Sales Assistant

Ares Holdings; Paarl; On-site; ZAR 50,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail brand in Paarl is seeking a Sales Assistant to deliver excellent customer service. Responsibilities include sales support and inventory management. The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of customer service experience and is eager to learn. This position offers opportunities for growth and employee benefits such as discounts and a health plan.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefit

Quarterly uniform allowance

50% staff discount

Performance incentive scheme

Long-service incentives

Holistic Employee Wellness programme

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of customer service experience.
• Ability to work flexible shifts.
• Knowledge of Crocs products is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent customer service to every customer.
• Close the sale and secure add-on sales.
• Replenish footwear and apparel from the storeroom.

Skills

Customer service

Sales techniques

Teamwork

Education

Grade 12 or Equivalent

Job description

Hey Dude is looking for a Sales Assistant for their store in Drakenstein (Paarl).

Well established leading-edge international brand in the Retail sector is looking to appoint someone in the role of a Sales Assistant.

Company Values

• We commit to the wellbeing of our team
• We work with a positive attitude
• We believe in our team
  
  

Responsibilities

Customer Service & Sales

• Acknowledge every customer within 30 seconds
• Deliver excellent customer service to every customer
• Establish your customer’s needs and use your technical knowledge to demonstrate benefits to meet those needs
• Close the sale & secure add on sales
• Monitor your daily sales against your individual budget every few hours.
  
  

Inventory

• Replenish footwear, apparel, and accessories from the storeroom daily
• Minimising shrinkage by zoning the store, acknowledge customers, and following the store changing room policy
• Ensure stock entries in the POS systems are accurate
• Process deliveries by checking quantities t invoice, tagging, hanging and pricing product, and recording in the POS System
• Process customer orders.
  
  

Daily Operations

• Ensure store housekeeping is maintained daily including dusting, cleaning mirrors, vacuuming, emptying bins, clearing the counter area and tidying change rooms
• Assist the manager with open and closing the store.
  
  

Training

• Your training is your responsibility
• Ensure you are allocated a buddy initially & that you learn from them
• You must attend quarterly training sessions & complete the assessments
• Ensure you receive monthly feedback from your manager
• Set up a monthly meeting with your store manager to discuss your progress through the Hey Dude rookie pack
• These are essential as they will determine your eligibility for promotions
  
  

Merchandising

• Observe the store & maintain stock presentation in accordance with the store standards
• Ensure sizes are replenished
• Assist the team to change the windows/ Mannequin’s fortnightly
• Ensure POS materials are stored in the area to avoid damage.
  
  

Why Work For Us

• Fast growing and well-established brand
• Extensive growth opportunities within
• Company upskill employees and provide training opportunities
  
  

Requirements

• Grade 12 or Equivalent
• 1 year of customers services experience minimum
• Crocs product knowledge advantageous
• Able to work flexible shifts
  
  

Perks & Benefits

• You get to work for a rapidly expanding distributor with aspirational brands.
• Comprehensive health benefit
• Quarterly Uniform allowance
• Staff discount (50% off for you and your family across all the brands within the group)
• Company performance incentive scheme
• Long-service incentives
• Holistic Employee Wellness programme
• The group prides itself in its effort to drive continuous employee engagement activities to enable a connected culture.
  
  

Should you not be contacted regarding this position within 2 weeks from the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful.