Sales Consultant

Listing live now. We believe great workplaces are built on great people. We are looking for a Sales Consultant in Grahamstown, and we encourage applicants from across Eastern Cape to consider this opportunity.

The Role

The Sales Consultant position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Eastern Cape. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Grahamstown and across the retail jobs space.

Importantly, the role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Grahamstown operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Sales Consultant is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Eastern Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.

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.

Day in the Life

Your day usually starts before the doors open, walking the floor, checking displays and making sure tills are float-ready. As customers arrive, you switch into service mode, moving between till points, fitting rooms and the stockroom, helping shoppers find what they need and keeping a quiet eye on shrinkage. By the afternoon, you might be receiving a delivery, training a new team member or planning the next promotion, and by close of business you’re cashing up, balancing reports and getting the store ready to do it all again tomorrow.

Crucially, the Grahamstown office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Grahamstown.

Notably, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Eastern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.

Why Join Us

Importantly, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this retail jobs role in Grahamstown; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for Eastern Cape.

Equally, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.

Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

Notably, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Notably, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across Eastern Cape, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Grahamstown.

Beyond that, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Eastern Cape.

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.

Based in Grahamstown

Working in Grahamstown means a place within the Coega Industrial Development Zone, 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.

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.

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.

Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Greet customers and provide a friendly, helpful in-store experience
• Up-sell and cross-sell products in line with branch sales targets
• Keep the store, change rooms and stockroom clean and organised
• Respond to customer queries, complaints and product returns
• Assist with receiving deliveries and verifying goods against invoices
• Support stock counts and assist with cycle-count investigations
• Operate point-of-sale systems and process payments accurately

Candidate Profile

• Awareness of consumer protection and B-BBEE principles
• Able to perform the essential standing and customer-service duties, with reasonable accommodation where applicable
• Visual merchandising flair or formal training is an advantage
• Comfortable operating point-of-sale systems and handling cash
• Basic computer literacy (MS Office, email)
• Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced retail environment

Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.