SITXINV008 — Control stock
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What an assessment for SITXINV008 must cover
39 assessable components: 5 elements (21 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 7 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Maintain stock levels and records.
- 1.1Use stock control systems and equipment to administer all stock control and ordering processes.
- 1.2Monitor and maintain stock levels to meet organisational requirements.
- 1.3Monitor stock security and adjust procedures as required.
- 1.4Inform colleagues of their individual stock ordering responsibilities.
- 1.5Maintain records of stock levels and create reports according to organisational procedures.
- 1.6Monitor stock performance, and identify and report fast or slow-selling items.
- 1.7Monitor and adjust stock reorder cycles.
2 Process stock orders.
- 2.1Process orders for stock according to organisational procedures.
- 2.2Maintain stock levels and record current accurate details.
- 2.3Check and record incoming stock against purchase and supply agreements.
3 Minimise stock losses.
- 3.1Regularly check storage of stock and ensure its protection.
- 3.2Identify, record and report stock losses.
- 3.3Identify avoidable losses and establish reasons for them.
- 3.4Recommend solutions and implement procedures to prevent future losses.
4 Follow-up orders.
- 4.1Monitor delivery of stock to ensure agreed deadlines are met.
- 4.2Liaise with suppliers to ensure continuity of supply.
- 4.3Resolve routine supply problems or refer to appropriate person for action.
- 4.4Distribute stock within the organisation according to required allocations.
5 Organise and administer stocktakes.
- 5.1Organise stocktakes at appropriate intervals.
- 5.2Allocate stocktaking responsibilities to staff and supervise the operation of the stocktake.
- 5.3Produce accurate stocktake reports within designated timelines.
Performance evidence
- order, control and administer continuous and efficient supply relating to at least six different types of stock items
- use stock control procedures to monitor and maintain stock levels for the above items over a stock life cycle period that includes a stocktake
- produce and distribute stock control reports for the above stock life cycle period
- complete above stock order and reporting activities within commercial time constraints.
Knowledge evidence
- principles of stock control: rotation and replenishment, product life cycle and maximising the use of all stock, checking for slow moving items, segregation of non-food items from food items that have potential to cross-contaminate
- stock control systems: integrated point-of-sale system, ledger system
- stock control procedures, template documents and reports for: ordering, levels, loss, performance, monitoring of quality, receipt, reorder cycles, rotation, security, stocktakes, valuation, wastage
- storage requirements for different kinds of stock
- use of stock control equipment and software
- for specific industry sector: types of computer stock control systems used, their functions and features; electronic equipment used for stock control, their functions and features; stock security systems; types of storage and their suitability for different kinds of stock; methods to monitor and maintain stock levels
- for specific organisation: relevant stock and product life and storage requirements for specific goods; departmental or individual stock ordering responsibilities; full content of stock control and security procedures; sources of information on negotiated cost of supply, contractual arrangements and preferred supplier arrangements; full content of stock ordering procedures and documents; stock reorder cycles; stock level reports; stock performance reports; stock loss reports; full content of stocktake procedures, documents and reports; reasons for stock loss and damage and methods to control these; considerations in the protection of stock: avoiding cross contamination, correctly applying humidity and temperature controls, correct ventilation, securing stock, storing stock in correct location and conditions to avoid damage, treating pest and vermin infestations.
Foundation skills
- Reading skills: interpret supplier purchasing agreements, purchase orders, records of incoming stock and organisational procedures.
- Writing skills: prepare detailed reports on stock levels, performance, losses and stocktakes.
- Oral communication skills: discuss reasons for stock losses with staff.
- Numeracy skills: calculate: supplier costs and complex order costs, complex details of stock on hand and stock losses and produce complex numerically-based reports, reconcile incoming stock and invoices against purchase orders.
- Teamwork skills: direct staff on ordering responsibilities and supervise staff participation in stocktakes.
- Planning and organising skills: efficiently order and maintain stock so that stock levels meet organisational requirements.
- Technology skills: use a computer, keyboard and stock control software, use electronic stock control equipment.
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Questions about assessing SITXINV008
What does an assessment tool for SITXINV008 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SITXINV008 needs to address all 39 unit components: 5 elements with 21 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 7 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for SITXINV008?
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