BBC ACADEMY Verity Scott: Props Buyer

I've already looked at what Verity Scott does as an Art Director but there was another page on the BBC Academy website which explores her role as a prop buyer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/production/television/production-design/article/art20130702112135897
The job of a 'props buyer' sounds less enticing to me than an art director or a prop maker because it sounds less creative, that there is less hands-on creativity involved - but it is very closely connected to all of these other jobs and does involve creatively answering a brief and understanding the aesthetic style of the production.

Job Title:
Props Buyer/Production Buyer

Responsibilities:
Build up a network of useful contacts and suppliers (prop houses/manufacturers)
Hunting on Ebay/GumTree, sourcing EVERYTHING needed for sets,
Researching era, style and objects
Accounting
'We're creating that history by going out and sourcing it.'

Skills:
Budgeting skills
Research skills
Inquisitive
Versatile
Problem Solving