Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine purchasing requirements.
- Access and interpret information and discuss the end product requirements with relevant personnel to ascertain goods to be purchased.
- Check and assess quality and suitability of stock on hand before proceeding with new purchases.
- Maximise use of suitable stock on hand to avoid wastage.
- Use forecasting methods to calculate required quantity of goods.
- Ascertain price limitations for the purchase of goods using job costings.
- Develop purchase lists and prioritise purchasing requirements according to organisational deadlines.
- Source suppliers and discuss requirements.
- Source and review potential suppliers and comply with organisational procedures for the supply of goods.
- Inform supplier of requirements and specifications.
- Confirm availability of supply to meet the production requirements.
- Seek price for the supply and negotiate costs within scope of individual responsibility and organisational policy.
- Refer complex supply issues to a higher level staff member for action.
- Assess quality of goods and make purchase.
- Assess supplier capacity to meet price, quality and delivery expectations.
- Complete an assessment of the quality of the goods.
- Select supplier and purchase goods based on price, availability and quality and within scope of individual responsibility and organisational policy.
- Keep accurate purchase records.