This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine purchasing requirements and make and receive purchases.

It applies to individuals who work under a level of supervision and who conduct low risk, low expenditure purchasing for an organisation using established and documented purchasing strategies. Individuals may be working in a small organisation with general responsibility for conducting purchasing within an organisation, or they may be a purchasing specialist working in a large organisation. Some judgement may be required to make decisions about purchasing strategies.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.