purchasing department

noun

: the people in a company who buy the company's supplies

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Then aged 16 and working as an office girl in a purchasing department, Bagguley had run out of holiday to take but was helped out by her benevolent manager. — Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

My experience in this space so far is that the brands seem to have made public-facing promises, but the purchasing department and the merchandisers are not on the same page. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2024

Asked if there was a memo officially documenting the policy change, Noriega said that the purchasing department, which buys goods on behalf of the city government, is aware of the move. — Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024

The city purchasing department will use a bidding process that gives the city more flexibility to pick a vendor based on the need, rather than the typical process that requires the city to go with the lowest bidder, Rivera added. — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2023

Rhymes for purchasing department

• apartment
• compartment
• departement