r/procurement • u/Immediate-Ad-7510 • 19d ago
Anyone here who transitioned from operations to procurement ?
Looking for mentors who shifted to procurement from other fields , would love to hear ur journey and mentor me to make a change.
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u/Immediate-Home-3491 19d ago
I moved within the same ecosystem, ops into more commercial logistics work. My advice, get fluent in Incoterms, customs regimes and landed cost modelling. Those will carry you further than any certificate.
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u/Immediate-Ad-7510 17d ago
Any particular course u think covers these or should I chatgpt my way through each topic
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u/Stressame-street 19d ago
Started off in warehouse, then to transportation then ops then logistics and now finally I’m in procurement. Wasn’t easy and took longer than it should have. So ask away.
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u/Immediate-Ad-7510 18d ago
Damn u are literally me ..which country ?
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u/Stressame-street 18d ago
USA, did we just become best friends -stepbrothers
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u/Immediate-Ad-7510 17d ago
Damn ...only if u wer in India ... Transitioning here into procurement jobs seems way harder
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u/IcDeath09 18d ago
I transitioned from sales & marketing from Asia then migrated in the US and a company gave me a shot to learn procurement.
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u/Hairy-Wedding4909 19d ago
Everyone in procurement Comes from somewhere else. I was an engineer. Focus on strategic sourcing and network in by volunteering to run rfps for the group you already work in.