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Procurement Clerk

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AVG. SALARY

$48,880

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EDUCATION

High school (GED) +

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JOB OUTLOOK

Decreasing

What They Do

Procurement Clerks Career Video

About This Career

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

This career is part of the Business Management and Administration cluster Administrative Services pathway.

A person in this career:

  • Tracks the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.
  • Performs buying duties when necessary.
  • Prepares purchase orders and sends copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
  • Calculates costs of orders, and charges or forwards invoices to appropriate accounts.
  • Compares prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.
  • Approves and pays bills.
  • Maintains knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases, and provides information about these rules to organization staff members and to vendors.
  • Determines if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.
  • Checks shipments when they arrive to ensure that orders have been filled correctly and that goods meet specifications.
  • Contacts suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

People who do this job report that:

  • You would sit most of the time. There's some walking and standing. You may have to lift and carry things like books, papers or tools weighing 10 lbs. or less.
  • Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
  • Work in this occupation involves sitting more than one-third of the time

Working in this career involves (physical activities):

  • Seeing clearly up close
  • Speaking clearly enough to be able to be understood by others
  • Identifying and understanding the speech of another person

Work Hours and Travel

  • Regular working hours and limited travel

Specialty and Similar Careers

Careers that are more detailed or close to this career:

  • Purchasing Coordinator
  • Buyer — Plans and selects a range of products to sell.
  • Procurement Assistant
  • Procurement Officer
  • Procurement Specialist — Negotiates contracts and acquires the goods and services that a company needs.
  • Purchasing Assistant
  • Purchasing Associate
  • Purchasing Clerk
  • Purchasing Specialist
  • Warehouse Clerk

Contact

  • Email Support
  • 1-800-GO-TO-XAP (1-800-468-6927)
    From outside the U.S., please call +1 (424) 750-3900
  • North Dakota Career Resource Network
    ndcrn@nd.gov | (701) 328-9733

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