Purchase Order
1. Based on approved purchase requisition, a purchase order in 4 copies is prepared and forwarded with attached initial purchase request and all supporting documents, to the Financial Controller and then to the General Manager to obtain approval to place the order. The purchase order form must be numbered, and the number posted to the purchase requisition.
2. Orders can be placed with the vendor either by telephone, fax, internet or mail. When placing orders by telephone, the vendor contact and date of order should be noted and a confirming copy of the order sent to the vendor.
3. The distribution of the purchase order is as follow:
Original - Supplier (to place the order)
1st copy - Purchasing department (to file with original purchase requisition attached with)
2nd copy - Circulated through Purchasing, Receiving and Accounting (to match against Purchase Order, Receiving Report and Invoice for subsequent payment)
3rd copy - Purchase requesting department (filed for record)