Manager Fruit & Veg at Pick n Pay Stores Limited

Job Description

• To manage resources in order to maximise turnover and minimise shortage.
• Ensuring that standards, processes and policies are adhered to.

Minimum Requirements

• 2- 3 years Produce retail experience
• 1-2 years of People / Management
• Must be able to pass given assessments at the required level
• Must be successful in at least 2 competency based interviews
• Must be flexible and willing to be transferred between stores
• Sound Numeracy skills and knowledge of retail industry
• Communication skills – clearly conveying message and actively listening

Business mindedness

• Must be willing to give authorization for a full credit and criminal check
• Must be Matriculated (attach certified copy to application)
• Must have a valid South African ID (attach copy to application)
• Must have a valid Driver’s license code 08 (attach certified copy of license)

Competencies

• Monitor and develop other’s performance. Acknowledges good performance, confronts and corrects poor performance
• Solves new/unfamiliar problems by generating workable solutions
• Ability to identify/prioritise urgent matters and attend to them immediately
• Ability to influence confidently, firmly and fairly
• Attention to detail
• Building relationships and promote teamwork
• Be able to communicate effectively at all levels
• Create, read and interpret reports
• Achieving results through others
• Plan, organize and follow up on activities and plans
• Good personal communications skills
• Adhere to standards, procedures and policies
• Customer Orientation
• Communication skills – clearly conveying message and actively listening
• Business mindedness

Key Responsibilities

• Execute the day to day operational expectations regarding the business effeciency to stock availability on the Sales floor.
• Maitaining good customer service standard
• Ensure to maintain a good energy of staff management
• Ensure that hygiene, housekeeping and safe working standards are maintained (floor and back-up)
• Ensure that security procedures are adhered to
• Ensure that merchandise/display standards are adhered to
• Conduct regular quality checks, ensure that stock is rotated. Damaged/expired stock is removed.
• Prevent wastage/shrinkage/damages
• Check correct pricing e.g. labels
• Ensure that all administration is completed accurately and timeously
• Analyse, maintain and update relevant information/documentation, take required action when necessary
• Approach and advise customers on the product, listen to customers’ requests, provide the required product or services
• Monitor budgets and take required action
• Analyse profitability of department, make recommendations or take required actions
• Optimize stock levels e.g. always in stock, never overstocked through effective ordering
• Manage employees to ensure standards are maintained by competent, motivated employees

Merchandising Management

• Conducts regular quality checks on merchandise
• Executes plan guide 100%
• Handles product as per SOP calendar
• Back up areas are kept clean and clear

Food Safety & Hygiene – Ensure ASAPIRAT readiness

• Ensures that hygiene and housekeeping standards are maintained
• Ensures stock rotation
• Monitors the adherence to food safety and health and safety standards are maintained
• Implements cleaning schedules and checks effective cleaning and sanitation

Customer Services Management

• Responds to customer requests
• Answers queries on out of stock - assists with replacement produce, explains time to next delivery and issues which may be affecting stock availability

Systems

• Gap scanning out of stocks
• Identifies, counts, and records out of stocks & over stocks
• Processes waste

Closing date: 31 JULY 2025