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Procurement Clerks

Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.

What you’d do

  • Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.
  • Perform buying duties when necessary.
  • Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
  • Calculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts.
  • Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.
  • Approve and pay bills.
  • Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases, and provide information about these rules to organization staff members and to vendors.
  • Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.

Skills that matter

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring
  • Social Perceptiveness

How to get there

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Also called

  • Buyer
  • Procurement Specialist
  • Purchasing Clerk
  • Purchasing Specialist
  • Procurement Assistant
  • Procurement Officer

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