purchasing agent

noun

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

2. an independent buyer acting as a hired agent.

Word History and Origins

Origin of purchasing agent¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

“I thought I’d just call and wake up the coyotes,” said a purchasing agent from San Bernardino County, who buzzed the phone from work.

From Los Angeles Times

In Dayton, Ohio, vacant positions for purchasing agents resulted in delays in acquiring hundreds of prosthetics, according to an internal VA report from May.

From Salon

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

Those targeted for sanctions include the Iran-based Defense Technology and Science Research Center, its procurement firm Farazan Industrial Engineering Inc. and two other firms along with purchasing agents from the companies.

From Seattle Times

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

From New York Times