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A Store Manager position is being filled in Umhlanga. Suitable candidates from across KwaZulu-Natal are invited to submit their applications for review.
What This Role Involves
This Store Manager role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Umhlanga. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the retail jobs pipeline across KwaZulu-Natal.
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 Store Manager taking on this position.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Store Manager is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in KwaZulu-Natal is consistently high and consistently fair.
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 Umhlanga much easier.
Equal Opportunity
Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Umhlanga.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Umhlanga.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across KwaZulu-Natal.
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 Join Us
Notably, the company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in retail jobs from your base in Umhlanga. Many colleagues across KwaZulu-Natal have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Umhlanga teams.
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 KwaZulu-Natal.
On top of that, 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 Umhlanga keep progressing.
About Umhlanga
Working in Umhlanga means a place within the Pietermaritzburg administrative centre, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the KwaZulu-Natal region, and the Umhlanga office benefits from those long-standing connections.
Many candidates already living within reach of Umhlanga cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local KwaZulu-Natal economy.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal.
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 Umhlanga.
About the Team
Importantly, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Umhlanga office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when KwaZulu-Natal 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.
Importantly, the team mix in Umhlanga reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Your Role
- Ensure compliance with health, safety and consumer protection regulations
- Up-sell and cross-sell products in line with branch sales targets
- Support stock counts and assist with cycle-count investigations
- Monitor shrinkage indicators and flag suspicious activity
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales reports for the store manager
- Operate point-of-sale systems and process payments accurately
- Assist with receiving deliveries and verifying goods against invoices
Candidate Profile
- Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced retail environment
- Basic computer literacy (MS Office, email)
- Comfortable operating point-of-sale systems and handling cash
- Visual merchandising flair or formal training is an advantage
- Minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in a customer-facing retail role
- Awareness of consumer protection and B-BBEE principles
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.