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

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

Quinn’s father was a purchasing agent for Wilkins Rogers Mills, which ground wheat into flour on the Georgetown canal front.

From Washington Post • May 30, 2015

She knew that this Pemberton and Mr. Ross were plotting to oust the brother, and that the young, alert purchasing agent was trying to undermine them both.

From The Job An American Novel by Lewis, Sinclair