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Purchasing control clerk

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 42.5 hours per week
  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Work site environment

  • Air conditioned
  • Non-smoking

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Business office

Tasks

  • 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
  • Verify stock availability from current inventories
  • Compile inventory reports
  • Monitor inventory levels of issued materials and stocks
  • Prepare requisition orders to replenish stock
  • Verify receipts and packing slips

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Electronic mail
  • MS Excel
  • MS Word
  • Spreadsheet
  • Word processing software
  • MS Office
  • MS Windows
  • MS Outlook

Security and safety

  • Bondable

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Tight deadlines
  • Work under pressure

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

  • Day

Health benefits

  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Travel insurance