Retail Centre Supervisor

Linde plc; Durban; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gases and welding company is seeking a Retail Centre Supervisor in Durban, South Africa. You will manage the retail centre, ensuring customer service excellence and achieving sales targets. The ideal candidate has at least three years of sales or retail experience, along with a diploma in Sales, Marketing, or Business Management. This role requires strong knowledge of merchandising and people management, promising a rewarding opportunity for personal growth and professional development.

Benefits

Career growth opportunities

Supportive work environment

Commitment to sustainable development

Qualifications

• At least three years of sales or retail experience.
• Broad knowledge of Afrox products, procedures, and systems.
• Valid code 08 driver's licence will be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage sales/retail centre for customer service and sales targets.
• Implement and manage sales promotions.
• Maintain profitability and adhere to procedures.

Skills

Sales experience

Knowledge of retail selling

People management

Merchandising skills

Education

Matric or NQF4 qualification

Sales, Marketing or Business Management diploma

Tools

SAP

Point of sale stock/material

Job description

Posted on: 12/22/2025 - Apply before: 12/31/2025

• As the Retail Centre Supervisor, you will effectively manage the people, administrative and technical processes of a sales/retail centre to ensure delivery of superior customer service and the achievement of sales and profit margin targets.
• You will manage the performance of sales centre staff to deliver on customer service excellence and sales targets.
• Implement sales promotion plans to ensure staff are thoroughly briefed on all aspects, maximise the benefits from the promotion and carry out all post‑sales promotion activities to standard.
• Professionally manage the overheads, costs to ensure profitability and ensure adherence to procedures for allocation and authorisation of expenses. Customer orders are processed on SAP and adhere to credit management and related policies.
• Display point of sale stock/material in accordance with the merchandising plan and ensure that best practice display techniques are applied in the centre.
• Maintain sales centre assets effectively and observe the required legal and safety standards.

What makes you great

• Possession of matric or NQF4 qualification, with Sales, Marketing or Business Management diploma.
• A valid code 08 driver’s licence will be beneficial.
• At least three‑year sales or retail experience, with a broad knowledge of Afrox products, procedures and systems.
• Knowledge of retail selling, merchandising, people management and business management.

Why you will love working with us

Afrox is a market leader in gases and welding products and part of Linde. Integrity, compliance and ethics are driving forces behind our dealings with customers. Afrox employees take pride in what they do and turn every challenge into an opportunity.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

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The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the company. It is the company’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer / promotion / appointment will promote representatively in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment Equity Plan. The company reserves the right to withdraw posts, if by doing so, the interests of the Company will be best served.
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