Job Description
Dis-Chem Pharmacies require a Store Driver for their Gateway Store.To deliver goods to customers in a timely, productive and professional manner while upholding the Dis-Chem quality standards.
Minimum Requirements:
Essential:
- Grade 12 – Matric or Senior Certificate and Valid Driver’s Licence
Job Description:
- Safely transport products to customer locations in a timely, safe, and courteous manner
- Ensure fridge line deliveries are prioritised and transported using cooler boxes and cold packs
- Use the shortest and most efficient route to the customer and back to the Distribution Centre and/ or
Store - Return to the store immediately after a delivery, so that the vehicle can be utilised for a second or third
delivery - Prevent stock or vehicle damage by repacking the vehicle are completion of deliveries
- Be fully accountable for all damages and losses throughout the delivery process
- Provide special care when delivering fragile and hazardous products
- Comply with minimum standards of efficiency and accuracy, in order to meet Dis-Chem requirements
- Follow delivery/ pickup instructions from management
- Ensure that collections/ store returns/ inter-branch transfers are correctly checked, signed for and
returned to the receiving area - Ensure that delivery paperwork is signed upon delivery
- Have the correct names, contact details and addresses of customers before leaving on a delivery trip
- Process payments on all transaction via EFT and cash payment options
- Ensure the vehicle is never left unattended during the delivery process and ensure that it’s regularly
cleaned and washed - Inspect vehicle for any defects and safe operational conditions before, during and after trips and report
any concerns to the manager - Report on all accidents and incidents involving drivers or company equipment
- Adhere to the road traffic rules and regulations as per the road traffic act and take responsibility for
any traffic fines allocated to the vehicle being driven - Maintain effective and efficient relationships with internal and external customers to improve
operating efficiencies - Establish long-term customer relationships through providing a prompt and courteous service
- Uphold professional behaviour when dealing with customers
- Report customer complaints, and requests, and give accurate feedback to management.
Competencies:
Essential:
- Knowledge of retail operations and administration
- Finds solutions to potential issues as well as knowing when to escalate the problem
and what level to escalate it to - Comprehending fundamental arithmetic’s like addition, subtraction, multiplication and
division - Conveys ideas and facts verbally using language
- Addresses customer questions in a timely manner
- Recognises the need for procedures and follows relevant procedures.
Special conditions of employment:
- Driver license and own reliable transport
- South African Citizen
- Be able to work retail hours
- MIE, no criminal record and clear credit rating
Remuneration and benefits:
- Market-related salary
- Staff Account
- Medical Aid
- Provident Fund
ONLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. IF YOU HAVEN`T BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CLOSING DATE CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION AS UNSUCCESSFUL.
Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chem’s approved Employment Equity Plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chem’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.
Closing Date: 28 April 2025
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