A procurement manager, also known as a purchasing manager or procurement specialist, is a person who is in charge of getting anything a company might need. He or she is very important to production, because operations often cannot proceed until the business obtains supplies, property or other items, such as licenses.
Bales of hay in a field. The definition of a bale is something that is bundled and bound together, often in equal measure, or the amount that is in the bundle. An example of a bale is a pile of hay tied together.
bollard. 1  Nautical A thick post on a ship or wharf, used for securing ropes and hawsers. 2  One of a series of posts preventing vehicles from entering an area. 3  A projecting bulge of snow or ice used as an anchor for a rope in mountaineering.