purchasing clerk assistant

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Urban area

Tasks

• Complete sales transactions
• Perform routine clerical duties
• Prepare price quotations
• Process files and paperwork
• Provide customer service
• Provide information on available materials
• Calculate costs of orders
• Charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts
• Complete and process international purchase orders
• Obtain price quotations from catalogues and suppliers
• Prepare and maintain purchasing files, reports and records
• Prepare purchase orders
• Process purchases
• Resolve delivery and other problems with suppliers
• Review requisition orders for accuracy
• Set up and maintain inventory control system
• Verify stock availability from current inventories
• Compile inventory reports
• Conduct quality control
• Dispose of and account for outdated stock
• Liaise with Canada Customs
• Maintain stock rotation
• Monitor inventory levels of issued materials and stocks
• Prepare inventory costs, retail pricing and profit reports
• Prepare requisition orders to replenish stock
• Reconcile physical inventories with computer counts
• Record the quantity, type and value of stock on hand using computerized or manual inventory system
• Verify receipts and packing slips

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Tight deadlines
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Versatility

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits