Permanent Part-timer - Nelspruit

Joinimagine; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Joinimagine are recruiting for a Retail Associate to work at an adidas store in Cape Town. You will help management with daily store tasks and deliver excellent customer service while upholding all store policies.

You will assist customers, handle basic sales transactions, and support stock movement and merchandising to ensure a smooth shopping experience. The role requires a passion for fashion, strong communication, and flexibility to work during evenings and weekends in a fast-paced retail

Qualifications

• Passion for retail and customer service
• Ability to use initiative and work independently
• Clear and upbeat communication skills
• Flexible schedule including weekdays, evenings and weekends
• Previous fashion retail experience is valued but not required
• Adaptability to changing store needs and tasks

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding adidas service to every customer
• Process regular sales transactions (cash, card, etc.)
• Assist with ticketing and paperwork checks
• Support stock flow from stockroom to floor
• Contribute to visual merchandizing and displays
• Learn and utilize the POS system and policies
• Greet customers and help them find products
• Maintain store cleanliness and safeguard company assets
• Participate in loss prevention per security procedures
• Engage in training to gain product knowledge and best practices
• Familiarize with Power BI to understand store performance

Skills

Retail passion

Initiative

Communication

Flexibility

Fashion retail experience

Adaptability

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.
• Enthusiasm.
• 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