Hi,

Sorry for the late reply, I only held two jobs before, both are local MNCs. I started as a buyer and holds a diploma in Engineering. I do not think that engineering qualifications are essential for the job as most procurement ppl i know learns from the job even ppl with degree qualification from engineering. But still, there is certain advantage if you have engineering foundation.

Surely it can be fun meeting lots of people, but u must understand that procurement practises in different industries varies. For instance, in oil & gas projects, we worked on tender basis as we are the main contractor while others like subsea manufacturing sources materials based on BOM and runs materials on MRP or on other forms of system. Sourcing for vendors may be minimal.

I hope i answer your queries which are based on my experiences.