Casual Frontshop Assistant

About this role

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is looking for a casual Frontshop Assistant for its Die Boord store in Stellenbosch. You will keep the shop floor well stocked and tidy, and help customers at the till and on the floor.

What you’ll do

• Keep shelves full, neat and stocked with the full product range, and check that stock has not passed its sell-by date.
• Restock shelves and merchandise when needed, and sort delivered stock into the correct storage spaces.
• Check that displays, labels and prices are correct, and report any price problems to management.
• Take payments in cash, card, vouchers and coupons, and process loyalty cards.
• Help with exchanges and returns when a Frontshop Leader has approved them.
• Keep the storeroom tidy, help with stocktaking, and report damaged, expired or low stock.
• Greet customers, answer their questions and follow up on out-of-stock requests quickly.
• Follow Dis-Chem policies, safety rules, housekeeping standards and the uniform policy.

What you need

• Grade 12 (matric or Senior Certificate).
• 0 to 6 months of retail work experience.
• Ability to work retail hours, including weekends and shifts.
• South African citizenship.
• Be willing to have a credit check and a criminal record check (MIE, no criminal record and a clear credit rating).
• A driver’s licence and your own reliable transport.
• Basic arithmetic skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).
• Good verbal communication and the ability to work with little supervision.
• Advantageous: one year of retail experience.
• Advantageous: a certificate in Retail Business Management.
• Advantageous: basic computer skills in Word, Excel and Outlook, and SAP knowledge.

Is this job for you?

This job suits someone who has finished matric and wants to start in retail. You should enjoy helping people, keeping a shop neat, and working with cash and stock. You need to be comfortable with shifts that follow retail hours.

Tips before you apply

• Have your matric certificate, ID document and driver’s licence ready to upload or show.
• List any part-time, weekend or school work that involved customers, cash or stock, even if it was not formal retail.
• Say clearly which days and hours you can work, since the role follows retail hours.

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