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Check the level of goods on sale in a retail organisation

URN: PPL.B205
Business Sectors (Suites): Retail
Developed by: People 1st
Approved: 2025

Overview

This standard is about using a stock control system to record and check the level of goods on sale in a retail organisation.

This standard is for all staff involved in checking levels of goods on sale.
When you have completed this standard you will be able to demonstrate your understanding of and ability to:

  • Check the level of goods on sale in a retail organisation

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

  1. use your workplace stock control system to identify current levels, what is required and shortfalls in goods on sale
  2. follow your workplace procedures for checking minimum and maximum levels of goods on sale
  3. work out how often to check goods on sale so that there will be enough time to replace them before they run out following your workplace procedures
  4. follow your workplace procedures for checking the level of goods on sale at required intervals
  5. tell the correct person when goods need replacing following your workplace procedures
  6. follow your workplace requirements for reporting or recording when goods are no longer saleable

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. why your workplace needs to hold the correct levels of goods on sale
  2. why the quality and quantity of goods on sale need to be checked regularly
  3. the maximum and minimum levels of goods that need to be on sale in your workplace
  4. the factors that can affect demand for goods, and how to work out how often to check levels of goods on sale
  5. how to ensure goods are checked at suitable intervals
  6. how to use the workplace’s stock control system to identify current levels, what is required and shortfalls in goods on sale
  7. how to identify unsaleable goods
  8. how to process unsaleable goods
  9. how to update the stock control system

Scope/range

Scope Performance

Scope Knowledge

Values

Behaviours

Skills

Glossary

Links To Other NOS

PPL.B206 Replenish goods on sale in a retail organisation

External Links

Version Number

4

Indicative Review Date

2030

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Skillsmart Retail

Original URN

PPL.B205

Relevant Occupations

Retail and Commercial Enterprise, Retailing and Wholesaling, Sales and Customer Services Occupations, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers, Storage and Retailing

SOC Code

7111

Keywords

Retailing; retailers; checks; checking; stocking; stocks; goods; products; items; produce; materials; stock taking; inventorying