SHOPRITE-MEDIRITE IS HIRING PHARMACY SALES ASSISTANTS (X 6 POSITIONS)

Purpose of the Job         

Medirite Plus Daspoort seeks 6 customer-focused, hard-working pharmacy sales assistants to ensure the smooth operation of in-store retail operations. Responsibilities of the pharmacy sales assistant include greeting customers, monitoring customer activity to prevent shoplifting, arranging visual displays, processing customer refunds, etc. You should also be able to identify customers’ needs and suggest products that will best meet those needs.

 

Our Group and all its operating companies are committed to creating, embracing, and preserving a diverse workplace that values the unique talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities that enrich our organisation. A place where everyone matters and feels included.

 

 

Job Objectives 

• Handling payments and balancing sales and receipts according to company procedure.
• Be aware of new products and keep your product knowledge up to date.
• Restocking items and organizing the sales floor according to standard operating procedures.
• Regularly conducting price audits to identify and rectify price discrepancies.
• Processing customer payments using the stores’ Point of Sale (POS) system.
• Maintaining product knowledge to offer advice and recommendations.
• Stay up to date on all promotions and special offers.
• Maintain visual merchandising standards.
• Conduct proper housekeeping.
• Handle all customer queries timeously and escalated to higher management when necessary.

 

 

Qualifications   

Essential:

Grade 12 qualification

 

Experience        

Essential:

• At least 5 months of point of sale / till point experience within a retail environment.
• Proven retail sales experience.

 

 

Knowledge and Skills    

• Computer literate.
• Bilingual, preferably fluent in Afrikaans and English.
• Engaging and friendly personality.
• Knowledgeable of payment procedures (e.g. cash, cheque, bank card, credit cards, coupons, vouchers).
• Knowledgeable of stock-receiving procedures and merchandising standards.
• Solid understanding of customer service principles.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Detail-oriented.

 

 

Policy

Our Group is committed to creating, embracing, and preserving a diverse workplace that values the unique talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities that enrich our organisation. A place where everyone matters and feels included.

 

We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.

 

 

Please take note that by responding to this application and providing your personal information, you confirm your express and informed consent for Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd and all its subsidiaries and affiliates companies to process your personal information for the Company to consider your application for this position. All Personal Information which you provide to the Company will be used and/or retained only for the purposes for which it is collected, whereafter it will be permanently destroyed. Your information is only retained if it is required by law or where you have given consent to us to retain such information for an extended period.

If you don’t hear from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. Any personal information collected as part of your application will be destroyed, securely, in accordance with South African legislation.

 

Closing Date: 14 March 2025

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