Health Merchandiser

About this role

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is looking for a Health Merchandiser for its Raslouw store in Centurion, Gauteng. You will make sure the store’s basic merchandising standards are followed and kept up every day, and you will help customers find what they need.

What you’ll do

• Restock products as the business needs, and put delivered stock or stock from the store room in the right place.
• Keep the full range of products on the shelves and rotate stock on a first in, first out basis.
• Check that front shop shelves are neat, visible and carry the correct labels and prices.
• Build, face up and stock merchandising displays, and keep them in good shape.
• Look after your designated stock in the store room and on the shop floor, and keep the store clean and tidy each day.
• Help with stocktaking and back shopping.
• Deal with customer stock questions and solve them.

What you need

• Grade 12 (matric).
• Up to 6 months of retail experience.
• Basic computer skills, including MS Office.
• Willing and able to work retail hours.
• Strong English language skills.
• Good manners and a neat appearance.
• Good at talking with customers, managers and staff.
• Honest and trustworthy, with good time management.
• Able and fit to lift and move heavy boxes, and to follow health and safety rules.
• Reliable transport, or you live close to the store.
• South African citizen, with a clear credit record and criminal record.
• Advantageous: a diploma or degree in the health focus category.
• Advantageous: at least 1 year of retail experience.
• Advantageous: bilingual.
• Advantageous: knowledge of merchandising standards and the FMCG industry, and product and category knowledge.
• Advantageous: ability to read ZMORE reports for ordering and stocktaking.
• Advantageous: SAP or Unisolv experience.
• Advantageous: willingness to report bad or suspicious behaviour by staff or customers.

Is this job for you?

This job suits someone who likes hands-on store work and keeping things in order. You should be happy on your feet, comfortable lifting, and ready to work retail hours. If you enjoy helping customers and working as part of a store team, this role could be a good fit.

Tips before you apply

• Have your matric certificate, ID and proof of your clear credit and criminal records ready.
• Show any retail, stock or shelf-packing work on your CV, even if it was part-time or short-term.
• Mention your MS Office skills and any SAP, Unisolv or ZMORE experience, and say if you speak more than one language.

The advert offers a market related salary, medical aid, a provident fund and a staff account.