This course equips students with essential skills to effectively manage stock within the automotive sales retail industry. Topics include inventory management, stock ordering, and maintaining optimal stock levels to ensure seamless operations and customer satisfaction

In this detailed course, students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain and manage stock in the dynamic automotive sales retail industry. The course covers crucial aspects of inventory management, including techniques for tracking stock levels, ordering procedures, and ensuring the availability of essential automotive parts and products.

Students will learn best practices for maintaining optimal stock levels to prevent overstocking and stockouts, ensuring that the right parts are always available to meet customer demands. The course also emphasises the importance of accurate record-keeping and efficient stock organisation to streamline operations and enhance customer service.

By the end of this course, students will be proficient in managing stock in an automotive sales retail environment, contributing to the efficiency and success of their organisation.

Course Content

  • Stock received is reconciled against the relevant ordering documentation
  • A Goods Receiving Voucher is produced in accordance with the companies’ standard operating procedures
  • The stock quality is maintained by using organisational stock handling techniques and procedures
  • Stock is secured according to standard company procedures
  • Discrepancies in stock received are recorded in accordance with standard operating procedures
  • Order types are categorised in terms of the types of stock and with reference to organisational requirements
  • The procedures for unpacking specific stock are explained in accordance with company policy
  • The procedure to deal with damaged stock is explained as per company policy
  • Stock related documentation is completed and processed according to standard company procedures
  • Stock items and unit discrepancies are recorded in accordance with company procedures
  • Stock received is marked and or coded in accordance with company procedures.
 
  • Stock is identified according to specifics of the part or by the part number
  • Storage location for the stock is identified according to company standard demarcation procedures
  • Stock is rotated according to standard organisation procedures.
  • Documentation for counting stock is identified in relation to the specific stock to be counted
  • Stock is counted according to company procedures using a range of techniques and equipment
  • Stock discrepancies are recorded as per standard company procedures
  • The evidence and findings of the stock count are processed according to standard procedure
  • Non-accredited: Short course only  
  • Duration: 1h 30m
  • Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
  • Access Period: 12 Months 
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