The phrase "a procurement expert" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to someone who has specialized knowledge and skills in the field of procurement, which involves acquiring goods and services for an organization.
Example: "Our company is looking to hire a procurement expert to streamline our purchasing process and negotiate better contracts with suppliers."
Alternatives: "a sourcing specialist" or "a purchasing professional."
"These things are coming out with zero notice, and you get no feedback," said Frances Cook, a procurement expert in Washington who is advising several Iraqi companies.
"What we are seeing with the no-bid Iraqi contracts is not an aberration, but is becoming the norm," said Dan Guttman, a procurement expert at the Washington Center for the Study of American Government at Johns Hopkins University.
Peter Smith, a procurement expert and editor of the Spend Matters blog, has described the process as "sketchy", adding that Heatherwick had a clear advantage ahead of the bid.
"This is an area where the president's hand is very strong and he has a lot of authority to make policy," said Andrew Hunter, a procurement expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Let's try to get that far, perhaps by appointing a procurement expert as the next secretary of defense.
A frustrated Murtha brought in a Pentagon procurement expert (at government expense) and set up training programs.
"This is a giant, giant problem," said Andrew Hunter, a military procurement expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The reconstruction of Iraq has taken on "a Wild West atmosphere," said Gordon Adams, a military procurement expert at George Washington University.
PurchasingCenter.com, for its part, has been trying to differentiate itself with its auction site and its free advice (members can pose questions to a corporate procurement expert who has 20 years experience).
"The Bush administration's 2009 defense request follows the continuously ascending path of military outlays the president embraced at the beginning of his tenure," said Loren Thompson, a budget and procurement expert at the Lexington Institute, a policy research center.
"If at the top, the message that's sent is, 'We're going to bend the rules to our advantage,' the message is clearly understood and creates a culture of attempting to avoid the rules," said Steven L. Schooner, a procurement law expert at George Washington University Law School.
