Checkers Liquor is Hiring Merchandisers
Job description
This is a summary of what the job involves to help you decide if you are a good fit.
Join Smollan, a company that empowers growth and development. We believe that our people are our greatest asset, and we’re committed to creating a culture of inclusivity, diversity, and equality. Our Smollan Academy offers innovative learning experiences to help you grow professionally and personally. We’re passionate about nurturing young talent and offer various development programs to help you thrive. If you’re looking for a career that offers opportunities for growth and development, explore our current openings.
Launch Your Retail Career Today!
We’re on the hunt for a talented Merchandiser to join our dynamic team! As a Merchandiser, you’ll play a crucial role in making our stores look amazing and driving sales. Imagine being responsible for creating an unforgettable shopping experience for our customers!
Your mission will be to:
- Ensure our shelves are stocked with the right products
- Make our stores look visually stunning
- Price products to perfection to boost sales
This role is perfect for those who are passionate about retail, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and are eager to learn and grow.
What You’ll Need:
- Your own smartphone
- A Matric Certificate, ID, SARS Letter, and Bank Confirmation Letter (don’t worry, we’ll guide you through the upload process)
- Please note that having a Vodacom SIM card is a requirement for this role, should your application be successful
Perks of the Job:
- Opportunity to work with a leading retailer
- Gain valuable experience in visual merchandising and sales
- Develop your skills and confidence in a dynamic environment
Ready to take the first step in your retail career? Apply now and let’s chat about the details!
P.S. Want to know more about what a day in the life of a Merchandiser looks like? Check out this link: [ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ufUXhQT3gEbdkxnyALbYLU8zUt-VWf78/view?usp=sharing ]
What you’ll do
This is a list of tasks that you will be responsible for doing on your days at work.
- Stock Management: Count, document, and manage stock levels, including unpacking and organizing products.
- Visual Merchandising: Create attractive displays, plan store layouts, and design signs and ads to grab customers’ attention.
- Product Maintenance: Ensure products are properly displayed, priced, and maintained, including removing old or damaged products.
- Collaboration: Work with marketing, sales, and other teams to achieve business objectives.
- Customer Service: Provide product advice, handle customer complaints, and respond to queries and requests.
- Store Maintenance: Keep the store area, including the store room, clean, tidy, and uncluttered.
- Key Deliverables: Accurate stock records and product displays, Attractive and well-maintained store displays, Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, Excellent customer service and product knowledge, Maintained store cleanliness and organization
Requirements
This is a list of things you will need in order to be considered for this role
- Matric
- Experience: Merchandiser, Sales, Customer Service
- English
- Within 15km from job
- Clear criminal record
Preferences
Meeting the preferences would be a plus, but if you don’t, it won’t stop companies from considering you.
- South African candidates
- Sesotho, Sepedi, isiXhosa, isiNdebele, Xitsonga, Setswana, Tshivenda, isiZulu, siSwati, English
- Previous merchandising experience or in a similar field
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to work with different teams
Application Process
This is a list of things you will need to do when completing your application to this job.
Assessments required for application
- Potential Work Performance Assessment Battery
Questions required for application
- Do you own a mobile device (smartphone)?
- Do you have a valid National Senior Certificate (Matric certificate) or equivalent?
- Are there other people in your household that earn an income (excluding social grants)? (Only for research purposes)
- My monthly combined household income is R5400 or less (excluding social grants). (Only for research purposes)
- You may be contacted telephonically for an interview, please confirm your mobile number or alternative number where you can be contacted on.
- Are you comfortable travelling between different stores within a specific area?
- Have you been formally employed previously? (Only for research purposes)
- Are you related to anyone at Smollan?
- Does your smartphone have at least 10GB of storage?
- Which smartphone do you have?
- In which area do you currently live? (Please be specific in providing the suburb, district or city)
