Check the storage and care of stock in a retail organisation

This standard is about checking the quality of goods, checking the way stock is cared for and stored and making improvements to increase profitability.

This standard is for owners, managers, team leaders.

When you have completed this standard you will be able to demonstrate your understanding and ability to:

• Check the storage and care of stock in a retail organisation

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1. keep up a routine for checking storage facilities and stock following your workplace procedures
2. follow your workplace requirements and quality standards for storage and care of stock
3. carry out spot checks of storage facilities and stock at suitable intervals following your workplace procedures
4. make sure staff have the information and training they need to identify stock that is out of date or at risk of deteriorating, and to deal with it in line with the relevant legislation and your workplace requirements
5. follow your workplace procedures to check the storage and movement of stock to make sure that stock is available to sell as it is required
6. make sure staff follow your workplace procedures for protecting the quality of stock
7. follow your workplace procedures to check the storage, care and movement of stock and identify ways of running storage and movement systems more profitably

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1. when and how to check stock and storage, including both routine and spot checks following your workplace procedures
2. the relevant legislation and your workplace requirements for removing out-of-date stock
3. your workplace and relevant legislation requirements for storing and moving stock, and how to check that these requirements are being met
4. the causes of stock deterioration and damage and how these affect products
5. your workplace requirements and quality standards for storage
6. the information colleagues require to be able to use your workplace’s storage system effectively
7. your workplace’s procedures for caring for goods that are at risk of damage or deterioration
8. your workplace and relevant legislation systems and procedures for moving and storing stock and how to make sure stock is available to sell as required
9. how to work out if ideas for improving the way stock is stored and moved are likely to be profitable

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PPL.B301 Organise staff to receive, check and record incoming deliveries in a retail organisation
PPL.B302 Manage staff and maintain stock in a storage facility in a retail organisation

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2030

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Current

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Original

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Skillsmart Retail

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SSR.B303

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Manager, Managers and Senior Officials, Managers in Distribution, Storage and Retailing, Owner/Manager, Retail and Commercial Enterprise, Retailing and Wholesaling, Team Leader

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7111

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Retailing; retailers; checks; checking; stores; stocks; goods; materials; items; produce; products

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