and groaned? AI can automatically cleanse and categorise messy spend data from P-card transactions and non-PO invoices. This helps us spot hidden savings opportunities without you having to manually sort thousands of lines of data. It’s like having an instant data analyst.

Supplier Risk Monitoring

Instead of manually checking news sites, AI agents continuously scan global news, financial filings, and sanctions lists for adverse events related to your key suppliers. You'll get real-time alerts if a supplier is in trouble, letting you react quickly instead of finding out too late.

Smart Contract Analysis (for key terms)

For routine contracts or amendments, AI can rapidly scan documents to identify key metadata like renewal dates, payment terms, or specific clauses you need to track. It won't replace Legal, but it'll save you a ton of time extracting the critical info you need for operational oversight.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Procurement Operations Specialist?

Common routes in include Procurement Operations Analyst (L1) (1-2 years), Accounts Payable Specialist (2-3 years) and Junior Buyer / Purchasing Assistant (2-3 years). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Procurement Operations Specialist progress to?

This role can lead on to Senior Procurement Operations Specialist (L3) (2-3 years) and Procurement Operations Manager (L4) (4-6 years (from L2)), depending on the skills you build.

What level is a Procurement Operations Specialist in the UK?

This role aligns to RQF Level 3 on the UK framework, a guide to the depth of qualification it maps to, not a hard entry bar.

What new skills matter most for a Procurement Operations Specialist?

Increasingly, Prompt Engineering for Operational Tasks and Basic Automation Scripting (RPA). These are the areas where the higher-paid, future-proof work is heading.

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

Most of them were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.

There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.

And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.

What it costs

Less than one coaching session. Every month.

A single career-coaching hour costs more than a month of this, and it ends when the hour does. Zavmo doesn't. It's £70 a month, about £2.30 a day, for a companion that knows a Procurement Operations Specialist, works on the job you actually do, and keeps going at your pace rather than a timetable's.

  • Searching and planning stay free. You only pay when you start learning.
  • Your credits are yours. Regulated, and they don't vanish when a subscription ends.
  • Cancel any time and billing stops. No notice period, no minimum term.

Your path, personalised

You have the map. Walking it is the part we do together.

This route runs to 12 national skill standards. That is a real journey.

Zavmo shapes a learning experience as unique as you are. It fits how you learn, your pace and the work you already do. Every step stays benchmarked to recognised national standards. That’s the plan for becoming a Procurement Operations Specialist: personal to you, and it still counts. The first steps are free.

Independent research finds well-designed intelligent tutoring performs nearly as well as one-to-one human tutoring: VanLehn (2011), Educational Psychologist.

A private tutor in the UK averages £35–40 an hour . Zavmo is £70/month.

A real plan on learn.zavmo.ai: Ofqual-regulated units, credits, and a three-month run at your own pace.
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15Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 3

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

Other roles in Procurement

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.

If you leave this industry

The skills you'll gain in international procurement operations are highly transferable. You could move into broader supply chain roles, become an expert in P2P system implementation for a consulting firm, or even transition into a finance operations leadership role. The world's your oyster, really.

Not sure this is the right direction?

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