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TASK
Procurement Clerks
ID
work_office_admin/procurement_clerks
Type
TASK
Children
19
Child Nodes (19)
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Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.
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Perform buying duties when necessary.
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Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
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Calculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts.
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Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.
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Approve and pay bills.
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Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases, and provide information about these rules to organization staff members and to vendors.
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Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.
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Check shipments when they arrive to ensure that orders have been filled correctly and that goods meet specifications.
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Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.
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Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports and price lists.
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Review requisition orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications.
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Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations.
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Monitor in-house inventory movement and complete inventory transfer forms for bookkeeping purposes.
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Compare suppliers' bills with bids and purchase orders to verify accuracy.
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Locate suppliers, using sources such as catalogs and the internet, and interview them to gather information about products to be ordered.
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Monitor contractor performance, recommending contract modifications when necessary.
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Prepare invitation-of-bid forms, and mail forms to supplier firms or distribute forms for public posting.
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