Receives purchase requests for goods and services, checks requests against inventory records and stock, and processes orders.

Requisitions supplies from stock and sends orders to production departments and other firms; confirms completion of orders and compliance with details specified, signs tally sheets and attaches to checked items; receives and checks purchase requests against inventory records and stock on hand; counts incoming stock and reconciles it with requisitions, and updates inventory and stock location records; establishes and coordinates the operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing and shipping goods.

• Employees work indoors in an office environment which may range from large corporate-type head office down to smaller-sized operations holding significant stock in inventory.
• Usually work occurs in an adequately heated and ventilated work space.

• This is a sedentary to light physical demand role.
• Employees will frequently sit at a computer workstation carrying out a variety of manual and computerised data checking, compilation, entry and report preparation tasks.
• Employees occasionally stand and walk about the office and to other offices and operational areas in order to carry out the monitoring and checking of stock and production schedules.
• Stretching, twisting, climbing and more than very light lifting or carrying are not significant components of the job. Bending, squatting or crouching movements are not significant requirements.
• Repetitive arm hand and finger movements will be required when operating a computer.
• Driving is not likely to be part of required work activities.
• Use of hand-held objects and equipment such as pens, calculators and staplers, as well as telephones will be occasional to frequent. Employees will also need to operate computers, printers, copiers and a range of other office equipment.
• Mental skills necessary include communication, evaluation, data interpretation, mathematical accuracy and planning.

A New Zealand Register Level 2 or 3 qualification or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required. For entry-level positions on-the-job training is sufficient.

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.