Inventory System & Stocking

Look at historical data and place a big order at the beginning of the month for all the gear you will need and reference with the inventory spreadsheet.

Inventory System & Stocking

Use this spreadsheet to see counts and update at the end of the month and beginning of month. Update the beginning of month tab based on your order and what the stock will rise to.

Standards:

1) Inventory is ordered in the first 2-3 days of the month.

2) We didn’t overpay for inventory and you stay on budget for what to order.

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Buying Principles

1. Buy the items we need ensuring they meet the requirements we need, while....
2. Keeping an eye on price and looking for ways to save, even 5-10% (buying in bulk, looking for sales/coupons, signing up for distributorships, becoming an affiliate, etc)
3) If they run out of stock or something odd happens to their supply or price or ability to ship, then start back at #1, looking for the items we need that match our specs with an eye on prices.
4) If the prices increases more than 10% for any reason, then ask your supervisor about what to do next.

Purchasing During Inflationary Times/When Stock is Hard To Find

1) To Find If we have money or credit, order in bulk and more than needed

2) Always order the cheapest, but highest quality.

3) Search multiple vendors to ensure the lowest prices

4) Take the average of deals over the last 3 months and try to be ahead of inventory by a month.

Trainee Borrowing Equipment

Trainees can’t borrow equipment. If they want gear to use and train their own dogs with, they must pay the price we pay for the gear. There are no loaners for Wonder Dog.