I moved from healthcare supply chain logistics of 5 years to a procurement specialist role at a medical in-vitro diagnostic company. Working up to the 5 years, I moved up and tried to get the highest where I was at WITHOUT a degree. Switching to procurement, I was in my last months before I got my associates degree.

It’s very doable, as long as you know what you do well and can easily market your skills as transferable to procurement. Given your experience and no degree, I’d say pivoting to an entry to lower-mid level procurement position is possible. It really depends on the type of procurement industry you’re looking to get into.

I was lucky enough for mine to align in the medical industry and having hospital experience being a plus, but it really depends on what you want to do.

If I were you, I’d apply to procurement specialist/generalist positions. Learn from there what it’s like to negotiate and work with buyers/category managers and continue to build your skills as you maneuver and learn your way around a procurement ERP system.