Health Merchandiser - Midlands Mall

Dis-Chem Pharmacies; Pietermaritzburg; On-site; ZAR 50,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy chain is seeking a Health Merchandiser for their Midlands Mall store in Pietermaritzburg. You will be responsible for executing merchandising standards, ensuring customer satisfaction, and maintaining stock levels. Ideal candidates should have a Grade 12 qualification, up to 6 months of retail experience, and be willing to work retail hours. This role offers a market-related salary along with benefits like medical aid and a provident fund.

Benefits

Market related salary

Medical aid

Provident fund

Staff account

Qualifications

• Up to 6 months’ retail experience required.
• Willing and able to work retail hours.
• Physically fit to lift and move heavy boxes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper execution of Dis-Chem’s merchandising standards.
• Provide outstanding customer service and deal with stock queries.
• Maintain daily physical upkeep of store and merchandise displays.

Skills

Strong command of the English language

Trustworthy and honest

Effective engagement with customers

Education

Grade 12 / Matric

Diploma or degree within the Health Focus category

Tools

MS Office

Unisolv

Job description

Overview

Job title : Health Merchandiser - Midlands Mall

Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg

Deadline: January 31, 2026

Responsibilities

• Dis-Chem Pharmacies requires a Health Merchandiser for their Midlands Mall store.
• Your responsibilities lie in ensuring Dis-Chem’s basic merchandising standards are properly executed and maintained.
• Provide customers with outstanding customer service.
• Restock merchandise as per business requirements.
• Ensure delivered stock / stock pulled from the store room, is stored and packed in the correct space.
• Ensure full range of products is on the shelves at all times.
• Facilitate rotation of stock on a regular, First In First Out basis.
• Assist with general stocktaking.
• Ensure front shop shelves and products are neatly presented and visible at all times, with correct labels and pricing.
• Ensure merchandising displays are built, faced up, stocked and maintained.
• Maintain daily physical upkeep of store and merchandise displays, and be responsible for your designated stock in the store room as well as on the shop floor.
• Assist with back shopping.
• Ensure all customer stock queries are dealt with and resolved.

Qualifications

• Essential : Grade 12 / Matric
• Up to 6 months’ retail experience
• Computer literate – MS Office
• Willing and able to work retail hours

• Advantageous : Diploma or degree within the Health Focus category
• At least 1 year retail experience

Competencies

• Essential : Strong command of the English language
• Presentable
• Effective engagement with customers, management and staff
• Trustworthy and honest
• Time management

• Advantageous : Bilingual
• Knowledge of merchandising standards and the FMCG industry
• Product and category knowledge
• Ability to analyse ZMORE reports for ordering and stock taking
• Report bad / suspicious behaviour relating to both staff and customers
• Unisolv

Special conditions of employment

• Willing and able to work retail hours
• Able and physically fit to lift and move heavy boxes, and ensure health and safety standards are adhered to
• Reliable transport and / or reside in close proximity to the store
• South African citizen
• Clear credit and criminal records

Remuneration and benefits

• Market related salary
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account