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Looking for your next move as a Retail Buyer in Grahamstown? A role has just opened that gives you real responsibility and a clear path forward in Eastern Cape.
The Role
This Retail Buyer role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Grahamstown. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the retail jobs pipeline across Eastern Cape.
Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the retail jobs group in Grahamstown.
About Grahamstown
Working in Grahamstown means a place along the Sunshine Coast tourism belt, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Eastern Cape region, and the Grahamstown office benefits from those long-standing connections.
Many candidates already living within reach of Grahamstown cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Eastern Cape economy.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Grahamstown.
Equal Opportunity
The organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Eastern Cape.
What We Offer
Equally, the company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in retail jobs from your base in Grahamstown. Many colleagues across Eastern Cape have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Eastern Cape.
Beyond that, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Grahamstown keep progressing.
Key Responsibilities
- Up-sell and cross-sell products in line with branch sales targets
- Keep the store, change rooms and stockroom clean and organised
- Monitor shrinkage indicators and flag suspicious activity
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales reports for the store manager
- Conduct daily cash-ups and reconcile takings against the POS report
- Replenish stock and rotate displays in line with promotional cycles
- Ensure compliance with health, safety and consumer protection regulations
- Respond to customer queries, complaints and product returns
Essential Criteria
- Strong verbal communication skills in English; second language an advantage
- Awareness of consumer protection and B-BBEE principles
- Basic computer literacy (MS Office, email)
- Ability to stand for long periods and work shifts including weekends
- A clear criminal record verified through approved screening providers
Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.