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Stores and Stock Control Management

A stores function holds capital in physical form and is judged on whether the right item is available at the moment it is needed. This course covers both halves. Delegates work through stores organisation, location systems and identification, receipt and issue procedures, and the stock records that either reflect reality or quietly diverge from it. Counting is covered properly: cycle counting, full stocktakes, reconciliation and the process causes of a discrepancy, which are almost never counting errors. Obsolescence, slow moving stock and write off are treated as decisions rather than as embarrassments, and the course closes on measuring service level against the capital tied up delivering it.

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Course objectives

  • Organise a stores with a location and identification system that works
  • Operate receipt, issue and return procedures reliably
  • Keep stock records that reflect physical reality
  • Run cycle counting and reconcile discrepancies to their process cause
  • Manage obsolescence, slow moving stock and write off
  • Set stock levels against criticality and lead time
  • Measure service level against the capital tied up

Who should attend

  • Storekeepers, stores supervisors and controllers
  • Materials and inventory management staff
  • Maintenance planners drawing on stores
  • Procurement and supply chain professionals
  • Internal auditors reviewing stock

Course outline

  1. 01What a stores function is actually for
  2. 02Organisation, location systems and identification
  3. 03Receipt, issue and return procedures
  4. 04Stock records and how they diverge from reality
  5. 05Cycle counting and full stocktakes
  6. 06Discrepancies and their process causes
  7. 07Obsolescence, slow moving stock and write off
  8. 08Service level against capital employed

Scheduled sessions

Scheduled sessions for Stores and Stock Control Management
DatesVenueFormatPriceRegister
21 to 25 September 2026OnlineOnlineR8,500 per delegateRegister Now
28 September to 2 October 2026Kampala, UgandaClassroomUSD 1,325 per delegateRegister Now
7 to 11 December 2026Windhoek, NamibiaClassroomR19,950 per delegateRegister Now
25 to 29 January 2027Lagos, NigeriaClassroomUSD 1,325 per delegateRegister Now

Stores and Stock Control Management

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