Health Merchandiser (New Store) - Market Square, Plettenberg Bay

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

Job summary

A leading health retail company in Plettenberg Bay seeks a Health Merchandiser specializing in Vitamins and Supplements. The role involves promoting and selling products through exceptional customer service. Candidates must have Grade 12, sales experience in health, and proficiency in English. This position offers a market-related salary plus commission, medical aid, and other benefits.

Benefits

Market-related salary + commission

Medical aid

Provident fund

Staff account

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months’ sales experience in a Vitamins / Health environment.
• Willing and able to work retail hours.
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport.

Responsibilities

• Assist and advise customers for high levels of customer care.
• Ensure merchandise displays are stocked and faced up.
• Achieve monthly team, brand, and vendor targets.

Skills

Customer service

Strong command of the English language

Promotions and personal selling

Time management

Team player

Education

Grade 12 / Matric

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies' requires the services of a reputable Health Merchandiser specialising in Vitamins and Supplements for their Market Square store in Plettenberg Bay.

You will be responsible for effectively promoting and selling Dis-Chem Health Focus products through consistent customer service,

Minimum Requirements:

Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Minimum of 6 months’ sales experience in a Vitamins / Health environment
• Strong command of the English language
• Computer literate – MS Office
• Sound numerical skills
• Willing and able to work retail hours

Advantageous:

• Qualification in BSc Biomedicine and/or BSc Biotechnology, or relevant qualification within the health focus field
• Sales experience in a retail environment
• Experience in the health industry (vitamins, supplements or health foods)
• Fluent in a 2nd language prominently spoken in the area

Job description:

• Assist and advise customers, and ensure the highest levels of customer care and service are met
• Assist with back shopping when requested to do so, to ensure the effective operation of the department and store
• Keep merchandise displays in the health focus area stocked and faced up
• Report all price discrepancies to management as they appear
• Adhere to store layouts within the Health Department
• Ensure broadsheet items are well displayed, merchandised, promoted and available
• Implement promotional displays and merchandising material
• Achieve monthly team, brand and vendor targets
• Keep abreast with new products and product lines
• Follow the Health Department’s administrative processes and procedures, including, but not limited to, weekly returns, stock control and monitoring of stock levels

Competencies:

Essential:

• Promotions and personal selling
• Customer service
• Strong command of the English language
• Basic report analysis
• Team player
• Time management
• Honest and trustworthy

Advantageous:

• Product knowledge and stock control
• Bilingual

Special conditions of employment:

• Willing and able to work retail hours
• Able and physically fit for walking, standing, climbing, kneeling, bending, and pushing, pulling lifting and moving objects
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport
• South African citizen
• Clear credit and criminal records

Remuneration and benefits:

• Market-related salary + commission
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account

ONLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. IF YOU HAVEN`T BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CLOSING DATE, PLEASE CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION AS UNSUCCESSFUL.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chem’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chem’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.