Work-Force
Step into a Retail Sales Assistant role in Prieska and make your mark across Northern Cape. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.
What This Role Involves
This Retail Sales Assistant role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Prieska. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the retail jobs pipeline across Northern Cape.
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 Prieska team.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Prieska teams, and the new Retail Sales Assistant will feel that from the first week.
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 Prieska.
The rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Northern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
Where You’ll Work
Importantly, the work environment is fast-paced and customer-facing. Expect long periods on your feet, weekend and public-holiday shifts, and the energy that comes with a busy retail floor.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Northern Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Prieska site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Key Outputs
- Up-sell and cross-sell products in line with branch sales targets
- Keep the store, change rooms and stockroom clean and organised
- Assist with receiving deliveries and verifying goods against invoices
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales reports for the store manager
- Conduct daily cash-ups and reconcile takings against the POS report
- Maintain visual merchandising standards on the sales floor
- Ensure compliance with health, safety and consumer protection regulations
- Promote loyalty programmes and capture customer information lawfully
Who We’re Looking For
- Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced retail environment
- Ability to stand for long periods and work shifts including weekends
- Comfortable operating point-of-sale systems and handling cash
- Visual merchandising flair or formal training is an advantage
- Awareness of consumer protection and B-BBEE principles
- Strong verbal communication skills in English; second language an advantage
- A clear criminal record verified through approved screening providers
Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.