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Also called purchasing clerk, purchasing department clerk, warehouse clerk and buyer.
$50,580
Median pay a year
55,810
People do this work
6
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Procurement Clerk
Summary
Procurement clerk compiling information to create purchase orders for materials and services, tracking requisitions and contracts, and managing supplier communications
Experience
Procurement Clerk
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Tracked the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders
Prepared purchase orders and sent copies to suppliers and departments
Calculated costs of orders and forwarded invoices to appropriate accounts
Compared prices and delivery dates to find the best bid from suppliers
Checked shipments upon arrival to ensure orders were filled correctly
Responded to customer and supplier inquiries about order status and changes
Maintained knowledge of purchasing rules and provided information to staff and vendors
Skills
Core Skills
Preparing compliance documents, Verifying financial or transactional accuracy, Obtaining information about goods, Tracking goods or materials, Checking data for errors, Analyzing financial information, Calculating costs of goods or services, Maintaining current knowledge, Sending information
Checking & Planning
Inspecting shipments
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On site, Remote
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Tracked requisitions and ordersPerformed buying duties when neededPrepared purchase orders for suppliersCalculated costs and forwarded invoicesChecked shipments for correct ordersContacted suppliers to fix problems
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Tracked requisitions and orders to ensure timely processing and fulfillment of procurement needs
Prepared purchase orders for suppliers, maintaining clear communication with departments to confirm requirements
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Add how often you tracked requisitions and orders.
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Tracked requisitions and orders several times each day to ensure timely processing and fulfillment of procurement needs
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Several times each dayDaily for multiple departmentsRegularly throughout each week
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Prepared purchase orders for suppliers, maintaining clear communication with departments to confirm requirements
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Reduced delays in order fulfillmentImproved accuracy of received itemsStreamlined communication with suppliers
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Preparing compliance documents
Verifying financial or transactional accuracy
Sending information
Obtaining information about goods
Tracking goods or materials
Inspecting shipments
Checking data for errors
Analyzing financial information
Calculating costs of goods or services
Maintaining current knowledge
Maintaining operational records
Providing information
The work itself
What a Procurement Clerk does
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Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.
What it pays
How much does a Procurement Clerk make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$43,420
Median
$50,580
75th percentile
$60,080
About 55,810 people do this work in the United States.
This page is about the occupation Procurement Clerks. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.