procurement officer

noun [C] (also purchasing officer) COMMERCE

Definition

› HR a person whose job is to buy products or services from other organizations: Procurement officers can now use streamlined procedures for purchases under $100,000.

(Definition of procurement officer noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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