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

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

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Prosecutors say the amount of the alleged kickback was unusually high for a purchasing agent at one of America’s biggest corporations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2022

All County’s ostensible purpose was to be the purchasing agent for Fred Trump’s buildings, buying everything from boilers to cleaning supplies.

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

And still smiling the chief purchasing agent hurried to the freight elevator and made his timely and prudent exit.

From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Connell, Richard