Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to employ ethical procurement processes and policies to identify suppliers’ contribution to improve the ethics of that specific supply chain, such as waste, water, emissions, materials, service and innovation.
It applies to individuals who manage the ethical procurement of goods and/ or services from a variety of sources. While an individual may work closely with other staff members in the organisation, they have individual responsibility and autonomy to identify ethical procurement risks, develop management programmes and evaluate suppliers against organisation ethical procurement policies and procedures.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Identify vulnerability and risk associated with procurement | 1.1 Research and identify ethical procurement policies and procedures and their alignment to organisational objectives 1.2 Determine specifications of goods and/ or services to be procured 1.3 Assess ethical vulnerabilities and risks associated with procurement of goods and/ or services in accordance with organisational policies and procedures 1.4 Document and report ethical procurement vulnerabilities and risks to stakeholders |
2. Develop ethical procurement strategy | 2.1 Develop organisational ethical procurement strategy in accordance with organisational policies and procedures 2.2 Assign responsibility to relevant personnel for the monitoring of ethical procurement strategy 2.3 Seek endorsement of ethical procurement strategy from organisational management |
3. Evaluate suppliers and offers | 3.1 Engage suppliers in ethical procurement objectives 3.2 Analyse supplier ethical procurement against key performance indicators 3.3 Evaluate and select suppliers with negative ethical procurement impacts 3.4 Confirm and agree chosen supplier with organisational management |
4. Create contract and performance indicators | 4.1 Establish contract documentation in accordance with ethical procurement strategies and organisational policies and procedures 4.2 Communicate the contents of the contract, emphasising ethical procurement requirements 4.3 Determine arrangements for delivery of goods and/ or services to be satisfactory to both organisation and supplier 4.4 Implement relevant ethical procurement key performance indicators to measure supplier against organisational objectives 4.5 Establish ongoing dialogue with supplier to facilitate transparency and accountability |
5. Evaluate and update ethical procurement strategy | 5.1 Evaluate supplier against ethical procurement performance indicators 5.2 Undertake gap analysis between desired and actual performance, and establish new goals 5.3 Embed recognition and reward for good supplier practice 5.4 Consult with stakeholders to confirm revised ethical procurement strategy |
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.
Skill | Description |
Reading | Analyses, matches and interprets information, paying attention to detail to identify errors |
Writing | Records information accurately using correct spelling, grammar and terminology |
Oral Communication | Uses questioning and active listening to convey and clarify information and instructions |
Numeracy | Performs mathematical analysis to verify financial information |
Navigate the world of work | Follows legislative requirements, and organisational protocols, policy and procedures relevant to own role |
Interact with others | Uses correct communication practices and protocols to obtain strategy approval from stakeholders |
Get the work done | Plans, organises and implements tasks according to organisational requirements Responds to problems by implementing standard or logical solutions |
Sectors
Procurement - Contracting