Purchasing Officer

Overview

Prepares purchase orders, monitors supply sources and negotiates contracts with suppliers.

Skills

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. AQF Certificate II or III (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

Tasks

• requisitioning supplies from stock and sending orders to production departments and other firms
• confirming completion of orders and compliance with details specified, signing tally sheets and attaching to checked items
• receiving and checking purchase requests against inventory records and stock on hand
• examining orders and compiling data for production schedules
• checking inventories and preparing delivery schedules
• examining containers to ensure that they are filled, and recording quantities
• investigating and identifying supply sources and preparing and processing purchase orders
• providing price and other information about goods to prospective customers
• counting incoming stock and reconciling it with requisitions, and updating inventory and stock location records
• establishing and coordinating the operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing and shipping goods

Alternative Titles

• Procurement Officer

Related Occupations

• Order Clerk
• Production Clerk
• Stock Clerk
• Warehouse Administrator