▁small ▁companies ▁the ▁P urch asing ▁Manager ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁the ▁purch asing ▁agent ▁or ▁bu yer . ▁ ▁The ▁P urch asing ▁Manager ▁position ▁may ▁also ▁carry ▁the ▁title ▁" Proc ure ment ▁Manager " ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁sector , ▁" Proc ure ment ▁Officer ". ▁He ▁or ▁she ▁can ▁come ▁from ▁both ▁an ▁Engineering ▁or ▁Econom ics ▁background . ▁ ▁A ▁P urch asing ▁Manager ' s ▁respons ib ilities ▁may ▁include : ▁ ▁seeking ▁reliable ▁vend ors ▁or ▁supp liers ▁to ▁provide ▁quality ▁goods ▁at ▁reasonable ▁prices ▁ ▁negoti ating ▁prices ▁and ▁contract s ▁ ▁review ing ▁technical ▁specific ations ▁for ▁raw ▁materials , ▁components , ▁equipment ▁or ▁buildings ▁ ▁determ ining ▁quantity ▁and ▁timing ▁of ▁deliver ies ▁( more ▁commonly ▁in ▁small ▁companies ) ▁ ▁forec ast ing ▁up coming ▁demand . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁P urch asing ▁Man agers ▁Index ▁ ▁Category : Bus iness ▁occup ations ▁Category : Proc ure ment <0x0A> </s> ▁N ett ie ▁Bar cro ft ▁Taylor ▁( 1 9 1 4 – 2 0 1 6 ) ▁was ▁the ▁Maryland ▁State ▁L ibr arian ▁for ▁several ▁dec ades ▁( 1 9 6 0 - 1 9 8 8 ). ▁ ▁Taylor ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Brow ns ville , ▁Tennessee , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁v aled ict or ian ▁of ▁Hay wood ▁High ▁School . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Florida ▁State ▁College ▁for ▁Women ▁and ▁began ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁li br arian ▁at ▁the ▁County ▁high