Active Jobs at Ares Holdings

Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• 1 – 2 years management experience
• 3 – 4 years retail experience
• Sports knowledge advantageous

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Responsibilities:
Customer Service & Sales

• Acknowledge every customer within 30 seconds
• Deliver excellent customer service to every customer following the Crocs customer service procedures
• Establish your customer’s needs and use your technical knowledge to demonstrate benefits to meet those needs
• Close the sale & secure add on sales
• Invite your customer to back & turn them into Crocs fans
• Monitor your daily sales against your individual budget every few hours

Inventory

• Replenish footwear, apparel, and accessories from the storeroom daily
• Minimising shrinkage by zoning the store, acknowledge customers, and following the Crocs changing room policy
• Ensure stock entries in the POS systems are accurate
• Process deliveries by checking quantities t invoice, tagging, hanging and pricing product, and recording in the POS System
• Process customer orders

Daily Operations

• Ensure store housekeeping is maintained daily including dusting, cleaning mirrors, vacuuming, emptying bins, clearing the counter area and tidying change rooms
• Assist the manager with open and closing the store

Training

• Your training is your responsibility
• Ensure you are allocated a buddy initially & that you learn from them
• You must attend quarterly training sessions & complete the assessments
• Ensure you receive monthly feedback from your manager
• Set up a monthly meeting with your store manager to discuss your progress through the Crocs rookie pack
• These are essential as they will determine your eligibility for promotions

Merchandising

• Observe the store & maintain stock presentation in accordance with the Crocs standards
• Ensure sizes are replenished
• Assist the team to change the windows/ Mannequin’s fortnightly
• Ensure POS materials are stored in the area to avoid damage

Requirements

• Grade 12 or Equivalent
• 1 year of customers services experience minimum
• Crocs product knowledge advantageous
• Able to work flexible shifts

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Requirements:

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• 1 – 2 years management experience
• 3 – 4 years retail experience
• Sports knowledge advantageous

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• Working with them means one key thing: no matter what you do, you see every day and every project as a chance to push your field forward. In every store and every office, they build teams where everyone is an MVP and together, they tackle every challenge head on.

Perks & Benefits

• You get to work for a rapidly expanding distributor with aspirational brands.
• Comprehensive health benefit 
• Quarterly Uniform allowance 
• Staff discount (50% off for you and your family across all the brands within the group)
• Company performance incentive scheme
• Long-service incentives
• Holistic Employee Wellness programme
• The group prides itself in its effort to drive continuous employee engagement activities to enable a connected culture.

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Overview:

• Product Planning and Selection: Identifying customer demand, analysing market trends, and selecting products that meet those needs.
• Inventory Management: Forecasting sales, managing inventory levels, and ensuring products are available in stores or online.
• Pricing Strategies: Developing and implementing pricing strategies and promotions to maximize profitability and meet business targets
• Vendor Management: Building and maintaining relationships with vendors, negotiating contracts, and ensuring a consistent supply of products.
• Merchandising Strategy Implementation: Overseeing the placement of products in stores or online, ensuring proper displays, and managing promotional activities.
• Sales Performance Analysis: Monitoring sales data, identifying trends, and making recommendations for improvement. Including local and regional reporting according to business cadence.
• Budget Management: Managing budgets related to product development, inventory, and merchandising activities.
• Team Leadership: Leading and motivating planning team members.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Working with other departments, such as marketing, sales, and operations, and finance to achieve company goals.
• Forecasting: Forecasting product demand requirements and plan inventory purchases accordingly.

Requirements

• Tertiary education in Planning, Merchandising or any other related field
• 5+ years' experience in a retail trading environment, 2+ years' experience in managing a team
• Advanced Microsoft office ability (Excel advanced)
• Exercise sound judgement based on analysis, experience and fit for purpose
• Strong ability to interpret sales data, tracking and reporting, and knowledge on how to improve these metrics and execute
• Budgeting and reporting skills with a strong understanding of merchandising, demand and supply planning KPI measurements
• Strong customer first service focus and flexible in approach
• Drives collaboration and promotes teamwork
• A strong understanding of lifestyle brands and the market opportunities within the retail, wholesale and e-commerce sector
• Business and commercial acumen

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Responsibilities: 

Data Capturing and Reconciliation:        

• Reconciling point-of-sale income to bank account receipts and CIT reports per store
• Capture all cashbook receipts

 Creditors Controller: 

• Creditors onboarding and master data maintenance on the relevant accounting system
• Processing and capturing of creditor invoices on the relevant accounting system
• Monthly reconciliation of creditor statements against the creditors’ ledgers
• Verify and follow up on invoices, statements, and payments
• Verify supporting documentation and upload payments onto the banking system
• VAT and EMP reconciliations and submissions to e-filing
• Credit card administration – send statements, follow up on supporting documentation, reconcile statements to support documentation
• Maintain the integrity of the Fixed Asset Register
• Ensure accurate capturing, communication, data capturing and reconciliation
• Communicate any problems with creditors to the FM
• Manage all Credit Applications – ensure Credit application is completed in full of all supporting documentation.
• Apply for credit insurance for all debtors
• Resolve debtors’ queries
• Processing and capturing of creditor invoices on the relevant accounting system
• Monthly reconciliation of creditor statements against the creditors’ ledgers
• Verify and follow up on invoices, statements, and payments
• Send monthly statements to all debtors
• Send weekly age analysis with comments to Business heads, finance heads, agents, sales heads, customer service teams

General             

• Resolve store queries
• Ensure accurate capturing, communication, data capturing and reconciliation
• Communicate any problems with debtors to the FM

Administration

• Filing
• General office administration

Requirements

• Certificate or Diploma in Bookkeeping
• Min 2 years’ experience in creditors and debtors reconciliations and accounts
• Experience in point of sale reconciliations would be advantageous
• Sound knowledge of general ledger accounting and allocations
• Proficient skills in Microsoft applications, especially Word and Excel
• Minimum 2 years’ working experience on a well-known accounting package (SAP Business One will be highly advantageous)
• Accounting experience
• Strong numerical skills
• Analytical
• Ability to cope with pressure and deadlines in a fast-moving environment
• Honest
• Self-starter
• Good time management skills
• Persistent
• Flexible
• Team Player
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written and oral)
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• High detail orientation
• Deadline driven

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Responsibilities

PR and Social Media:

• Coordinate product sourcing for influencers, events, and campaign
• Monitor all social media platforms for trending news, ideas, and feedback
• Coordinate logistics for PR giveaways and social media competitions (prizes, product).
• Assist with organisation of marketing events: logistics, artwork, communications, deliveries, and suppliers.

Trade Marketing:

• Mall marketing: Assist Marketing Coordinator in preparing social media content & initiating campaigns with malls.
• Prepare and brief content for mall activations with print suppliers.
• Prepare and send regular content to wholesale accounts.
• Build relationships with wholesale for digital and social campaigns.
• Assist the Marketing Coordinator with in-store and mall activations.

Administrative Tasks:

• Management of product samples.
• Invoice stock for product sourcing.
• Communication with retail staff to inform them of marketing campaigns.
• Tracking and monitoring of samples to return to the showroom.
• Showroom management.
• Support with operational requirements.
• Assist with daily administrative duties.
• Office logistics.

Requirements

• Grade 12 and Marketing Diploma/Degree.
• Must have a code B license and preferably own car.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office
• Familiarity with marketing computer software and online applications.
• Reporting specialist (Set up and implementations).
• Product knowledge advantageous.
• Marketing experience would be advantage 

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This position will be required to work closely with the Finance Manager to maintain the debtor’s ledger and ensure that all monies due are received timeously, reconciling point-of-sale income as well as processing invoices and reconciling creditor statements.

Data Capturing and Reconciliation         

• Reconciling point-of-sale income to bank account receipts and CIT reports per store
• Capture all cashbook receipts    

Creditors and Debtors Control 

• Manage all Credit Applications – ensure Credit application is completed in full of all supporting documentation.
• Apply for credit insurance for all debtors
• Resolve debtors’ queries
• Processing and capturing of creditor invoices on the relevant accounting system
• Monthly reconciliation of creditor statements against the creditors’ ledgers
• Verify and follow up on invoices, statements, and payments
• Send monthly statements to all debtors
• Send weekly age analysis with comments to Business heads, finance heads, agents, sales heads, customer service teams

General             

• Resolve store queries
• Ensure accurate capturing, communication, data capturing and reconciliation
• Communicate any problems with debtors to the FM

Administration

• Filing
• General office administration

Company Values      

• Act Sustainably
• Celebrate the Wins
• Stand for equality
• Love athletes
• Fight on together

Requirements

• Certificate or Diploma in Bookkeeping
• Min 2 years’ experience in creditors and debtors reconciliations and accounts
• Experience in point of sale reconciliations would be advantageous
• Sound knowledge of general ledger accounting and allocations
• Proficient skills in Microsoft applications, especially Word and Excel
• Minimum 2 years’ working experience on a well-known accounting package (SAP Business One will be highly advantageous)
• Accounting experience
• Strong numerical skills
• Analytical
• Ability to cope with pressure and deadlines in a fast moving environment
• Honest
• Self-starter
• Good time management skills
• Persistent
• Flexible
• Team Player
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written and oral)
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• High detail orientation
• Deadline driven

go to method of application »

• Working with them means one key thing: no matter what you do, you see every day and every project as a chance to push your field forward. In every store and every office, they build teams where everyone is an MVP and together, they tackle every challenge head on.

Perks & Benefits

• You get to work for a rapidly expanding distributor with aspirational brands.
• Comprehensive health benefit 
• Quarterly Uniform allowance 
• Staff discount (50% off for you and your family across all the brands within the group)
• Company performance incentive scheme
• Long-service incentives
• Holistic Employee Wellness programme
• The group prides itself in its effort to drive continuous employee engagement activities to enable a connected culture.