Alot of people generally seem to misunderstand what I really do or don’t have any respect for it and I’m curious to know from others who do my job:
Do you love what you do, and why? Do you proudly tell others at parties, etc that’s what you do or do you find yourself often trying to explain what you do?
Did you fall into accidentally or did you decide that’s what you wanted to be when you “grew up”?
Are there major differences between duties or job environment between those who work in the USA and those who work in other countries?
Are you “old school” or “new school”? (There’s a difference in mindset).
More and more it’s becoming a degree’d requirement…How do you non-degree’d buyers get around that these days and still make a decent salary?
Lastly, could use some help. I have to make a Procurement Plan for a program, which is new at our company. I want to make it good. Has anyone ever done this and do you have some tips or know of good website links with good templates or procurement plans? (I’ve looked extensively).
Do you love what you do, and why?
For the most part, yes. It can definitely be stressful, but it can also be kind of fun. It pays well and I like my co-workers as well as all of the vendor reps I deal with.
Do you proudly tell others at parties, etc that’s what you do or do you find yourself often trying to explain what you do? I try to keep it very simple.
Did you fall into accidentally or did you decide that’s what you wanted to be when you “grew up”? I fell into it accidentally. I had committed myself to some kind of accounting function, but I always thought I’d be on the other side of things - reconciling the money spent rather than spending the money, or something like that.
Are there major differences between duties or job environment between those who work in the USA and those who work in other countries? I honestly would not know.
Are you “old school” or “new school”? (There’s a difference in mindset).
I suppose I am new school. I’d say my manager is old school.
More and more it’s becoming a degree’d requirement…How do you non-degree’d buyers get around that these days and still make a decent salary?
No degree here although I have recently started working on one just as a personal goal. I make a decent enough salary. I guess I’m just good at my job.
Lastly, could use some help. I have to make a Procurement Plan for a program, which is new at our company. I want to make it good. Has anyone ever done this and do you have some tips…
I did put together a Procure to Pay presentation a few years ago for the company I work for, but it was very specific in design for our business processes and the software we use, I’m not sure it would help.
