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BSBMGT517 Manage operational plan - Acumen Education

Assessment 3 - Plan and manage resource acquisition

In this task, you are required to develop and implement strategies to ensure that employees are recruited and resources purchased within the organisation's policies, practices and procedures, provided in Appendix C.

Task 1: Prepare documents to recruit new staff - Project

Prepare the following documents for the recruitment process for the new positions of Catering Coordinator and catering staff:
» job descriptions for each position with:
o brief description of role
o 5 key responsibilities
o skills and qualifications required
o position reporting to
» text of job advertisements for each position
» 5 interview questions for each position (use the interview sheet template in Appendix D)

Ensure you follow the organisational policies and procedures related to recruitment, given in Appendix C.

Task 2: Prepare employment documents for newly recruited staff - Project

Prepare intellectual property clauses to be included in the employment contract for new staff, including protection of information regarding:
o Suppliers
o Customers
o Copyright information for protecting recipes, images, etc.
o Business analytical data or any financial reports

Draft your text as a separate document. It should be no longer than 500 words.

Task 3: Prepare to induct newly recruited staff - Project

Prepare an induction program for new recruits.
Use relevant templates provided on the Fairwork website to complete this task. You can access the Fairwork templates

Task 4 - Project - Develop the framework of a staff performance management system

You must develop a document that includes the following components:

• 3 KRAs for each position and a related KPI for each KRA

• Process for performance appraisal, including:
o Method of collecting data (type of assessment, e.g. peer, team, self, etc., and instrument, e.g. form, checklist, etc.)
o timing/ frequency

• Two ways for recognising and rewarding excellence in performance

• Process of addressing performance issues, including:
o Individual Performance Planning related to position description (including employee goal setting / objectives setting)
o Ongoing Performance Communication
o Appraisal schedule
o Consequences of continued poor performance and procedure for warning staff about this

• Documentation and record keeping requirements, including:
o Performance management documents you will maintain
o Where you will file them.

You must prepare this framework as a policy document, with each of these components as a sub-heading followed by a description and responsibility for the procedures task.

Your document should be no longer than 500 words in length.

Task 5 -Project - Prepare product specifications

You have taken stock of the equipment required for the catering operations. For the first three months, you will be able to use the table ware, crockery, cutlery and serving equipment from the restaurant operations, as this is the low season for the restaurant.

However, you will need to make arrangement to acquire a chest freezer.

Based on the recommendations and inputs of the stakeholders, prepare an email template to send out to three suppliers/ vendors, to obtain quotes for a chest freezer.

In the email, you must:
• Identify the general description and use of the product required
• Identify minimum technical specifications required
• Request for a quotation

Each template is designed to be sent out to multiple suppliers, so you may leave name columns blank (e.g. "Dear X"). You may sign off with your own name, position and company name.

Task 6: Project - Coordinate purchase of assets

You have obtained quotes from three different suppliers for the chest freezer, as follows:

 

	Supplier 1	Supplier 2	Supplier 3
Product	700L Chest Freezer	600L Chest Freezer	719L Chest Freezer
Price	$1,767.00	$1,599.00	$1,499.00
Brand	Westinghouse	Westinghouse	Haier
Colour/Finish	White	White	White
Capacity	700L	600L	719 Litre
Width (mm)	1880	1650	1860
Height (mm)	960	730	845
Door Opening	Top	Top	Top
Energy Rating	3 Star	3 Star	4 Star
Depth (mm)	730	835	830
Frost Free	No	No	Yes
Manufacturer's Warranty	2 Year	2 years	2 Year
Additional Features	Spring Loaded Lid	Adjustable Thermostat	Front Drainage Outlet; Quick response cooling with innovative Super Freeze technology
Supplier finance options	Purchase only - custom finance duration (12 months - 5 years).   Monthly payments.   6 months interest- free.	12 month rental agreement with option to purchase (Rent-Try-Buy), upgrade or continue renting at the end of agreement.   Weekly or monthly rental payments.	12 month rental agreement with option to purchase (Rent-Try-Buy), upgrade or continue renting at the end of agreement.   Weekly or monthly rental payments.

You must compare the three quotations given above and evaluate the best product.

Prepare a Supplier Evaluation Form template (Appendix E) to make a recommendation for the best option for purchase.
Follow the purchasing policies and procedures in Appendix C, when completing this task.

Attachment:- Manage operational plan.rar