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Purchase Requisitionnoun · abbr.

An internal request to buy, submitted for approval before a PO is raised.

A purchase requisition is the internal ask: a department requests goods or services and routes it for budget and management approval before procurement converts it into a purchase order.

It separates "who needs it" from "who is authorised to commit spend", which is the heart of procurement control.

Also called

  • requisition
  • purchase request

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Requests & Approvals

Related terms

Purchase Order

PO

A formal buyer document authorising a purchase from a supplier.

Approval Workflow

A defined chain of sign-offs a transaction must pass before proceeding.

Maverick Spend

Purchasing made outside approved processes or contracts.

More in Procurement

Approved Vendor List (AVL) Bid Evaluation Blanket Purchase Order Category Management Conflict of Interest (CoI) Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Cost Avoidance Delegation of Authority (DoA)

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