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What is the difference between procurement and purchasing?

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Question ajoutée par Zain Khater , Project Supervisor – StartUp Project , Injaz
Date de publication: 2018/01/15
Ubreye Oghenetega
par Ubreye Oghenetega , Clerk , STINSON HOTEL LIMITED

Procurement is the process of finding, agreeing terms and acquiring goods, services or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process while on the other Hand Purchasing is the Process of how goods and services are ordered through selection and buying.

George Morgan
par George Morgan , Project managing new home construction , McCarthy Homes Qld

Procurement involves selecting vendors, negotiating payment terms and pricing while purchasing only involves the process of ordering/buying the goods.

Christine Ndunge Wesonga
par Christine Ndunge Wesonga , Management Trainee , Career Point Solutions

Procurement is the process that takes into account factors such as the cost over the life of the goods or services rendered and the quality necessary to meet users' requirement while purchasing refers to the specific activity of committing expenditure and which tends to focus on issues of price rather than of value

Abubakar Said Mohamed
par Abubakar Said Mohamed , Service Adviser , E.A. Juffali & Brothers

Procurement is the process of selecting suppliers, the tender process, bidding, project management, control the purchasing system and also communication between departments. Procurement mainly entails the strategic planning of goods and services. While purchasing involves the actual cost procedures and make sure they are correct. Mainly handles cost control.

Basheer NP
par Basheer NP , Regional IT Manager , DSV Company For Logistics

Procurement is the process of tendering or competitive bidding process while on the other Hand Purchasing is the Process of how goods and services are ordered through selection and buying.

Farhan Iqbal
par Farhan Iqbal , Credit Controller , Al Rama international Trader's

Procurement deals with the sourcing activities, negotiation and strategic selection of goods and services .Purchasing is the process of how goods and services are ordered.

Vijayalakshmi Vivekanandh
par Vijayalakshmi Vivekanandh , HR Executive , Regency Manpower Consultant & Tour Operator

Procurement means its action for obtaining or procuring something.

Purchasing means selecting and buying something

Raghdaa Al Sebay
par Raghdaa Al Sebay , Regional Procurement Supervisor - Starbucks (Bahrain Qatar & Egypt) , Al Shaya Group - Starbucks

Procurement deals with the sourcing activities, negotiation and strategic selection of goods and services that are usually of importance to an organization. Purchasing is the process of how goods and services are ordered, and also apart from Procurement process

Abed Al-Rahman Ezzo Ezzat Aleweiwi
par Abed Al-Rahman Ezzo Ezzat Aleweiwi , Customer Service Officer , laquefa

Procurement is the process of finding, agreeing terms and acquiring goods, services or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process.

Purchasing refers to a business or organization attempting to acquire goods or services to accomplish its goals. Although there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasingprocess, processes can vary greatly between organizations.

francis marekera
par francis marekera , customer service/ waiter , BENTLY BISTRO

Procurement and purchasing goes hand in hand but the difference is that procurement deals with sourcing, negotiate,selecting establish payment iterms and strategic selection of goods and services..Whilst Purchasing is a process of goods and services are ordered meaning to say buying, receiving payments .

Syed Zeeshan Faheem
par Syed Zeeshan Faheem , Supply Chain Director , VAMED Middle East Healthcare Consulting

The purchasing is an acquisition activity, whilst procurement addresses the functions from identifying the need through to the management of the end result.

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