Elements and Performance Criteria
- Manage procurement
- Local procurement is utilised to contribute to organisational sustainment
- Deployment input to central procurement is provided to contribute to organisational sustainment
- Governance requirements relating to procurement are maintained in accordance with organisational policy and procedure
- Control inventory of supplies
- Accounting for stocks is monitored including stocktaking and earmarking stock for specific purposes
- Logistics information management systems are used to control inventory and to support organisational decision making
- Positioning and distributing stock in the supply chain are supervised to accommodate stockholding plans and forecast usage
- Processing stock demands is monitored to ensure stocks are made available for distribution to locations in line with customer needs
- Arrangements for distributing and delivering stock are monitored to ensure smooth transition between supply and distribution
- Stock replenishment in quantities and timeframes determined by usage and provision plan is supervised to ensure appropriate stockholdings
- Manage warehousing of supplies
- Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and recognised safety precautions are applied throughout the operation in accordance with standard procedures
- Warehouse is sited consistent with overall logistics support concept and consideration for siting
- Warehouse functional components are established in accordance with operational requirements and commodities required to be supplied
- Stores security is established and monitored
- Principles of warehousing are applied to obtain maximum operational effectiveness the warehouse and personnel
- Stock location methods are implemented and monitored
- Storage principles, as they apply to different commodity groups, are applied
- Warehousing documentation methods are monitored to ensure warehouse accounting is accurate and visibility of stock location in supply chain is maintained
- Warehousing procedures relating to receipts and issues are monitored to ensure integrity of warehousing processes
- Warehousing procedures relating to hazardous stocks, segregation, dispersion requirements and stock compatibility are applied
- Stock inspections are carried out to confirm stock records are correct, life expectancy repackaging or renewal dates are applied, serviceability of packaging is being maintained, and to identify technical inspections or routine maintenance requirements
- Use of material handling equipment is monitored to ensure efficient and safe material handling within the warehouse
- Manage return, salvage and disposal of supplies
- Return processes are monitored to ensure they are applied in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
- Salvage processes and procedures are monitored to ensure recycling of damaged, discarded, condemned or abandoned materiel is in accordance with organisational policy and procedure
- Disposal processes are monitored to ensure material is appropriately removed from circulation and use in accordance with organisational policy and procedure