Work-Force
A Retail Buyer position is being filled in Kempton Park. Suitable candidates from across Gauteng are invited to submit their applications for review.
About This Position
This Retail Buyer role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Kempton Park. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the retail jobs pipeline across Gauteng.
The organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Retail Buyer taking on this position.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the retail jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Kempton Park much easier.
Equal Opportunity
Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Gauteng, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Gauteng.
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.
Why This Role
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Kempton Park contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the retail jobs space in Gauteng.
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 Gauteng.
Notably, 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 Kempton Park keep progressing.
Your Team
Notably, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Kempton Park office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Gauteng operations get busy.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Key Responsibilities
- Greet customers and provide a friendly, helpful in-store experience
- Replenish stock and rotate displays in line with promotional cycles
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales reports for the store manager
- Keep the store, change rooms and stockroom clean and organised
- Respond to customer queries, complaints and product returns
- Monitor shrinkage indicators and flag suspicious activity
- Assist with receiving deliveries and verifying goods against invoices
Essential Criteria
- Visual merchandising flair or formal training is an advantage
- Comfortable operating point-of-sale systems and handling cash
- A clear criminal record verified through approved screening providers
- Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
- Strong verbal communication skills in English; second language an advantage
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.