# Purchaser

## Overview

The Purchaser is responsible for creating and managing purchase orders and processing inbound shipments. This is the primary operational role in the procure-to-receive workflow with full access to document creation and lifecycle management. A Purchaser may also hold the Approver role.

## Authorized Business Flows

- [Purchase Order Lifecycle](../business-flow/purchase-order-lifecycle/README.md) — initiator
- [Inbound Shipment Processing](../business-flow/inbound-shipment-processing/README.md) — initiator
- [Inventory Cost Tracking](../business-flow/inventory-cost-tracking/README.md) — maintains valuation policy assignments and standard costs
- [Inventory Visibility](../business-flow/inventory-visibility/README.md) — viewer