Purchasing and inventory control workers

Purchasing control workers:

• Review requisition orders for accuracy and check that materials, equipment and stock are not available from current inventories
• Find and obtain price estimates 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

Inventory control workers:

• Use manual or computerized inventory systems to oversee inventory levels as materials, equipment and stock are issued, transferred within an establishment or sold to the public
• Use manual or computerized inventory systems to compile inventory reports, recording the quantity, type and value of materials, equipment and stock on hand
• Prepare requisition orders to replenish materials, equipment and stock
• Maintain stock rotation and dispose of and account for outdated stock
• Enter data for production scheduling, stock replenishment/relocation and inventory adjustments
• Match physical inventories with computer counts

Earnings is income that workers receive in exchange for their labour. Depending on the type of employment, earnings can be in the form of wages (hourly), salaries (fixed monthly or annual) or self-employed earnings.