Procurement Clerks
Also called: Procurement Specialist, Buyer, Purchasing Assistant, Purchasing Clerk
In the military: see titles from the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, or Navy.
What they do:
Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.
On the job, you would:
- Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
- Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.
- Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations.
Business
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
Engineering and Technology
|
Basic Skills
Problem Solving
|
Verbal
Ideas and Logic
|
People interested in this work like activities that include
data, detail, and regular routines. They do well at jobs that need:
|
Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
|
|
|
You might like a career in one of these industries:
|
See more details at O*NET OnLine about procurement clerks.