Permanent Part-Timer - Cavendish

FashionUnited; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 78,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

adidas Group in Cape Town is seeking a motivated retail associate to deliver exceptional customer service and maintain store standards. You will assist in daily store operations, support product flow from stockroom to floor, and help create engaging merchandise displays under the guidance of the management team.

You will handle cash/card transactions, greet customers, and contribute to loss prevention and store training to enhance product knowledge. Familiarity with Power BI is a plus.

Qualifications

• Passion for retail and customer service.
• Ability to use initiative.
• Clear, upbeat communication.
• Flexible schedule including weekends.
• Prior fashion retail preferred but not required.
• Adaptable to changing tasks.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the highest level of adidas service is given to each customer.
• Completes regular sales transactions involving cash, credit, checks, etc.
• Involved indirectly with ticketing of products and paperwork verification.
• Assists in product flow from stockroom to sales floor on a fill-in basis.
• Assists in development of displays of merchandise per store management schedules.
• Attains proficiency with the point-of-sale system and maintains policy compliance.
• Uses selling techniques to enhance salesmanship and reach goals.
• Greets customers and assists them in finding the right product; may greet at front door.
• Maintains general housekeeping standards and safekeeping of company assets.
• Loss prevention and reporting of suspicious activity per security procedures/SLAP.
• Participates in in-store and digital training to ensure product knowledge.
• Familiarizes with Power BI tools to understand store performance.

Skills

Retail passion

Initiative

Clear communication

Flexibility

Fashion retail experience

Adaptability

Power BI

Education

Matric certificate

Job description

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION:

• Assist management in day-to-day store maintenance while providing excellent service and observing and maintaining all store policies and procedures.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures the highest level of adidas service is given to each customer.
• As needed, completes any regular sales transactions involving cash, credit, checks, etc.
• Involved indirectly with ticketing of products as well as checking paperwork against items received.
• Assists in product flow from stockroom to sales floor on a fill-in basis.
• Assists in the development of displays of merchandise or follow suggestions or schedules provided by the store management team.
• Attain proficiency with the point-of-sale system by acquiring system utilization skills. Ensure integrity is maintained through attention to policy and procedure.
• Uses selling techniques such as add on sales and describing technical information to customers to enhance salesmanship and reach store and position sales goals.
• Greets customers in the store and assists them in finding the right product. Occasionally, serves primarily as a Greeter at the front door during busy workdays.
• Maintaining general housekeeping standards (Including cleaning of the store)
• Safekeeping of Company assets
• Loss prevention, monitoring sales floor and reporting any suspicious activity and follow security procedures/ SLAP.
• Ensure they take part in in-store training or digital training provided by the company (Atticus/AREA) to ensure they have product knowledge and role best practice.
• Familiarize themselves with Power BI tools to have more understanding of store performance, best sellers / blackhole product.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• An absolute passion for retail & customer service
• Ability to use your initiative
• Clear and upbeat communication skills
• Flexibility- you can help during the week, during evenings and weekends too
• Previous fashion retail experience will be highly regarded but is not essential
• Adaptability, being able to handle various tasks and adapt to changing circumstances/situations

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL HAVE:

• The passion to work within a team to deliver great results.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, high volume retail environment.
• A love for fashion and great confidence to style your customer with any look they want to create!

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Matric certificate
• 0 - 1 years of retail experience

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