Occupation Profile for Procurement Clerks

Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.

About 23 percent of procurement clerks work for Federal, State, and local governments.
Overall employment is expected to experience little or no change as a result of increasing automation, offshoring, and restructuring of business.
High school graduates with good communication and computer skills should have the best job opportunities.

Core — Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations.
Core — Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
Core — Perform buying duties when necessary.
Core — Contact suppliers in order to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.
Core — Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.