Trainee Manager

About this role

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is recruiting a Trainee Manager for its KuGompo City stores in East London, Eastern Cape. This is a learning role. You will learn how a store runs while you work alongside the store manager and other experienced staff.

What you’ll do

• Help manage stock, including goods in transit, cycle counts, stock takes and shrinkage, and keep stock flowing to the sales floor.
• Support ordering and promotional displays in FMCG, Health and Beauty, and help keep pricing and layout standards.
• Help with goods receiving, returns and daily ZMove pack reconciliation, following company procedures.
• Help the team reach sales targets and support promotions, and share market and competitor insights with management.
• Assist with daily cash-ups, run-end sign-offs, store expenses, overtime and casual spend, and store audits.
• Help with customer complaints, the customer request system and loyalty sign-ups, and assist with HR admin such as leave, scheduling and staff files on the KRONOS system.

What you need

• Grade 12 (matric).
• One to two years of experience in store retail management, including stock, cash, reporting, expense control and customer service.
• Computer literacy, including MS Office.
• A valid driver’s licence and your own reliable transport.
• Willingness and ability to work retail hours.
• South African citizenship.
• A clear credit record and a clear criminal record.
• Advantageous: a diploma in Financial or Admin, or a relevant three-year diploma.
• Strong communication, conflict management and attention to detail, with the ability to meet deadlines.

Is this job for you?

This role suits someone with some retail admin or store experience who wants to move into management. You should be organised, comfortable with numbers and systems, and happy to learn from senior staff. You must be able to travel locally and work retail hours.

Tips before you apply

• Have your matric certificate, driver’s licence and proof of your experience ready, including employer names and dates.
• On your CV, list specific stock, cash or customer service tasks you have handled, and any MS Office skills you use.
• Show your experience with short examples, such as how you reduced stock losses or resolved a customer complaint.