Casual Frontshop Assistant

About this role

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is looking for a casual frontshop assistant for its Culemborg store in the Cape Town CBD. You will help keep the shop floor well stocked and tidy, and support customers at the till and on the floor.

What you’ll do

• Keep shelves full, neat and stocked with the right products, and check that stock is not past its sell-by date.
• Restock merchandise when needed and make sure price labels and displays are correct. Report any price differences to management.
• Handle till work, including taking payments by cash, card, voucher and coupon, processing loyalty cards and scanning items.
• Help customers with exchanges and returns, but only when a Frontshop Leader has approved them.
• Follow up on customer out-of-stock requests quickly, and pass on compliments and complaints to management.
• Help with stock deliveries, storeroom tidying, stocktaking and cash handling, following Dis-Chem procedures.

What you need

• Grade 12 (matric or Senior Certificate).
• Between 0 and 6 months of retail work experience.
• Basic maths skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Good spoken communication and the ability to follow set procedures.
• Ability to work retail hours.
• South African citizenship.
• Advantageous: about 1 year of retail experience.
• Advantageous: a retail business management certificate.
• Advantageous: basic computer skills (Word, Excel and Outlook), numerical skills and SAP.
• Advantageous: a driver’s licence and your own reliable transport.
• Required for employment: a clear credit record, a clear criminal record and a valid MIE check.

Is this job for you?

This job suits someone who has just finished matric and wants a start in retail. You should enjoy helping people, be happy to work shifts that follow retail hours, and be careful with cash and stock.

Tips before you apply

• Have your matric certificate, ID document and proof of address ready before you apply.
• On your CV, list any shop, till or customer-facing work, even part-time or school holiday jobs.
• Show your basic maths and computer skills with a short example, such as cash handling or using Excel for a school project.