"corporate procurement" is correct and usable in written English.
This phrase typically refers to the process of acquiring goods and services for a company or organization. For example, "The corporate procurement policy requires all vendors to be pre-approved before any purchases can be made."
Peregrine Systems Inc., a maker of software for online corporate procurement, agreed late yesterday to acquire an electronic-commerce software provider, the Harbinger Corporation, for about $2.1 billion.
"The security contracts are handled by the airlines' corporate procurement people, and their whole job is to push the price as low as possible," Mr. Laird said.
Kopec's job in corporate procurement mostly involves buying services such as consultancy and training, but recently he's been seconded internally to venue procurement.
Until now the corporate procurement team at West Sussex county council had responsibility for buying a diverse but limited range of resources, from town hall stationary supplies to professional services and pension contracts.
All of which adds up to "more creative" corporate travel departments, Mr. Carpenter said, with greater responsibilities and more power to enforce compliance with policies, and even to go beyond traditional boundaries and have a bigger say in corporate procurement decisions on computers, cell phones and other technology.
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).
In corporate IT, procurement processes have not traditionally been aligned with rapid development cycles and cloud-based services, which are easy to source and deploy.
I.B.M.'s services business includes such activities as running data centers for customers and using technology and research to streamline corporate operations like procurement and marketing.
Additionally, social media is shining an ever-watchful light on corporate behavior and procurement.
Cuts are also proposed in the council's finance, personnel, legal, procurement and corporate property departments, with staff being moved into the Town Hall extension, which is undergoing refurbishment.
Business negotiations must be approached from the process management perspective since they take place in the context of corporate processes such as procurement or sales.
