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Operations
Procurement
Buys what the company needs: finds suppliers, negotiates contracts and manages vendors.
Under Operations manager. Also under it: Supply chain and logistics
Workflows for this work
The job in 4 areas. Each part is a workflow: open it for its steps and the tools that do each one. Built from occupational data and the field's own body of knowledge; sources at the end.
Procurement67 skill packs · 2 MCP serversEach part is a workflow. The number beside it is how many tools help with it
1Plan purchasing
Plan upcoming spend, set policy and understand the supply market.
2Define the need
Write a clear requirement and choose how to source it.
3Run the sourcing
Run a fair tender, then negotiate and award the contract.
4Manage contracts and suppliers
Make sure suppliers deliver what was agreed, then renew or exit.
Sources for this tree, 3
- Occupational dataPurchasing Managers (11-3061.00)O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational dataPurchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products (13-1023.00)O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor
- StandardSourcing Playbook (Plan, Define, Procure, Manage) | Procurement PathwayUK Civil Service, Government Commercial Function
O*NET occupations consulted: 13-1023.00, 11-3061.00. Read on 2026-10-04.
Everything suggested for this role
Each pick says which of the role's tools or work it matched. Auto-listed means automated checks only.
Skill packs165
MCP servers6
Plugins and agents2
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