r/procurement is a subreddit with 29k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses procurement, supply chain, job search, contracts, and supplier sourcing, and they frequently recommend/review crm and suppliers.
No hot topic is left without redline on r/procurement.
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Popular Themes in r/procurement
#1
Advice Requests
: "Is being a Senior Buyer a safe career with all the technological changes?"
5 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help with ERP Implementation (SE-Asia Manufacturing)"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "How do you guys deal with supplier price increases? Just eat it?"
1 post
#4
Opportunities
: "Weekly Procurement Roundtable: Wins, Venting & Lessons Learned: July 02, 2026"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/procurement
#1
Procurement
16 posts
#2
Supply Chain
: "How did you make the move from operational procurement/Supply Chain into strategic procurement?"
6 posts
#3
Job Search
6 posts
#4
Contracts
3 posts
#5
Supplier Sourcing
: "How much time does your team actually spend on Supplier Sourcing and quoting?"
3 posts
#6
Supplier Evaluation
: "What Supplier Evaluation criteria besides price have saved you from expensive sourcing mistakes?"
3 posts
#7
Vendor
2 posts
#8
Remote
2 posts
#9
Supplier
2 posts
#10
Coupa
: "Coupa sourcing optimization (cso)"
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/procurement
Flair Used in r/procurement
#1
Community Question
: "Am I missing something here?"
16 posts
#2
Direct Procurement
: "• “Squeezing suppliers on price almost always costs more later. Change my mind.”"
2 posts
#3
Certifications (e.g., CIPS/CPSM)
: "Step up from CIPS level 4 to Level 5"
2 posts
#4
Indirect Procurement
: "First in-house category management role after years in consulting. What do you wish you'd known?"
1 post
#5
Career guidance
: "How did you make the move from operational procurement/supply chain into strategic procurement?"
1 post
#6
Fun :upvote:
: "What's the biggest contract language screw up you've come across in your procurement career?"
1 post
#7
Procurement Systems (e.g., Ariba/Oracle)
: "Spend Analytics tool Q/A"
1 post
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+11k members(64.6%)
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Last updated: July 6, 2026