£15,080
Average salary at age 20
£27,040
Average Salary
37
Average hours per week
Description
Stock control clerks and assistants receive orders from customers, prepare requisitions or despatch documents for ordered goods, maintain and update records, files and other correspondence in relation to the storage and despatch of goods.Main Tasks
- Receives and checks in deliveries from suppliers or completed stock to be despatched to customers;
- Allocates appropriate storage space in accordance with stock control and space utilisation policies;
- Receives enquiries and orders from customers, and quotes prices, discounts, delivery dates and other relevant information;
- Prepares requisitions, consignments and other despatch documents;
- Checks requisitions against stock records and forwards to issuing department;
- Adjusts stock records as orders are received, reports on damaged stock and prepares requisitions to replenish damaged stock.
Qualifications
There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades. Training is usually provided on-the-job. NVQs/ SVQs in relevant areas are available at Levels 2 and 3.What Stock control clerks and assistants studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (C9) Others in biological sciences | 1 |
| (L7) Human & social geography | 1 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 2 |
| (W2) Design studies | 7 |
| (L3) Sociology | 3 |
| (C1) Biology | 2 |
| (H3) Mechanical engineering | 1 |
| (C8) Psychology | 3 |
| (W1) Fine art | 2 |
| (P4) Publishing | 1 |
| (V3) History by topic | 1 |
| (H4) Aerospace engineering | 1 |
| (W3) Music | 2 |
| (D3) Animal science | 1 |
| (F6) Geology | 1 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
| (W8) Imaginative writing | 1 |
| (D4) Agriculture | 1 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 1 |
| (C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
| (Q3) English studies | 4 |
| (L2) Politics | 3 |
| (K1) Architecture | 1 |
| (N5) Marketing | 2 |
| (W4) Drama | 2 |
| (M1) Law by area | 1 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 1 |
| (J9) Others in technology | 1 |
| (N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 2 |
| (B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 1 |
| (P5) Journalism | 1 |
| (V5) Philosophy | 1 |
| (F3) Physics | 1 |
| (L1) Economics | 2 |
| (I6) Games | 1 |
| (W9) Others in creative arts & design | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 9 |
| (X1) Training teachers | 1 |
| (N4) Accounting | 2 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 4 |
| (C3) Zoology | 1 |
| (P3) Media studies | 5 |
| (N2) Management studies | 5 |
| (V1) History by period | 4 |
| (N3) Finance | 1 |
| (Q8) Classical studies | 1 |
| (H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 1 |
| (I1) Computer science | 3 |
UK Prospects
63900
Workforce Size
2.35%
Predicted decline 2024 - 2027
11719
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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