Purchasing and inventory control workers

NOC

14403

process purchasing transactions and maintain inventories of materials, equipment and stock.

Full NOC Description

Purchasing and inventory control workers process purchasing transactions and maintain inventories of materials, equipment and stock. They are employed by retail and wholesale establishments, manufacturing companies, government agencies and other establishments.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Purchasing control workers

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.

Inventory control workers

Monitor inventory levels as materials, equipment and stock are issued, transferred within an establishment or sold to the public using manual or computerized inventory systems

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Maintain stock rotation and dispose of and account for outdated stock

Enter data for production scheduling, stock replenishment/relocation and inventory adjustments

Reconcile physical inventories with computer counts.

Also Known As

inventory analyst
inventory clerk
inventory control clerk
inventory planner
procurement clerk

purchasing clerk

purchasing clerk assistant

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Courses in purchasing management may be required for purchasing control workers.

Courses in production and inventory management and ability to operate a computerized inventory system may be required for inventory control workers.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

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43.0%

Female

57.0%

Male

Employment by age

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13.1%

15-24

15.9%

25-34

20.6%

35-44

29.0%

45-54

18.7%

55-64

2.8%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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6.6%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

38.7%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

6.6%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

30.2%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

17.9%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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29.9%

Retail trade

14.0%

Manufacturing

10.3%

Wholesale trade

45.8%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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11.30%

Northeast

40.60%

Southeast

19.80%

Southwest

15.10%

Central

13.20%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$40,000

Northeast

$48,000

Southeast

$50,000

Southwest

$56,000

Central

$46,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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