Deputy Store Manager- Mamelodi

adidas; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 20 000 - 40 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated retail associate to join their team in Cape Town. This role involves supporting the Store Manager in achieving sales and profitability goals, training staff, and ensuring compliance with retail policies. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma and at least two years of retail experience. Strong communication skills and the ability to manage customer relationships are essential. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will help shape the future of retail in a vibrant environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma with 2 years of retail experience or equivalent.
• Ability to read, interpret documents, and write reports.

Responsibilities

• Support Store Manager in daily operations and staff training.
• Ensure compliance with retail policies and safety guidelines.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication Skills

Retail Management

Decision Making

Sales Techniques

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Point of Sale Systems

Job description

Ensures that overall sales and profitability goals for the store are met by 1) providing training to all associates; 2) assisting the Store Manager in the development of staff in compliance with adidas Retail growth objectives; 3) overseeing the daily operation of the store and assuring compliance with adidas Retail policy and procedure.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may beassigned.

• Supports the Store Manager by implementing and maintaining a staff structure that minimizes payroll expense and increases productivity,
• Assists the Store Manager by evaluates employees’ performance on a day to daybasis
• Perform or assist in the completion of all documentation associated with applicants, new hires,payroll.
• Effectively utilize customer service, training, educational tools, and communication to develop staff in relation to adidas Retail goals.
• Maintains personnel files to Companystandards.
• Assure adherence to all Company systems andprocedures.
• Maintain confidentiality of adidas Retail operatinginformation.
• Assure compliance with legal statutes and safety guidelines in overall management of store andassociates.
• Obtains the necessary skills, experience, and training from daily interaction with store management and outside training to develop necessary skills to assure promotability to next level.
• Assure adherence to adidas Retail visual presentationguidelines.
• Implements the security procedures set forth by adidas Head Office including, but not limited to shrinkage control, and safety inspections.
• As needed, assists in the development of merchandising, advertising and promotional programs to help meet the sales and marketing goals of the store.
• Resolves customercomplaints.
• Assists in maintaining inventory levels by communicating with the Store Manager overages and shortages of product.
• Assists the Store Manager to implement and maintain management systems for planning, organization, and controlling and auditing store operations.
• Other duties may beassigned

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATIONand / orEXPERIENCE

High school and 2 years retail experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education andexperience.

SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, and percentages. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

OTHER SKILLS ANDABILITIES

• Ability to use MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and point of salesystems.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written andoral.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and decision makingskills.
• Excellent verbal and written communicationskills.
• Ability to effectively present to moderate sizegroups.
• Ability to attend work in a regular and predictablemanner.