Purchasing and Inventory Clerks
Other titles : Inventory control clerk, Procurement clerk
Details
Description :
Purchasing and inventory clerks process purchasing transactions and maintain inventories of materials, equipment and stock. They are employed by retail and wholesale establishments, manufacturing companies, government agencies, and other establishments.
Main duties :
- review requisition orders for accuracy and verify that materials, equipment, and stock are not available from current inventories;
- source and obtain price quotations from catalogues and suppliers and prepare purchase orders;
- contact suppliers to schedule deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed deliveries, and other problems;
- prepare and maintain purchasing files, reports, and price lists;
- compile inventory reports, recording the quantity, type, and value of materials, equipment, and stock on hand, using manual or computerized inventory systems.
Regions where this career
has the best propspects:
- Côte-Nord
- Nord-du-Québec
- Montérégie
Training
Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS)
Accounting
Program length : one year and half
Program Objectives
To develop the skills necessary to complete accounting tasks such as: to calculate and prepare the bills, invoices, receipts, payments, etc. of a business, to manage the petty cash, to produce the payroll, to calculate prices, to accurately complete and verify work for daily accounting tasks, to complete end of fiscal period and end of year tasks, produce income tax forms, and to create an accounting system.
Where this program is available
More information
Retail trade labour sector committee
Pour une carrière en or : tes perspectives d'emploi dans l'industrie minière (in french only).