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

Purchasing Manager

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

Also advertised as Buyer · Procurement Specialist · Sourcing Specialist

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1What this role really is

This role is all about owning your patch of suppliers and making sure we get a fair deal. You'll be the person running the smaller tenders, negotiating those tricky renewals, and generally keeping our operational spend in check. It's a hands-on role where you'll see the direct impact of your work on our bottom line, day in, day out.

2What you'd actually use

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

SAP Ariba / Coupa / Oracle NetSuite (or similar ERP/P2P)Intermediate

Processing requisitions, creating purchase orders, executing 3-way matching, navigating modules to find supplier and contract information, running standard reports.

eSourcing Tools (e.g., Jaggaer, Scout RFP)Basic

Responding to requests for information, pulling basic reports on sourcing events, helping to build simple RFIs or RFQs under guidance.

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) (e.g., Icertis, DocuSign CLM)Basic

Uploading signed contracts, tracking key dates like renewals and expirations, retrieving documents on request, and checking basic contract compliance.

Supplier Risk & Performance Management (e.g., EcoVadis, Avetta)Basic

Onboarding new suppliers, collecting compliance documents (like COIs), and running basic reports on supplier status.

Microsoft ExcelAdvanced

Using VLOOKUPs, PivotTables, advanced formulas, and Power Query for data cleaning to analyse spend data, build TCO models, and create detailed reports.

Power BI / Tableau (for data visualisation)Basic

Viewing and interpreting existing dashboards, occasionally creating simple charts or visualisations from prepared data sets.

Microsoft Teams / SharePoint / Slack (Collaboration Suite)Intermediate

Sharing files, participating in team channels, managing tasks for small projects, and collaborating with cross-functional teams on procurement initiatives.

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
Supplier Selection (Routine)Escalate options to manager for final decision.Select from pre-approved supplier list for purchases up to £25K. Recommend for larger purchases, with manager approval.Approve supplier selection up to £100K within category strategy. Consult director for strategic partners.
Contract Negotiation StrategyAssist manager by gathering data; no independent strategy.Develop and propose negotiation strategy for renewals and new contracts up to £250K; requires manager sign-off.Design and lead negotiation strategy for complex, high-value contracts (up to £1M); inform director of progress.
Process ImprovementIdentify issues and suggest improvements to supervisor.Propose and implement minor process tweaks within your scope, with manager's awareness. Escalate larger changes.Lead process redesign initiatives for entire workstreams, gaining buy-in from cross-functional teams.
Spend ApprovalNo approval authority; process requisitions only.Approve Purchase Orders up to £25K, ensuring budget availability and compliance.Approve Purchase Orders up to £100K, manage category budgets.

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 an approved requisition hitting your desk to a purchase order being sent to the supplier.
Target · Under 48 hours for standard POs

If a requisition lands on Monday morning, the PO should be with the supplier by Wednesday morning at the latest. We track this automatically in our ERP system.

Realised Cost Savings (Managed Categories)
The actual money we've saved through your negotiations and smart sourcing in your assigned categories, compared to previous prices or budget.
Target · Achieve £250K - £750K in annual savings

You negotiate a 10% reduction on our office supplies contract, saving £50K over the year. We'll track the actual invoices against the old pricing to confirm this.

Contract Renewal Rate & Timeliness
The percentage of contracts in your portfolio that are renewed on time, ideally with improved terms, rather than letting them lapse or roll over at old prices.
Target · 95%+ of contracts renewed before expiry

You've got 20 contracts expiring next quarter. We expect you to have 19 of them renewed and signed before their end date, ideally with better pricing or service levels.

Supplier Performance (Managed Portfolio)
How well your key suppliers are performing against agreed service levels, delivery times, and quality standards.
Target · Average supplier scorecard rating of 8/10

For your top 5 suppliers, you'll track their on-time delivery, quality scores, and responsiveness. We're aiming for consistent high performance, not just good pricing.

Internal Stakeholder Satisfaction
How happy our internal teams are with the support and solutions you provide, and whether they see you as a helpful partner, not just a blocker.
  • You're getting positive feedback in informal chats, people are coming to you early in their procurement process, and you're not consistently getting complaints about slow processes or difficult suppliers. We'll do a quick survey twice a year.
Process Adherence & Improvement
How consistently you follow our established procurement processes, and whether you're spotting opportunities to make them better.
  • You're consistently using our P2P system, getting the right approvals, and documenting your sourcing events properly. You're also proactively suggesting tweaks to our templates or workflows that make things smoother for everyone.
Risk Identification & Mitigation
Your ability to spot potential problems with suppliers or contracts before they blow up, and what you do to prevent them.
  • You're flagging potential single-source risks, raising concerns about a supplier's financial health, or highlighting tricky contract clauses to Legal. You're not just reacting to problems, you're trying to prevent them.

5Would you like it

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

What people enjoy
Making a Tangible Financial Impact

You'll feel a real buzz when you close a negotiation that saves us a chunky sum, or when you find a more efficient way to buy something that cuts down on waste. You like seeing your work directly reflected in the company's financial health.

Successfully negotiating a 15% discount on a key software renewal, directly impacting the departmental budget for the next year.

Solving Commercial Puzzles

You enjoy the challenge of figuring out how to get the best deal, whether it's unpicking a complex pricing structure or finding a new supplier that offers better value. It's like a constant game of strategy.

Finding a new logistics provider that can deliver faster and cheaper by optimising routes, something no one else had considered.

Building Productive Relationships

You get satisfaction from building a good working relationship with both internal clients and external suppliers, even when the conversations are tough. You value being a trusted point of contact.

Successfully mediating between an internal team and a supplier to resolve a service issue, strengthening both relationships in the process.

What frustrates people
  • The 'No-PO, No-Pay' battle: Constantly fighting with business units who engage suppliers and receive invoices before a Purchase Order is ever created, forcing you to clean up the mess.
  • Being the 'Business Prevention Unit': Stakeholders sometimes view you as a bureaucratic hurdle to be avoided rather than a strategic partner who can help them get better value and reduce risk.
  • Garbage In, Garbage Out: Your spend analysis is only as good as the underlying data, and you'll spend time cleaning up messy supplier master data and miscategorised GL codes.
  • The 'Pet Supplier' Problem: A key stakeholder insists on using their preferred supplier (often a former colleague or friend) and actively resists any attempt to run a competitive process.
  • The Savings Inquisition: Having your meticulously calculated cost savings reports picked apart by Finance, who will argue every assumption to minimise the credit your team gets.
What this role does not give you
  • A completely predictable, routine day – expect curveballs.
  • Zero bureaucracy – you're part of a process-driven function.
  • Guaranteed 'wins' on every negotiation – sometimes you just can't get the deal you want.
  • A role where you only deal with external parties – internal influence is just as critical.

6Who you work with

Your work directly impacts our operational efficiency and cost base. Get it right, and you're freeing up budget for other strategic initiatives. Get it wrong, and you're adding unnecessary costs and potential risks to the business.

Inside the business
  • Department Heads (e.g., Marketing, IT, Facilities) – they're your internal clients
  • Finance Team – especially Accounts Payable and the Budget Holders
  • Legal Team – for contract reviews and tricky clauses
  • Operations Team – for anything that impacts supply chain flow
Outside the business
  • Key Suppliers – the ones you directly manage and negotiate with
  • Potential New Suppliers – for competitive sourcing events

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, buying, or supply chain role.
  • Proven experience managing a portfolio of suppliers and conducting negotiations.
  • A solid understanding of the full Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycle.
  • Demonstrable experience using an ERP or P2P system for purchasing activities.
  • Strong analytical skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, PivotTables are a must).
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for internal and external stakeholders.

8What to practise next

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

Advanced ERP/P2P Configuration & Optimisation

As we grow, our P2P system needs to work smarter, not harder. You'll need to understand how to tweak workflows, improve catalogue content, and help drive higher adoption rates to squeeze more value out of the platform.

Workflow customisation · Catalogue content management · User adoption strategies

  • This month: Explore your ERP/P2P system's admin settings (if you have access) and understand its capabilities.
  • Next quarter: Work with your manager to identify one small process improvement you could make within the system.
  • Month 4-6: Participate in any internal training sessions on advanced features or new module rollouts.
  • Longer term: Become the go-to person for specific system queries within your team.

Quick win: Spend an hour each week just clicking around the system, exploring areas you don't usually use. You'll be surprised what you find.

9Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Attending industry webinars and conferences (e.g., CIPS events, Procurement Leaders).
  • Subscribing to procurement journals or newsletters to stay on top of market trends.
  • Networking with other procurement professionals to share best practices and insights.
  • Taking online courses on negotiation tactics, contract law, or specific software tools.

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: Data Storytelling & Visualisation

It's not enough to just find the data and do the analysis anymore. You need to be able to turn complex spend figures and supplier performance metrics into a compelling story that resonates with non-procurement people. Leadership wants insights, not just numbers.

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

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Built for Purchasing Manager

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

  1. Procure suppliesFDQ Limited · covers 4 of 8 standardsLevel 3
  2. Procure products and/or servicesCYMCA · covers 2 of 8 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.

Data Storytelling & Visualisation

It's not enough to just find the data and do the analysis anymore. You need to be able to turn complex spend figures and supplier performance metrics into a compelling story that resonates with non-procurement people. Leadership wants insights, not just numbers.

  • Audience-centric communication
  • Visual best practices
  • Narrative structure
  • Dashboard design principles

Sustainable Sourcing Principles

Our customers, investors, and even our own employees care more and more about where our products come from and how our suppliers operate. 'Green' and 'ethical' sourcing isn't just a nice-to-have anymore; it's becoming a business imperative, and Procurement is on the hook to deliver it.

  • ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) factors
  • Circular economy principles
  • Supplier codes of conduct
  • Supply chain transparency

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Strategic Sourcing (7-Step Process)
  • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Analysis
  • Category Management (Foundational)
  • Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
  • Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Process Optimisation
  • Negotiation & Contracting

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 Coordinator / Junior Buyer

    2-3 years

    Skills to master

    • Mastering the P2P process, understanding supplier onboarding, basic reporting, and resolving transactional issues. Getting a feel for different supplier types.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Consistently processing POs accurately and on time.
    • Proactively identifying and resolving invoice discrepancies.
    • Demonstrating a keen interest in why we buy what we buy, not just how.
    • Starting to build informal relationships with key internal stakeholders.
  2. 2

    Supply Chain Analyst

    3-4 years

    Skills to master

    • Strong data analysis skills, understanding of inventory management, logistics, and demand planning. Translating data into actionable insights.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Building complex Excel models for forecasting or inventory optimisation.
    • Presenting data-driven recommendations to management.
    • Understanding the end-to-end flow of goods and services.
    • Identifying opportunities for cost reduction through supply chain efficiencies.
  3. 3

    Sales / Account Manager (Supplier Side)

    3-5 years

    Skills to master

    • Understanding supplier motivations, sales tactics, and how to build strong client relationships. Knowing what makes a good deal from the supplier's perspective.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Exceeding sales targets and managing a portfolio of accounts.
    • Deep understanding of a specific product or service category.
    • Strong negotiation skills from the 'other side' of the table.
    • A desire to use that insight to drive value for the buying organisation.

11Where this role leads

The long view:Your journey here is what you make it. We'll give you the tools, the challenges, and the support, but your ambition and drive will ultimately shape where you go. We're excited to see what you achieve.

Pay & demand

Typical pay £58,005 a year Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 (provisional), under the Open Government Licence v3.0

The figure is the median for full-time employees in the ONS occupation this job title codes to (Purchasing managers and directors), from the April 2025 survey — about six months old when published, as ASHE always is. It is that occupation's middle, not this role's. Half earn more.

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 Purchasing Manager 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 Purchasing Manager / Category 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

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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 Purchasing Manager

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.

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Evidenced on your work in Purchasing Manager

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 an approved requisition hitting your desk to a purchase order being sent to the supplier.If a requisition lands on Monday morning, the PO should be with the supplier by Wednesday morning at the latest. We track this automatically in our ERP system.Under 48 hours for standard POs
  • Realised Cost Savings (Managed Categories)The actual money we've saved through your negotiations and smart sourcing in your assigned categories, compared to previous prices or budget.You negotiate a 10% reduction on our office supplies contract, saving £50K over the year. We'll track the actual invoices against the old pricing to confirm this.Achieve £250K - £750K in annual savings
  • Contract Renewal Rate & TimelinessThe percentage of contracts in your portfolio that are renewed on time, ideally with improved terms, rather than letting them lapse or roll over at old prices.You've got 20 contracts expiring next quarter. We expect you to have 19 of them renewed and signed before their end date, ideally with better pricing or service levels.95%+ of contracts renewed before expiry
  • Supplier Performance (Managed Portfolio)How well your key suppliers are performing against agreed service levels, delivery times, and quality standards.For your top 5 suppliers, you'll track their on-time delivery, quality scores, and responsiveness. We're aiming for consistent high performance, not just good pricing.Average supplier scorecard rating of 8/10
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 Purchasing Manager to Senior Purchasing Manager / Category Specialist (L3), and whatever you decide comes after.

Level 3 · in progressAI Fluency→ Senior Purchasing Manager / Category Specialist (L3)→ your design
Where this takes you

Your journey here is what you make it. We'll give you the tools, the challenges, and the support, but your ambition and drive will ultimately shape where you go. We're excited to see what you achieve.

See Your Progress GrowIllustration
Purchasing Manager
  • Strategic Sourcing (7-Step Process)
  • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Analysis
  • Category Management (Foundational)
  • Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
  • Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Process Optimisation
  • Negotiation & Contracting
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

Purchasing Manager is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. Senior Purchasing Manager / Category Specialist (L3)

    3-5 years

    You'll move from managing low-to-medium complexity categories to owning complete, more strategic workstreams. You'll lead complex RFPs, develop initial category strategies, and start mentoring junior buyers.

    • Designing and executing complex RFPs and reverse auctions.
    • Developing and implementing full category strategies.
    • Leading supplier performance reviews and driving innovation with key partners.
    • Advanced TCO and should-cost modelling for complex goods/services.

  2. Supplier Relationship Manager

    4-6 years

    This is a specialist path where you'd focus entirely on managing a portfolio of critical, strategic suppliers. Your goal isn't just cost savings, but driving innovation, reducing risk, and ensuring long-term value from these key partnerships.

    • Developing and implementing joint business plans with strategic suppliers.
    • Leading quarterly business reviews (QBRs) and executive-level supplier meetings.
    • Identifying and driving innovation opportunities with key partners.
    • Deep expertise in supplier risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, a big chunk of procurement work is still manual and, frankly, a bit tedious. But what if you could offload some of that to a digital assistant? We're talking about using AI to free you up from the boring bits, so you can focus on the strategic stuff – like actually negotiating and building those key relationships.

We're not saying AI will replace your job; it's here to make it easier, faster, and more impactful. Imagine cutting down on data entry, getting insights faster, and even having a first pass at contract reviews done for you. That's the power we're bringing to your fingertips.

Automated 3-Way Matching

AI can scan invoices, purchase orders, and goods receipts, automatically approving and scheduling payment for perfect matches. It'll only flag the exceptions, meaning you spend less time chasing paperwork and more time on actual problem-solving.

AI-Powered Spend Analysis

Forget spending hours in Excel. AI tools can ingest all your raw spend data, automatically classify transactions, spot maverick spend, and surface savings opportunities in your tail spend that you'd likely miss manually. It's like having a super-analyst on your team.

Intelligent Supplier Discovery & Risk Monitoring

AI platforms can continuously scan global news, financial reports, and sanctions lists. They'll proactively alert you to potential supplier risks – think bankruptcy warnings, ESG violations, or even geopolitical disruptions – before they become a real headache for us.

AI-Assisted Contract Review

Imagine AI analysing a draft contract against our company's standard playbook. It can instantly redline non-standard clauses related to liability, indemnity, or payment terms. This could cut down legal review time significantly, getting deals done faster.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Purchasing Manager?

Common routes in include Procurement Coordinator / Junior Buyer (2-3 years), Supply Chain Analyst (3-4 years) and Sales / Account Manager (Supplier Side) (3-5 years). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Purchasing Manager progress to?

This role can lead on to Senior Purchasing Manager / Category Specialist (L3) (3-5 years) and Supplier Relationship Manager (4-6 years), depending on the skills you build.

What level is a Purchasing Manager 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 Purchasing Manager?

Increasingly, Data Storytelling & Visualisation and Sustainable Sourcing Principles. 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 Purchasing Manager, 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 8 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 Purchasing Manager: 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.

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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 as a Purchasing Manager are highly transferable. You could move into broader supply chain roles, operations management, or even transition to the sales side of a supplier organisation. Procurement is a fantastic foundation for many different career paths.

Not sure this is the right direction?

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