Toys R Us and Babies R Us Shop Assistant

Toys R Us and Babies R Us South Africa is seeking a dynamic and customer-focused Shop Assistant to join their Cavendish store. The purpose of this role is to maximize sales by delivering excellent customer service, ensuring a WOW shopping experience, and contributing to outstanding store performance. As part of one of the world’s most iconic toy and baby brands, you’ll play a key role in helping customers find the right products, providing friendly and knowledgeable service, and maintaining high merchandising and housekeeping standards.
Position: Shop Assistant (Cavendish)
Company: Toys R Us and Babies R Us South Africa
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape
Job Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 02 September 2025
Minimum Requirements
- Matric Certificate (Grade 12)
- Minimum of 6 months retail experience
- Own or reliable transport to work shifts
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide AWESOME customer service and ensure every customer has a WOW experience
- Attend to individual shopping needs and put the customer first
- Assist customers on the sales floor and by telephone
- Demonstrate, explain, and advise on products
- Drive sales and actively promote add-on sales and services
- Ensure goods are correctly priced, displayed, and promoted on time
- Adhere to merchandising layouts, housekeeping standards, and promotional schedules
- Participate in stock takes, counts, and loss prevention
- Report on fast and slow sellers to the Store Manager
- Protect company assets and minimize expenses in your area of responsibility
Core Attributes & Skills
- Strong sales drive and customer service focus
- Excellent communication and selling skills
- Target-driven, motivated, and tenacious
- Ability to merchandise effectively
- Professional conduct with attention to detail
Additional Information
Employees are expected to:
- Undertake mandatory training as required
- Maintain confidentiality of company and customer information
- Stay updated with company SOPs and adopt new technologies/methods
- Cooperate fully with management and support overall store performance
This is an excellent opportunity to join the world’s greatest toy store brand and be part of a fun, dynamic team. If you’re passionate about retail, sales, and creating a WOW experience for customers, apply before the closing date to join Toys R Us and Babies R Us South Africa in Cavendish.
Closing Date: 02 September 2025