Maintain product order histories, avoid duplicate purchases, satisfy supplier requirements, and create a check and balance for outgoing payments by using purchase orders.
You can’t just have anybody buying anything wily-nily! Purchase requisitions create workflows demanding proper authorization and approval.
High demand, high turns, regular supplier? Sounds like a good time to auto-generate PO’s based on inventory thresholds.
Keeping up with lead times and consolidating orders to take advantage of discounts are procurement pro maneuvers available to amateurs with the right software.