diff --git a/src/components/NavigationContent/NavigationContent.tsx b/src/components/NavigationContent/NavigationContent.tsx
index 28de4f55..da9c13ca 100644
--- a/src/components/NavigationContent/NavigationContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NavigationContent/NavigationContent.tsx
@@ -83,27 +83,41 @@ const NavigationContent: React.FC = () => {
       labelKey: "nav.dashboard",
       path: "/dashboard",
     },
+    {
+      id: "nav.store.purchaseOrder",
+      icon: <LocalShipping />,
+      labelKey: "nav.store.purchaseOrder",
+      requiredAbility: [AUTH.PURCHASE, AUTH.ADMIN],
+      path: "/po",
+    },
+    {
+      id: "nav.store.pickOrder",
+      icon: <Assignment />,
+      labelKey: "nav.store.pickOrder",
+      requiredAbility: [AUTH.STOCK, AUTH.ADMIN],
+      path: "/pickOrder",
+    },
+    {
+      id: "nav.store.stockTake",
+      icon: <AssignmentTurnedIn />,
+      labelKey: "nav.store.stockTake",
+      requiredAbility: [AUTH.STOCK, AUTH.STOCK_TAKE, AUTH.ADMIN],
+      path: "/stocktakemanagement",
+    },
+    {
+      id: "nav.store.putAwayScan",
+      icon: <QrCodeIcon />,
+      labelKey: "nav.store.putAwayScan",
+      requiredAbility: [AUTH.STOCK, AUTH.STOCK_TAKE, AUTH.STOCK_IN_BIND, AUTH.ADMIN],
+      path: "/putAway",
+    },
     {
       id: "nav.storeManagement",
       icon: <Storefront />,
       labelKey: "nav.storeManagement",
       path: "",
-      requiredAbility: [AUTH.PURCHASE, AUTH.STOCK, AUTH.STOCK_TAKE, AUTH.STOCK_FG, AUTH.STOCK_IN_BIND, AUTH.ITEM_TRACING, AUTH.ADMIN],
+      requiredAbility: [AUTH.STOCK, AUTH.STOCK_TAKE, AUTH.STOCK_FG, AUTH.STOCK_IN_BIND, AUTH.ITEM_TRACING, AUTH.ADMIN],
       children: [
-        {
-          id: "nav.store.purchaseOrder",
-          icon: <LocalShipping />,
-          labelKey: "nav.store.purchaseOrder",
-          requiredAbility: [AUTH.PURCHASE, AUTH.ADMIN],
-          path: "/po",
-        },
-        {
-          id: "nav.store.pickOrder",
-          icon: <Assignment />,
-          labelKey: "nav.store.pickOrder",
-          requiredAbility: [AUTH.STOCK, AUTH.ADMIN],
-          path: "/pickOrder",
-        },
         {
           id: "nav.store.inventoryLedger",
           icon: <Inventory />,
@@ -118,13 +132,6 @@ const NavigationContent: React.FC = () => {
           requiredAbility: [AUTH.ITEM_TRACING],
           path: "/itemTracing",
         },
-        {
-          id: "nav.store.stockTake",
-          icon: <AssignmentTurnedIn />,
-          labelKey: "nav.store.stockTake",
-          requiredAbility: [AUTH.STOCK, AUTH.STOCK_TAKE, AUTH.ADMIN],
-          path: "/stocktakemanagement",
-        },
         {
           id: "nav.store.stockIssue",
           icon: <ReportProblem />,
@@ -132,13 +139,6 @@ const NavigationContent: React.FC = () => {
           requiredAbility: [AUTH.STOCK, AUTH.STOCK_TAKE, AUTH.ADMIN],
           path: "/stockIssue",
         },
-        {
-          id: "nav.store.putAwayScan",
-          icon: <QrCodeIcon />,
-          labelKey: "nav.store.putAwayScan",
-          requiredAbility: [AUTH.STOCK, AUTH.STOCK_TAKE, AUTH.STOCK_IN_BIND, AUTH.ADMIN],
-          path: "/putAway",
-        },
         {
           id: "nav.store.finishedGoodManagement",
           icon: <ViewModule />,
@@ -444,15 +444,12 @@ const NavigationContent: React.FC = () => {
   const canSeeMasterDataIssueBadge = abilitySet.has(AUTH.ADMIN);
 
   const [openItems, setOpenItems] = React.useState<string[]>([]);
-  /** Keep parent sections expanded on deep links (e.g. /po/edit from nav red spot) so alerts stay visible. */
+  /** Keep parent sections expanded on deep links so nested alerts stay visible. */
   React.useEffect(() => {
     const ensureOpen: string[] = [];
     if (pathname.startsWith("/chart")) {
       ensureOpen.push("nav.chartReports");
     }
-    if (pathname === "/po" || pathname.startsWith("/po/")) {
-      ensureOpen.push("nav.storeManagement");
-    }
     if (pathname === "/productionProcess" || pathname.startsWith("/productionProcess/")) {
       ensureOpen.push("nav.jobOrderManagement");
     }
@@ -555,7 +552,47 @@ const NavigationContent: React.FC = () => {
 
     return (
       <Box key={item.id}>
-        {isLeaf ? (
+        {isLeaf && item.path === "/po" ? (
+          <Box
+            sx={{
+              display: "flex",
+              alignItems: "stretch",
+              mx: 1,
+              borderRadius: 1,
+              overflow: "hidden",
+              "&:hover": { bgcolor: "action.hover" },
+            }}
+          >
+            <Box
+              component={Link}
+              href={item.path}
+              sx={{
+                flex: 1,
+                minWidth: 0,
+                textDecoration: "none",
+                color: "inherit",
+                display: "flex",
+              }}
+            >
+              <ListItemButton
+                selected={isSelected}
+                sx={{
+                  flex: 1,
+                  py: 1,
+                  pr: 0.5,
+                  "&.Mui-selected .MuiListItemIcon-root": { color: "primary.main" },
+                }}
+              >
+                <ListItemIcon sx={{ minWidth: 40 }}>{item.icon}</ListItemIcon>
+                <ListItemText
+                  primary={t(item.labelKey)}
+                  primaryTypographyProps={{ fontWeight: isSelected ? 600 : 500 }}
+                />
+              </ListItemButton>
+            </Box>
+            <PurchaseStockInNavAlerts enabled={canSeePoAlerts} />
+          </Box>
+        ) : isLeaf ? (
           <Link href={item.path!} style={{ textDecoration: "none", color: "inherit" }}>
             {content}
           </Link>
@@ -566,52 +603,7 @@ const NavigationContent: React.FC = () => {
           <List sx={{ pl: 2, py: 0 }}>
             {item.children.map(
               (child) => !child.isHidden && hasAbility(child.requiredAbility) && (
-                child.path === "/po" ? (
-                  <Box
-                    key={child.id}
-                    sx={{
-                      display: "flex",
-                      alignItems: "stretch",
-                      mx: 1,
-                      borderRadius: 1,
-                      overflow: "hidden",
-                      "&:hover": { bgcolor: "action.hover" },
-                    }}
-                  >
-                    <Box
-                      component={Link}
-                      href={child.path}
-                      sx={{
-                        flex: 1,
-                        minWidth: 0,
-                        textDecoration: "none",
-                        color: "inherit",
-                        display: "flex",
-                      }}
-                    >
-                      <ListItemButton
-                        selected={child.path === selectedLeafPath}
-                        sx={{
-                          flex: 1,
-                          py: 1,
-                          pr: 0.5,
-                          "&.Mui-selected .MuiListItemIcon-root": { color: "primary.main" },
-                        }}
-                      >
-                        <ListItemIcon sx={{ minWidth: 40 }}>{child.icon}</ListItemIcon>
-                        <ListItemText
-                          primary={t(child.labelKey)}
-                          primaryTypographyProps={{
-                            fontWeight:
-                              child.path === selectedLeafPath ? 600 : 500,
-                            fontSize: "0.875rem",
-                          }}
-                        />
-                      </ListItemButton>
-                    </Box>
-                    <PurchaseStockInNavAlerts enabled={canSeePoAlerts} />
-                  </Box>
-                ) : child.path === "/settings/masterDataIssues" ? (
+                child.path === "/settings/masterDataIssues" ? (
                   <Box
                     key={child.id}
                     component={Link}