Retail Buyer

Looking for your next move as a Retail Buyer in East London? A role has just opened that gives you real responsibility and a clear path forward in Eastern Cape.

About This Position

The organisation is investing in its East London operation, and this Retail Buyer position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the retail jobs function and contribute to the wider Eastern Cape business.

Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the East London team.

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

Career Growth

Career progression here is real, not a slogan. The retail jobs space in East London offers a clear runway from delivery into team leadership and beyond, and managers sit down with each team member regularly to map out the next step in Eastern Cape.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every East London team member.

What Your Day Looks Like

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.

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

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

Your Role

• Maintain visual merchandising standards on the sales floor
• Operate point-of-sale systems and process payments accurately
• Promote loyalty programmes and capture customer information lawfully
• Support stock counts and assist with cycle-count investigations
• Up-sell and cross-sell products in line with branch sales targets
• Keep the store, change rooms and stockroom clean and organised
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales reports for the store manager
• Replenish stock and rotate displays in line with promotional cycles

Essential Criteria

• Awareness of consumer protection and B-BBEE principles
• Honest, dependable and security-aware in line with shrinkage controls
• Strong verbal communication skills in English; second language an advantage
• Basic computer literacy (MS Office, email)
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced retail environment
• Minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in a customer-facing retail role

If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.