alt-text: If things are too quiet, try asking a couple of friends whether a couple should always mean two. As with the question of how many spaces should go after a period, it can turn acrimonious surprisingly fast unless all three of them agree. Summary: there's not universal agreement.
To be a purchasing analyst, a person must have an analytical mind, a keen business sense and excellent communication skills. Individuals in this position are responsible for finding the best deals on supplies, then buying and selling or distributing those supplies.
Buy-side analysts will be reading news (though more of it is from sell-side analysts than the sell-side analyst would read), tracking down information, building models and otherwise going about the business of trying to deepen their knowledge of their area of responsibility â all with an eye toward making the best stock recommendations.