• Procurement clerks compile requests for materials, prepare purchase orders, keep track of purchases and supplies, and handle inquiries about orders.
  • They make sure that what was purchased arrives on schedule and meets the purchaser's specifications.
  • The need for procurement clerks will be reduced, as the use of computers to place orders directly with suppliers and as ordering over the Internet becomes more prevalent.
Order clerks; Purchasing managers, buyers and purchasing agents; Stock clerks and order fillers
  • High School Diploma
This career information is drawn from data provided by the U.S. Department of Labor.