What are the roles of a buyer in business?

[Suba]

The buyer or purchasing department in the company is the person or department responsible for handling the purchase of goods and services in order to meet business needs. In each type of business, buyers will of course have different roles, for example in an e-commerce business a buyer will play the role of interacting with the online platform to select products, receive payments or send money. In the business of selling goods, a buyer can also play a role in making contractual agreements with suppliers. So what do you think is the role of buyers in general in business?

 

[Starmix]

Their roles are to buy the products needed in the business center, asses them or attend a bidding and I think, there's a personnel in charge of the procurement.

 

[eLdavis]

The major role of a buyer is to plan and select the products the company or business needs to buy.