Manager Fruit & Veg

Pick n Pay Retailers; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Pick n Pay Retailers in Bloemfontein is seeking a results-driven Retail Manager to oversee merchandise, staff coaching and stock control. You will monitor promotions, ensure SOP compliance, and lead a team to deliver strong turnover with minimal shortages.

Responsibilities include quality checks, customer service, hygiene, and staff performance management in a fast-paced retail environment. Closing date 12 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalent qualification.
• 2–4 years produce experience; 1–2 years running a department and managing sales staff.
• Experience in coaching, training and handling noncompliance and performance issues.

Responsibilities

• Merchandising management and quality checks.
• Execute plano guide and SOP adherence.
• Ensure hygiene, housekeeping and safety standards.
• Handle stock rotation, promotions and customer service.
• Manage staff and attendance; monitor turnover and performance.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Leadership

Team management

Stock management

Quality & detail

Customer focus

Retail environment

Education

Grade 12

Tools

SAP

Excel

Kronos scheduling

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! To manage resources in order to maximise turnover and minimise shortage. Ensures that standards, processes and policies are adhered to.

Minimum requirements

Grade 12 2 - 4 years Produce experience 1 - 2 years running a department and responsible for sales staff Management experience - coaching, training, dealing with noncompliance and performance issues

Competencies

Strong commercial awareness and results orientation. Leadership and team management capability. Excellent organisational and stock management skills. Strong attention to quality and detail. Customer-focused mindset. Ability to work in a fast-paced retail environment.

Key Responsibilities

Merchandising Management Conducts regular quality checks on merchandise Executes plano guide 100% Handles product as per SOP Ensures products are produced according to recipe specifications Ensures department is ready for trade by store opening time Identifies fast selling lines within store, and implications on margin and sales opportunities Ensures product is wrapped and packed according to standards Ensures sufficient product available for customer demand Ensures compliance to hygiene, housekeeping and safe working standards Monitors the implementation of all promotional activities – adherence to promotional calendar Back up areas are kept clean and clear Follows sell by dates, rotates stock as per policy/SOP on sales floor and back up area Throughout day ensures department merchandising and cleanliness standards are maintained, keeping waste to a minimum Food Safety & Hygiene Ensures that hygiene and housekeeping standards are maintained Ensures stock rotation Monitors the adherence to food safety and health and safety standards are maintained Manages Non-Conformances via effective corrective action Implements cleaning schedules and checks effective cleaning and sanitation Recording of Food Safety Daily Checklist Customer Services Management Responds to customer requests Answers queries on out of stock - assists with replacement products, explains time to next delivery and issues which may be affecting stock availability Ensures department standards are maintained, equipment is manned and in working order Staff Management Communicates critical information to staff Set targets and activities – priorities, delegates and communicates Handles procedural, policy and legislative non compliance Attends monthly regional meetings - take information back to staff - responds to queries on turnover/waste Checks and amends Kronos scheduling Coaches staff Administration Ensures that all equipment is properly maintained in effective working order Ensures that general maintenance standards are met Monitors waste, and ensures procedures are adhered to Monitors turnover and identifies opportunities for increasing turnover, and identifies and issues or barriers to achieving budgets. Ensures all SEL in place - print out and ensure all products have SEL current and legible by customer Systems Gap scanning outof stocks Identifies, counts, and records out of stocks & over stocks Draws excel report from SAP, communicate addresses stock concerns by completing excel sheet and sending to Demand Planning Processes IDTs via SAP Actions reduced to clear on SAP as per SOP Checks for electronic communications regularly during the working day Processes waste Ensure PID’s are counted correctly as per the National P & L schedule.

Closing Date: 12 October 2026

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! Discover who we are Our Mission “We serve! With our hearts we create a great place to be, with our minds we create an excellent place to shop.” We are glad you have expressed an interest in working with us.

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