Order Clerks

Order Clerks receive and process incoming orders for goods and services from inside or outside organisations.

What the job involves

• Requisitions supplies from stock and sends orders to production departments and other firms

• Confirms completion of orders and compliance with details specified, signs tally sheets and attaches to checked items

• Receives and checks purchase requests against inventory records and stock on hand

• Counts incoming stock and reconciles it with requisitions, and updates inventory and stock location records

• Establishes and co-ordinates the operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing and shipping goods