Procurement Clerk how-to

How to Chase a Late Delivery

Follow-up keeps operations running.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
Quick answer

Follow-up keeps operations running. In short: check; contact; get, then complete the remaining steps below.

Step by step

  1. Check the promise date.

  2. Contact the supplier.

  3. Get a new date.

  4. Tell the requester.

  5. Find alternatives if urgent.

  6. Update the record.

Safety reminders for procurement clerks

  • Follow purchasing policies
  • Prevent fraud
  • Protect supplier data
  • Report conflicts of interest

Purchase order · Requisition · RFQ · Three-way match · Vendor · Lead time: see the full procurement clerk glossary.

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