purchasing agent

American  

noun

1. a person who buys materials, supplies, equipment, etc., for a company.

2. an independent buyer acting as a hired agent.

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Etymology

Origin of purchasing agent

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Weiss spent the next 20 years away from music, working at an architectural firm where she rose from the accounting department to the chief purchasing agent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2024

His father was a purchasing agent for a lumber company, and his mother was a school librarian.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

“He is his own purchasing agent, cashier, paymaster, building superintendent, construction engineer and sales director,” the article said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2018

When FBI agents arrested Bahram Mechanic in April last year, prosecutors described the Houston-based Iranian-American entrepreneur as an illegal purchasing agent for Iran’s military and a threat to national security.

From Reuters • Jan. 21, 2016

"You'll have to shade your price a little," replied the purchasing agent, "I have a better bid from the undertaker."

From More Toasts by Mosher, Marion Dix