Online Fashion Assistant

takealot.com; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing online fashion retailer in Cape Town is seeking Online Fashion Assistants. The role involves delivering superb customer service, resolving queries, and maintaining a collaborative team environment. Ideal candidates will have good command of English, experience in customer service, and the ability to thrive under pressure. This position requires a strong sense of accountability and a customer-obsessed attitude, contributing to a fun and energetic workplace culture.

Qualifications

• 6-12 months customer service experience required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced high-pressure environment.
• Strong sense of integrity and takes ownership.

Responsibilities

• Delight customers by providing superb service.
• Resolve customer queries and fulfillment issues.
• Process exchanges and returns efficiently.
• Document interactions through contact tracking.
• Work as a team to minimize response rate on queries.

Skills

Good command of English (verbal and written)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Computer literate and tech savvy

Customer obsessed

Emotionally resilient

Education

National Senior Certificate or Higher

Job description

Superbalist.com is a fast growing online fashion business based in South Africa. We’re obsessive about our high performance yet collaborative culture, and are looking for Online Fashion Assistants to join our team. We think big, move fast, take ownership and are used to winning. We’re lucky to be surrounded by colleagues who are experts in their field, working together to create a world class brand.

Responsibilities

• Delight our customers by proving superb service by responding immediately and professionally to their queries via phone, email, live-chat or support software.
• Exceed customer expectations by resolving their questions and fulfillment queries.
• Process exchanges and returns efficiently and timeously.
• Manage customer expectations in a professional and courteous manner.
• Thoroughly and efficiently gather customer information, access and fulfill customer needs, educate the customer where applicable to prevent the need for future contacts and document interactions through contact tracking.
• Work as a team to ensure that the response rate on customer queries is minimized.
• Work in a fun, energetic, cool and collaborative environment.
• Proactively seeks out information or solves problems in order to delight our customers.
• Continuously evaluate and identify opportunities to drive process improvements that positively impact the customer’s experience.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule and occasional overtime when needed.

Requirements

• Good command of English (verbal and written)
• Typing, phone, and computer navigation skills
• Ability to approach problems logically and with good judgment to ensure the appropriate customer outcome.
• Accountable and responsible, strong sense of integrity and takes ownership regardless of whose ‘problem’ it is.
• Collaborative and mindful of the impact of your actions on the team.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced high‑pressure environment and thrive on delivering quality work at hyper‑speed.
• Competitive: Although innovation is important, GREAT requires a lot of work.
• Computer literate and tech savvy – exceptional typing and computer navigation skills.
• Curious and Teachable: Always questioning the status quo, hungry for knowledge and experience no matter what you already know.
• Customer obsessed and knows what it means to deliver an exceptional service.
• Emotionally resilient and comfortable with ambiguity and constant change.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Smart: Able to identify the root cause of a problem and find a solution

Qualifications

• National Senior Certificate or Higher
• Minimum of 6 -12 months customer service experience

The Environment

Superbalist.com is a fast‑growing e‑tailer priding ourselves on WOW‑ing our customers with the customer service provided by our customer service team. The team delights our customers with their personalised concierge service and technical support over multiple channels. As the face of our brand, they are friendly, professional and committed to delivering a superior customer experience that keep our customers coming back.

Culture and Fit

• are continuously learning & improving
• think big
• obsess about the customer and the customer experience
• are trustworthy, approachable and open‑minded
• simplify processes and solve complexity

If that sounds exciting to you, then you may be right for Superbalist, and ready to help us build SA’s biggest and best fashion retailer.

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.