Work-Force
Posted recently. Role: Retail Buyer. Location: Centurion, Gauteng. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
The Role
An experienced Retail Buyer is needed to support operations in Centurion. The role forms part of how the business keeps its retail jobs portfolio strong in Gauteng.
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 Centurion.
Your Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the retail jobs side of the business inside out. The Centurion group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
The team structure and working relationships for this role in Centurion will be explained during the hiring process.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
A Typical Day
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 Centurion.
Crucially, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Gauteng operations throw up the unexpected.
Core Functions
- Promote loyalty programmes and capture customer information lawfully
- Assist with receiving deliveries and verifying goods against invoices
- Up-sell and cross-sell products in line with branch sales targets
- Conduct daily cash-ups and reconcile takings against the POS report
- Monitor shrinkage indicators and flag suspicious activity
Who We’re Looking For
- Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
- Numerate and accurate, with attention to detail on cash-ups
- Minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in a customer-facing retail role
- Able to perform the essential standing and customer-service duties, with reasonable accommodation where applicable
- Visual merchandising flair or formal training is an advantage
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.