Question

A furniture producer has decided to buy its upholstery cloth from new suppliers. The president has given the purchasing manager responsibility to make the final selections and negotiate the terms. The purchasing manager looks through books with samples and specifications and then calls salespeople to make presentations to the production manager, who is concerned about how easy the cloth will be to cut and sew. In this case, the purchasing manager is a(n

Answer 1

Answer: All of the above

Step-by-step explanation:

The options to the question include:

A. influencer.

B. a buyer.

C. a decider.

D. a gatekeeper.

E. all of the above

Based on the information given in the question, the purchasing manager is a buyer, influencer, gatekeeper, and decider.

The gatekeeper is a person who blocks the way between an individual and the decision maker in an organisation. This can be seen as he looks through books with samples and specifications and then calls salespeople to make presentations to the production manager.

The purchasing manager is also the decider as he makes the decision in the buying process for the organization. He's also the buyer and the influencer. Therefore, the correct option is All of the above.