Assessor Resource
SITXINV301
Purchase goods
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit applies to the tourism, travel, hospitality and event industry sectors and covers the purchase of any type of goods including food and beverage supplies. Purchasing goods may involve: placing an order for future delivery or purchasing goods face-to-face and taking immediate delivery.
The unit can apply to operational personnel who operate with some level of independence and under limited supervision. This includes tour coordinators, account managers for professional conference organisers, event coordinators and banquet coordinators. In a kitchen environment it can apply to chefs of all levels including commis chefs, but in larger organisations purchasing often remains the responsibility of sous chefs and executive chefs.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to determine the purchasing requirements for goods, source suppliers, discuss requirements and to assess the quality of goods before purchasing.
It does not cover the specialist skills to systematically purchase and control the supply of goods for an organisation. These skills are covered by the units:
SITXINV401 Control stock
SITXINV601 Establish stock purchasing and control systems.
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