Health Merchandiser – White River Crossing

Dis-Chem Pharmacies require a Health Merchandiser for their White River Crossing store. Your responsibilities lie in ensuring Dis-Chem’s basic merchandising standards are properly executed and maintained. Provide customers with outstanding customer service.

Minimum Requirements…

Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Up to 6 months’ retail experience
• Computer literate – MS Office
• Willing and able to work retail hours

Advantageous:

• Diploma or degree within the Health Focus category
• At least 1 year retail experience

Job Specification…

• Restock merchandise as per business requirements.
• Ensure delivered stock/stock pulled from the store room, is stored and packed in the correct space.
• Ensure full range of products is on the shelves at all times.
• Facilitate rotation of stock on a regular, First In First Out basis.
• Assist with general stocktaking.
• Ensure front shop shelves and products are neatly presented and visible at all times, with correct labels and pricing.
• Ensure merchandising displays are built, faced up, stocked and maintained.
• Maintain daily physical upkeep of store and merchandise displays, and be responsible for your designated stock in the store room as well as on the shop floor.
• Assist with back shopping.
• Ensure all customer stock queries are dealt with and resolved.

Competencies

Essential:

• Strong command of the English language
• Presentable
• Effective engagement with customers, management and staff
• Trustworthy and honest
• Time management

Advantageous:

• Bilingual
• Knowledge of merchandising standards and the FMCG industry
• Product and category knowledge.
• Ability to analyse ZMORE reports for ordering and stock taking
• Report bad/suspicious behaviour relating to both staff and customers
• SAP
• Unisolv

Special conditions of employment:

• Willing and able to work retail hours
• Able and physically fit to lift and move heavy boxes, and ensure health and safety standards are adhered to
• Reliable transport and/or reside in close proximity to the store
• South African citizen
• Clear credit and criminal records