I'm a chemical technician making $46K looking to get into procurement for the first time. I want to earn more money in five years ($80K+). I want to stay in the chemical industry. I worked in film acquisitions before, some sales (not too good at sales), receiving freight by checking freight delivered against P.O.'s, and have used a little SAP and Epicor. Have used Excel a lot but fuzzy on complex formulas. I've applied to about 100 buyer positions and I keep getting rejected. What should I do? Do I need to learn any software, and how so? Anything I should read or course I should take? submit ..read more

Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm hoping to get your expertise on what a typical procurement team should look like at a late stage tech start-up ($250M+ in revenue). I'm in FP&A and have procurement rolling up to me (legacy structure from before my time). This is the first time in my career that I've had to be responsible for procurement and want to make sure I'm doing it right. We allow the business to source their own vendors, which is unlikely to change b/c of internal politics. The 1 procurement person is a lawyer who manages our intake tool, drafts/redlines contracts and herds ..read more

Hi all, I am looking for some advice on writing a comms to encourage early stakeholder engagement. I am the indirect buyer for a medium sized manufacturing company. It has come to my attention that a couple of high value pieces of work have reached PO stage completely bypassing procurement/me. I want to communicate to stakeholders the benefits of engaging with procurement at the earliest stage, but as the comms I send will be read by snr management I want to make sure I get the tone right. I.e friendly and informative and not moaning. I think there is a perception within the company that proc ..read more

Is this something uncommon,? I'm looking at entry procurement/entry buyer/trainee buyer/assistant buyer/junior buyer roles on LinkedIn but even though they seem to be entry roles from their titles, their requirements section say otherwise. Some say they want experience you to have purchasing experience already, Great stakeholder management (no exp so can't prove that), proficiency in the sourcing process, negotiation skills, commercial experience etc. The only roles I've seen that look like they'd accept me are trainee fashion buyer's (no interest in this at all) or student placement roles bu ..read more

I need all the learning resources (tutorials, videos, manuals, etc) you can throw at me on how to post solicitations, addendums, how to recall, all of it... on PlanetBids. TIA! submitted by /u/ColorCodeTrader [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hello. I am a 2nd year student at a university in North Carolina, double majoring in Accounting and Business Administration: Supply Chain Management. Recently, I have obtained in an internship in procurement with a biotech company and was wondering if the accounting double major would be worth pursuing to have a career in procurement. Perhaps, it would give me a flexible scope of options for a career if I wanted to shift out of procurement (i.e. cost accounting, CPA, CFE). Thank you! submitted by /u/No-Appointment7819 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi, It seems that due to factors beyond my control, my current position may be at risk due to a potential closure of our plant. I want to proactively search for new opportunities, particularly in procurement. Here’s a brief overview of my background: 8 years at a Fortune 100 CPG Experience in Logistics (warehouse management), Global Logistics Management, and high-speed Packaging Management BA in Economics Any recommendations on certifications or courses that might help with this transition? Is it feasible for me to move into Procurement or Strategic Sourcing given my background? submitted ..read more

One of our vendors sent me this batch of RFP memes. I figured this belongs here. that last one has me feeling attacked -__- https://1up.ai/blog/20-rfp-memes-for-overworked-proposal-managers/ ​ ​ submitted by /u/likablestoppage27 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Anyone else have problems with the chapter quizzes? I am finding the questions wordy, not straight forward, having several answers that could be right, etc. I have worked in procurement for 10 years and have seen several different types of supply chains, so my struggle with these chapter quizzes is very discouraging. I've seen several posted about using other resources, but does anyone know the best approach for tackling these quizzes? I am reading the textbook and doing the quizzes after I finish each chapter, and still only get 50% on most of them. submitted by /u/AcceptableWealth2021 [vis ..read more

Hello everyone, I'm about to graduate with a degree in acquisition and contract management. Long story short, I served in the military and have about 16 months left of free schooling and a "Housing allowance" check. I'm looking to utilize the rest of this for side cash and an additional skill that will overall contribute to my career. I've worked as a buyer for the past few years and will eventually want to move up. What additional college classes/degrees/certifications do you recommend to assist with this? submitted by /u/Offensive_name_ [visit reddit] [comments ..read more