Source replacement blazer cloth and canvas
You are the purchasing officer in Supply and Dispatch.
What is going on
Two supply problems have arrived at once. The bottle green blazer cloth for the St Aidan's College order is down to 96 metres with 320 blazers still to cut, and the usual mill has a six-week lead time. The charcoal canvas for the Merriwa Holdings aprons failed receiving inspection because one roll is outside the shade band, and the work order is on hold. The General Manager wants a costed recommendation by Friday that keeps both deliveries on time, uses only suppliers with a current ethical sourcing declaration, and does not compromise the tech pack specifications.
Subject: Blazer cloth and canvas supply problems
We are down to 96 metres of the bottle green blazer cloth with 320 blazers still to cut, and the charcoal canvas roll for Merriwa failed shade inspection so that job is on hold. I need you to work out the fabric requirement from the tech packs and markers, raise Materials Requisition Forms, get quotes from two approved suppliers for each fabric, check both suppliers have a current ethical sourcing declaration, and update the Materials and Trims Stock records. Helena needs a recommendation by Friday.
Your brief
Calculate the fabric required for both orders, obtain and compare quotes from approved suppliers, verify ethical sourcing declarations, update stock and requisition records, and present a costed recommendation to the General Manager with lead times and risks.
Work through it
You do not need to do it all. Doing a few of these will show you what the work is like. Your ticks and notes stay on this device.
What someone in this role would produce
- Fabric requirement calculations for both orders
- Two completed Materials Requisition Forms
- Quote comparison table with declaration status
- Updated stock records
- One-page recommendation to the General Manager
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