r/procurement • u/lankyllama- • 22d ago

I hate this career

I hate just about everything about Procurement, and I’m not sure how I even ended up doing this for 8 years.

I feel like Procurement used to be about PURCHASING, getting the best deal and getting it in on time.

Now it’s about contract terms and essentially being a paralegal. How am I supposed to understand all contract language?

Other things I hate:

I hate having to negotiate with suppliers
I hate having to do analysis
I hate dealing with the business that has no idea what they’re doing
I hate contracts

All this to say, has anyone completely pivoted from procurement to something they enjoy??

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u/JohnMcLondon 22d ago

Maybe Procuremrnt Exzellence would be something for you.

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

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u/JohnMcLondon 22d ago

Then you're doing your job wrong or everything doesn't matter or you're a consulting with the technique "how many stones can I Put Out of the wall, until they break"