Task Description:
Review requisition orders for accuracy and verify that materials, equipment and stock are not available from current inventories.
Source and obtain price quotations from catalogues and suppliers and prepare purchase orders.
Calculate cost of orders and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts.
Process purchases within purchasing authority.
Contact suppliers to schedule deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed deliveries and other problems.
Prepare and maintain purchasing files, reports and price lists.
Compile inventory reports, recording the quantity, type and value of materials, equipment and stock on hand, using manual or computerized inventory systems.
Prepare requisition orders to replenish materials, equipment and stock.
Maintain stock rotation and dispose of and account for outdated stock.