Procurement Clerks

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.
2. 02Approve and pay bills.
3. 03Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases, and provide information about these rules to organization staff members and to vendors.
4. 04Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.
5. 05Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations.
6. 06Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.
7. 07Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports and price lists.
8. 08Review requisition orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications.
9. 09Monitor in-house inventory movement and complete inventory transfer forms for bookkeeping purposes.
10. 10Compare suppliers' bills with bids and purchase orders to verify accuracy.
11. 11Locate suppliers, using sources such as catalogs and the internet, and interview them to gather information about products to be ordered.
12. 12Monitor contractor performance, recommending contract modifications when necessary.

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