NOC 14403: Purchasing and inventory control workers
What purchasing and inventory control workers do
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- Maintain stock rotation and dispose of and account for outdated stock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.
Job titles under NOC 14403
21 job titles are classified here, including inventory analyst, inventory clerk, inventory control clerk.
- equipment inventory clerk
- food and beverage control clerk - inventory
- food controller - inventory
- inventory analyst
- inventory auditor
- inventory clerk
- inventory control clerk
- inventory planner
- invoice and purchase order checker
- invoice control clerk
- liquor controller - inventory
- permanent inventory clerk
- printing plates order clerk
- procurement clerk
- purchase order clerk
- purchasing clerk
- purchasing clerk assistant
- purchasing control clerk
- ship supply clerk
- supply clerk
- supply technician - Canadian Armed Forces
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.
Purchasing and inventory control workers wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $17.50/hr | $24.00/hr | $36.06/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $23.67/hr | $35.00/hr |
Montréal QC | $20.00/hr | $24.04/hr | $32.00/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $19.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $37.00/hr |
Calgary AB | $17.00/hr | $25.38/hr | $28.85/hr |
Edmonton AB | $18.13/hr | $24.00/hr | $43.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $23.67/hr | $35.00/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $21.63/hr | $38.00/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $17.50/hr | $23.50/hr | $45.60/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $23.67/hr | $35.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $22.50/hr | $26.74/hr |
London ON | $20.40/hr | $22.84/hr | $34.00/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $21.63/hr | $28.02/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $17.85/hr | $25.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $20.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $36.06/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $20.60/hr | $23.00/hr | $37.00/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $30.92/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $22.00/hr | $28.50/hr |
New Brunswick | $16.75/hr | $23.00/hr | $40.46/hr |
Quebec | $17.50/hr | $23.50/hr | $45.60/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $23.67/hr | $35.00/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $22.00/hr | $30.77/hr |
Saskatchewan | $20.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $36.06/hr |
Alberta | $17.00/hr | $24.00/hr | $33.65/hr |
British Columbia | $18.65/hr | $25.00/hr | $37.00/hr |
Using NOC 14403 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 21 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Inventory clerks supervisor (NOC 12013)
- Procurement and purchasing agents and officers (NOC 12102)
- Retail and wholesale buyers (NOC 62101)
- Storekeepers and partspersons (NOC 14401)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for purchasing and inventory control workers?
Purchasing and inventory control workers are NOC 2021 unit group 14403. Example job titles in this group include inventory analyst, inventory clerk, inventory control clerk, inventory planner.
What TEER is NOC 14403?
NOC 14403 is TEER 4 (High school and on-the-job training). Usually requires completion of secondary school, or several weeks of on-the-job training. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do purchasing and inventory control workers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $24.00/hr, about $47,000 a year full-time, with a range of $17.50/hr to $36.06/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.