Company: Cape Union Mart International
Location: Roodepoort, Gauteng
Job Type: Permanent
Division: Cape Union Mart
Business Unit: Stores Central
Minimum experience: Associate
Company primary industry: Retail
Job functional area: Sales
Closing date: 25 MAY 2026
Requirements
- Matric or equivalent.
- 12 months of retail experience.
Advantageous:
- One year of in-store visual merchandising experience.
- Microsoft Computer Proficiency.
- Knowledge of current fashion trends and outdoor lifestyle (depending on the brand applying for).
Special terms of employment:
- Clear credit and criminal records.
- Ready and able to work retail hours.
- I am willing and able to assist with new store openings in the region.
- South African citizen.
Behavioural Requirements
- A love for retail and a dedication to providing excellent client experiences.
- Well-spoken, with strong communication abilities.
- Ability to work independently and take initiative.
- Resilient and tenacious in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
- Ability to focus, manage time, and retain high levels of motivation and initiative while under pressure.
- Ability to establish and sustain relationships at all levels of the company.
- Methodical, detail-oriented, and accurate.
- Strong creative thinker with the ability to transform concepts into functional displays.
- Trustworthy and honest.
- Time management.
- Solution focused.
Key Responsibilities
- Practice customer selling strategies to go above and beyond their expectations.
- Ensure that individual objectives are routinely reached.
- Ability to maximize and push sales by discovering ways to boost turnover.
- Maintain a professional connection with clients by providing polite, helpful, and courteous support and advice to all of them.
- Report consumer compliments and concerns to management.
- Transact all purchases by accepting, verifying, and processing all payments, including cash, cards, vouchers, coupons, and any other approved payment method.
- Ensure that any outgoing stock/items/scripts are scanned and paid for.
- Process all loyalty cards, including those from expedited partners.
- Maintain stock loss controls at the shop.
- Attend to any client stock queries and ensure that they are addressed and resolved.
- Maintain housekeeping.
- Office Visual Merchandising Communication to Maximize Sales.
- Implement window campaigns that are consistent with the company’s branding guidelines and marketing objectives.
- Implement seasonal and promotional displays in a timely manner.
- Ensure that all visual merchandising elements, including as window displays, in-store displays, and signage, are current, clean, and well-maintained.
- Execute Visual Merchandising directions from the Head Office team to ensure brand strategy is followed.