Purchasing Manager

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Purchasing Manager

An employee of a company who purchases the goods that the company needs, especially to make its own products. A purchasing manager may supervise the purchase of office supplies, or the raw materials needed to make a company's finished goods. A purchasing manager is also called a procurement manager.
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Eurozone PMI Index unexpectedly rises in July after three months of declines
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Summary: Expansion in China's services sector slowed for the second straight month in May, dropping further from a 10-month high hit in March, an official survey of non-manufacturing purchasing managers showed on Sunday.
China official services PMI eases again in May
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply revealed that its main purchasing managers index fell to 54.8 from a two and a half year high of 58.1 the previous month.
Building industry is still buoyant
JUST A YEAR ago, newspaper purchasing managers were furiously debating the very idea of procurement cards.
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Selective job gains in UAE's private businesses

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