SIRRMRM003Conduct a post-trade analysis

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What an assessment for SIRRMRM003 must cover

71 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 17 performance evidence and 38 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Access post-trade information.

  • 1.1Determine objectives of post-trade analysis and product category to be reviewed.
  • 1.2Source financial and merchandise performance data from specified trading period.
  • 1.3Source supplier performance data from specified trading period.
  • 1.4Source customer and store feedback from specified trading period.
  • 1.5Obtain summaries of promotional activity that occurred during the specified trading period.
  • 1.6Review and make informed conclusions about competitor performance during the specified trading period.
  • 1.7Consult with relevant stakeholders to seek input on merchandise performance for the specified trading period.

2 Analyse post-trade information.

  • 2.1Confirm accuracy and integrity of performance information and data.
  • 2.2Evaluate financial performance data against performance indicators to determine financial performance of the product category.
  • 2.3Analyse post-trade information and data to develop evidence-based conclusions about merchandise performance.
  • 2.4Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats based on findings.

3 Report on findings.

  • 3.1Document post-trade findings according to organisational requirements.
  • 3.2Use findings to make recommendations for improved merchandise category performance.
  • 3.3Communicate findings to relevant personnel.

Performance evidence

  • Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:
  • source and analyse the following post-trade performance information from a six-month trading period, for one product category:
  • financial performance
  • product performance
  • supplier performance
  • customer feedback
  • store feedback
  • competitor activity
  • promotional performance
  • use findings from the above analysis to document a post-trade analysis report identifying:
  • strengths
  • weaknesses
  • opportunities:
  • new
  • missed
  • threats
  • make recommendations for improved merchandise performance.

Knowledge evidence

  • Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit:
  • post-trade analysis:
  • purpose
  • role in informing merchandise strategy
  • performance indicators and their role in post-trade analysis:
  • financial:
  • sales
  • gross profit margin
  • Gross Margin Return on Investment
  • stock to sales
  • stockturn
  • sell-through rates
  • average sale price
  • unit sales
  • purchase margin
  • markdowns
  • stock availability
  • best and worst sellers
  • full-price, markdown and promotional
  • Stock Keeping Unit performance
  • product performance
  • supplier performance
  • promotional performance
  • competitor activity
  • key stakeholders and their role in post-trade analysis:
  • buyers
  • planners
  • production
  • visual merchandisers
  • stores
  • management
  • marketing
  • warehousing
  • customer
  • techniques used to interpret financial and performance information
  • types of conclusions that can be drawn from a post-trade analysis
  • types of recommendations made following a post-trade analysis
  • formats for post-trade analysis reporting.

Foundation skills

  • Numeracy skills: interpret complex retail financial data to determine financial performance of a product category.
  • Technology skills: access, document and communicate information using digital technologies and systems.

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What does an assessment tool for SIRRMRM003 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SIRRMRM003 needs to address all 71 unit components: 3 elements with 14 performance criteria, 17 performance evidence requirements, 38 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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