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Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks

ANZSCO 5911

Employed

120,800

Part-time share

20%

Female share

45%

Median weekly earnings

$1,553

Median age

41 yrs

Employment outlook

Growing

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Courses linked to this job include Certificate IV in Supply Chain Operations, Certificate IV in Procurement and Contracting, and Certificate III in Supply Chain Operations.

Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Growing.

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About this career

Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks prepare and process orders for goods and services, monitor stock levels and supply sources and maintain stock and inventory levels, record and coordinate the flow of materials between departments, prepare production schedules, and administer and coordinate storage and distribution operations within organisations.

What they typically do

  • Requisitioning supplies from stock and sending orders to production departments and other firms
  • Confirming completion of orders and compliance with details specified, signing tally sheets and attaching to checked items
  • Receiving and checking purchase requests against inventory records and stock on hand
  • Examining orders and compiling data for production schedules
  • Checking inventories and preparing delivery schedules
  • Examining containers to ensure that they are filled, and recording quantities
  • Investigating and identifying supply sources and preparing and processing purchase orders
  • Providing price and other information about goods to prospective customers
  • Counting incoming stock and reconciling it with requisitions, and updating inventory and stock location records
  • Establishing and coordinating the operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing and shipping goods

States and territories

Share of workers by location

VIC
29%
NSW
26.9%
QLD
18.9%
WA
14.1%
SA
7.6%
ACT
1.4%
TAS
1.4%
NT
0.7%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks.

  • Certificate IV in Supply Chain Operations

    TLI40324 · AQF 4 · 27 providers

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  • Certificate IV in Procurement and Contracting

    PSP40616 · AQF 4 · 17 providers

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  • Certificate III in Supply Chain Operations

    TLI30325 · AQF 3 · 77 providers

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