Product Audit

Ambient Stock Record Movement Reports have been printed daily, show evidence of review, and all required correction counts have been downloaded.<br><br>You will need: <br>The stores filed Ambient Stock Record Movement Reports and access to the SBO System. <br>This test is in two parts: <br>1) Check that an SRM report is filed each day for all departments. Reports should be printed daily for the previous day's SRM and should not be <br>backdated. Check each report for evidence of re-counts on all lines in the top twenty or down to the value of £10. <br>2) Select a maximum of ten lines from the Ambient areas where a count correction has been identified. Use the History Stock Record Movement option on SBO (5,5,1,3) to validate, <br>that a correction count has been downloaded by the store.

General Merchandise Stock Record Movement reports have been printed daily, show evidence of review, and all required correction counts have been downloaded.<br><br>You will need: <br>The stores filed General Merchandise Stock Record Movement Reports and access to the SBO System. <br>This test is in two parts: <br>1) Check that an SRM report is filed each day for all departments. Reports should be printed daily for the previous day's SRM and should not be backdated. <br>Check each report for evidence of re-counts on all lines in the top twenty or down to the value of £10. <br>2) Select a maximum of ten lines from the General Merchandise areas where a count correction has been identified. Use the History Stock Record Movement option on SBO (5,5,1,3) <br>to validate that a correction count has been submitted by the store.

All Delivery Summary System Reports are filed and all Tesco Receipt Notes are accounted for on the DSS (Store and PFS).<br><br>You Will Need: <br>A four week sample of the filed DSS reports for the store and the PFS. <br>Check there are no missing Delivery Summary Ins and Outs Reports for the four weeks under review. Review the TRN numbers on the reports for the store and the PFS to ensure <br>they are all accounted for. TRN numbers are sequential and should all be entered on to the DSS.

No deliveries have auto confirmed or been left unconfirmed on the Delivery Summary System in the weeks under review.<br><br>You Will Need: <br>The four week sample of DSS reports for the store and the PFS used in the previous test. <br> <br>This test is in two parts: <br>1) Check the confirmation time of paper receipted deliveries on the DSS reports, and ensure that none have been allowed to apply to the stock records at diary entry time. <br>This element applies only to paper receipted deliveries and not electronic delivery notes. <br>2) Check the right hand side of the DSS reports to ensure that all deliveries show as 'confirmed' or 'extracted'. No deliveries should show as 'unconfirmed'. This element applies to both <br>electronic and paper receipted deliveries. Branch to branch transfer activity does not need to be confirmed and does form part of this test.

Completed RP documentation has been entered onto the Delivery Summary System and sent to Cardiff for processing.<br><br>You Will Need: <br>The RP388 Return to Supplier books and RP728 Claims books for all areas (stores will often have a separate book for Backdoor, Opticians, PFS and the Pharmacy), <br>and the four week sample of DSS reports used in the previous tests. <br>This test is in two parts: <br>1) Review all entries in all books available for the last four weeks. For any entry in the books during the last four weeks check that there is a corresponding entry on the DSS. <br>For Claims the entries will be on the 'Ins' reports, for Returns the entries will be on the 'Outs' reports. <br>The value recorded on any returns forms must match the value entered onto the DSS 'Outs'. <br>2) Check all entries for the last four weeks in the Claims and Returns books. Ensure that all white copies of the paperwork are no longer retained in the book.

As a minimum standard product protection is in place.<br><br>Confirm that all high value lines which require tagging are secured in line with company policy.

Checkout de-taggers are locked when tills are not in use.<br><br>Visit all tills including all satellite areas where de-taggers have been installed. Check the de-taggers have been secured when the till is not in use.

All EAS gates are operational.<br><br>Pass a security tag through each EAS gates to show that the gate alarm works. Check the EAS gates (where applicable) at the store entrance/exit, customer toilets, SAYS and .Com area.

Door alarms are activated.<br><br>Visit exit doors around the store and ensure the door alarm is set to ''ON'' and there is no key in the alarm.

Waste download reports are filed and signed by management as evidence of review.<br><br>You will need: <br>The stores filed waste reports. <br>Check that all reports are available and show evidence of management review in the form of a signature.

Waste is managed in line with company policy and is not allowed to build up.<br><br>Visually review all store waste areas and ensure that there is not a build up of waste. <br>

The food waste cages or waste bins are locked when not in use.<br><br>Check the food recycling cage/waste bins to ensure that they are locked when not in use. <br>

The required number of staff searches are being completed each week.<br><br>You will need: <br>The store Staff Search Books (there may be more than one in use). <br>Staff searches should be completed on 10% of the store headcount each week. Ask the Wages Clerk or a Manager for the number of staff employed. <br>Check the Staff Search Books to ensure the required number of staff searches have been completed.

The Weekly Stock Loss Meeting Board is up to date. <br>You will need: <br><br>The Weekly Stock Loss Meeting Board (Located in the Training Room/Back Area Corridor) <br> <br>Confirm that all sections of the Stock Loss Meeting Board are up to date and current next steps are displayed. <br>