Ziyana Business Consulting and Training | Full time
Newcastle, South Africa | Posted on 21/10/2026
Our client is recruiting learners for a Retail IndustryLearnership available across all nine provinces. If you’re eager to gainvaluable skills and start building your career in retail,
Duties/Learning Areas:
- Ensure that full ranges of products are on the shelves atall times and neatly presented.
- Maintain the stock on the shelves to ensure it has notreached its sell by date.
- Restock merchandise when needed to ensure maximum sales.
- All out of stock queries from customers must be followed upon, in line with the customer service out of stock list and ensure they aredealt with in a timeous manner.
- Ensure delivered stock and/ or stock pulled from thestoreroom are stored and packed in the correct space.
- Ensure merchandise displays, labels and pricing are correctat all times and report all price discrepancies to management.
- Ensure the storeroom organised, neat and tidy.
- Keep up to date with new product knowledge to effectivelyassist customers.
- Assist with restocking of merchandise and supplies whenneeded to ensure maximum sales.
- Assist with back shopping when required.
- All merchandise must be handled carefully to prevent anylosses.
Customer Transactions:
- Transact all purchases – receive, verify and processes allpayments such as cash, cards, vouchers, coupons and any other acceptablepayments.
- Exchange merchandise for customers and accept returnedgoods by customers when authorised to do so by the Frontshop Leader.
- Process all loyalty cards including those of acceleratedpartners.
- Ensure cash is placed in the drop safe according tostandard operating procedures.
- Ensure all line voids and price changes are approved andsigned by a Frontshop Leader and/ or Retail Store Assistant.
- Ensure accurate cash flow at all times.
Stock Control:
- Facilitate rotation of stoke on a regular basis and adhereto stock control procedures.
- Report low stock levels, items that are out of stock,damaged stock and expired stock to management.
- Assist with the counting of stock files and generalstocktaking.
- Identify and report damaged and expired stock immediatelyto management.
- Assist with the loading and off-loading of stock whenneeded.
- Ensure boxes are flattened after unpacking stock and takento the designated area.
Customer Service:
- Establish a professional relationship with customers andprovide friendly, helpful, courteous assistance and advice to all customers.
- Report customer compliments and complaints to management.
- Adhere to the customer turnover per hour rate as percompany benchmark.
- Assist with the training of new and current team members.
- Ensure that outgoing stock/ items/ scripts are scanned andpaid for.
- Keep daily takings (cash, cheques, vouchers, card slips,line voids and incomplete dockets) inside the till drawer until they are placedin the drop safe.
- Report bad and suspicious behaviour for both staff andcustomers to management.
General:
- Housekeeping must be in accordance to company standards.
- Adhere to Company Policies and Standard OperatingProcedures.
- Adhere to Health and Safety rules and regulations.
- Adhere to the Company uniform and personal appearancepolicy
Requirements
- Essential: Grade 12 – Matric or Senior Certificate
- Advantage: Certification in Retail Business Management
- Advantage: Minimum 1 year work experience within Retail
- Be able to work retail hours
- South African citizen
- MIE, no criminal record and clear credit rating