Manager Fresh Foods

Pick n Pay; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression to Store Manager

Job summary

Pick n Pay invites you to join a major South African supermarket network and begin a career path to store management. This role focuses on learning store operations across departments and building leadership capabilities to drive performance.

You will develop people, manage stock and promotions, and ensure customer service excellence while supporting safety and compliance across the store network.

Qualifications

• Sound numeracy skills and knowledge of the retail industry.
• 2-3 years retail experience an added advantage.
• Driver’s License is essential
• Must be able to pass assessments at the required level
• Must succeed in at least 2 competency-based interviews
• Must be flexible and willing to be transferred between stores
• Must authorize full credit and criminal checks
• Must have a valid South African ID and Driver’s license (code 08)

Responsibilities

• Maintain hygiene, housekeeping and safe working standards.
• Adhere to security procedures and merchandise/display standards.
• Conduct regular quality checks and ensure stock rotation.
• Remove damaged/expired stock and prevent wastage.
• Complete administration accurately and on time.
• Plan and implement sales promotions.
• Advise customers on products and services; respond to requests.
• Monitor budgets and profitability; adjust actions as needed.
• Optimize stock levels and ensure staff maintain standards.

Skills

Store management

Team leadership

Customer service

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they’re doing!

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the largest supermarket chain store in South Africa and gain insight and understanding of store operations by working in various departments. This is a career path to become a store manager.

Minimum Requirements

• Sound Numeracy skills and knowledge of retail industry
• 2- 3 years retail experience an added advantage
• Driver’s License is essential
• Must be able to pass given assessments at the required level
• Must be successful in at least 2 competency-based interviews
• Must be flexible and willing to be transferred between stores
• Must be willing to give authorization for a full credit and criminal check
• Must have a valid South African ID (attach certified copy to application) Must have a valid Driver’s license code 08 (attach certified copy of license)

Competencies:

• Monitor and develop others' performance.
• Acknowledges good performance, confronts and corrects poor performance Solves new/unfamiliar problems by generating workable solutions
• Ability to identify/prioritise urgent matters and attend to them immediately
• Ability to influence confidently, firmly and fairly. Attention to detail.
• Building relationships and promote teamwork
• Be able to communicate effectively at all levels
• Results orientatedMin.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that hygiene, housekeeping and safe working standards are maintained (floor and back‑up)
• Ensure that security procedures are adhered to
• Ensure that merchandise/display standards are adhered to
• Conduct regular quality checks, ensure that stock is rotated.
• Damaged/expired stock is removed Prevent wastage/shrinkage/damages Check correct pricing e.g. labels
• Ensure that all administration is completed accurately and timeously
• Analyse, maintain and update relevant information/documentation, take required action when necessary
• Plan and implement sales promotions
• Approach and advise customers on the product, listen to customers’ requests, provide the required product or services.
• Monitor budgets and take required action
• Analyse profitability of department, make recommendations or take required actions
• Optimise stock levels e.g. always in stock, never overstocked through effective ordering
• Manage employees to ensure standards are maintained by competent, motivated employees

Closing Date: 13 October 2026

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you’ll enjoy your career with us!

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