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Career: Procurement Clerks
Job Description
Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
97
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Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations. |
94
|
Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders. |
92
|
Perform buying duties when necessary. |
91
|
Contact suppliers in order to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems. |
89
|
Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests. |
88
|
Review requisition orders in order to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications. |
85
|
Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary. |
80
|
Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports and price lists. |
80
|
Compare suppliers' bills with bids and purchase orders in order to verify accuracy. |
78
|
Locate suppliers, using sources such as catalogs and the internet, and interview them to gather information about products to be ordered. |
76
|
Calculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts. |
74
|
Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates in order to determine the best bid among potential suppliers. |
72
|
Check shipments when they arrive to ensure that orders have been filled correctly and that goods meet specifications. |
71
|
Approve bills for payment. |
65
|
Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases, and provide information about these rules to organization staff members and to vendors. |
61
|
Monitor in-house inventory movement and complete inventory transfer forms for bookkeeping purposes. |
56
|
Prepare invitation-of-bid forms, and mail forms to supplier firms or distribute forms for public posting. |
44
|
Monitor contractor performance, recommending contract modifications when necessary. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
71
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
69
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
64
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
63
|
Processing Information
|
59
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
58
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
56
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
55
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
53
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
53
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
53
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
52
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
51
|
Getting Information
|
51
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
50
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
47
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
47
|
Interacting With Computers
|
46
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
46
|
Thinking Creatively
|
46
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
43
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
43
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
41
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
41
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
40
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
39
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
38
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
38
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
30
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
30
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
30
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
29
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
29
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
28
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
25
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
14
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
14
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
11
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
7
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
7
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
7
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
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