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Elements and Performance Criteria
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Performance Evidence
Evidence must demonstrate the candidate's consistency of performance over time.
Candidates must:apply relevant communication and mathematical skillsassess livestock against enterprise specifications and determine fitness for purpose (suitability for customer requirements and ability to meet customer specifications), including the identification of species and breeds in stockyards or paddocks and calculating dressed carcase weight to determine yield and product pricecommunicate effectively with producers to provide feedback on enterprise requirements including the presentation of livestockcomplete purchase documents accuratelydevelop open and constructive relationships with key livestock sales and transport personnelestimate expected yield from species and breedsevaluate industry methods for purchasing livestock and determine methods suitable for the enterprisegather and interpret processing and sales data, including customer feedback to analyse quality of livestock purchasedidentify and apply relevant workplace health and safety, animal welfare, and workplace requirementsidentify potential alliances, key stakeholder networks and information sources to facilitate enterprise access to required livestock and livestock marketsinterpret the implications of enterprise ordering and sales forecasts for the purchase of livestockmanage livestock budget including analysis of livestock market trends and enterprise purchase history to determine quality and price parameters, calculating average purchase price per kilo and balancing purchase prices to achieve livestock budget targetsnegotiate enterprise requirements for transport of livestock with carrier including animal welfare requirements, enterprise production schedules and enterprise budget requirementsobtain and secure documentation relating to livestock status, purchase and transportprepare livestock purchasing plans to meet enterprise forecasts of orders and sales including liaison with enterprise personnel to identify production livestock schedules and requirements, analysing enterprise orders and sales, and confirming livestock specificationspresent reports according to legal and enterprise requirementsuse available communication and information technology to record, monitor and analyse livestock purchase data, including fat scores, prices and pricing structuresaddress NLIS requirements
Knowledge Evidence