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K - knowledge
L - language skills and knowledge
S - skills
S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
S2 - information skills
S3 - assisting and caring
S4 - management skills
S4.0 - management skills
S4.1 - developing objectives and strategies
S4.2 - organising, planning and scheduling work and activities
S4.3 - allocating and controlling resources
S4.3.0 - allocating and controlling resources
S4.3.1 - managing budgets or finances
S4.3.2 - managing and administering human resources
S4.3.3 - allocating and controlling physical resources
- advise on loans of art work for exhibitions
- allocate locker space
- arrange event needs
- arrange interlibrary loans
- assess power needs
- assign vehicles in accordance with requirements
- carry out shipping orders for parts
- check material resources
- ensure equipment availability
- ensure point of sale material availability
- ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy
- ensure the provision of resources for physical activity
- forecast products' demand
- handle metal work orders
- keep food laboratory inventory
- maintain ambulance room stock
- maintain availability of spare parts
- maintain stocks of veterinary materials
- maintain vehicle spare parts
- maintain work environments in a veterinary practice
- maintain workshop space
- manage allocation of tourism services
- manage campsite supplies
- manage cellar stocks
- manage fuel inventory
- manage gaming facilities
- manage heavy equipment
- manage inventory
- manage medical supply chains
- manage military logistics
- manage office appliance requirements
- manage pawnshop inventory
- manage physical resources
- manage rail yard resources
- manage resources for educational purposes
- manage space utilisation
- manage stock rotation
- manage storage operations
- manage supplies
- manage technical resources stock
- manage timber orders
- manage timber stocks
- manage warehouse inventory
- manage warehouse operations
- manage warehouse organisation
- match vehicles with routes
- monitor kitchen supplies
- optimise fleet usability
- organise storage facilities
- organise wine cellar
- plan allocation of space
- plan resource allocation
- prepare fishing equipment
- prepare instruments for performance
- prepare personal work environment
- prepare the floor for performance
- preset costumes
- programme work according to incoming orders
- receive kitchen supplies
- rehearse artist fly movements
- restock towels
- schedule hatchery supplies
- supply rigging equipment
- support management of raw materials
S4.4 - performing administrative activities
S4.5 - leading and motivating
S4.6 - building and developing teams
S4.7 - recruiting and hiring
S4.8 - supervising people
S4.9 - making decisions
S5 - working with computers
S6 - handling and moving
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
T - transversal skills and competences

This concept is obsolete

manage consumables stock

skills

management skills

allocating and controlling resources

allocating and controlling physical resources

manage consumables stock

Concept overview

Description

Manage and monitor consumables stock to ensure that the production demands and deadlines can be met at all times.

Alternative Labels

keep watch on consumables stock

manage stocks of consumables

oversee consumables stock

managing consumables stock

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

cross-sector skills and competences

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DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders.

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Current version: ESCO v1.2.1 (Last update 10/12/2025)