Current Jobs at The Building Company

Description:

• Attending to customers
• Maintaining Stock levels
• Run Status reports
• Conduct New product surveys
• Quotations Follow up
• Deal Customer Queries and provide Thumbs Up service
• Determine Customer Requirements
• Setting Monthly Targets
• Conducting Sales Meetings
• Setting Annual budget and Sales targets
• 1Non-stock items quotations
• 1Place Requisitions /Buy-outs
• 1Provide Quotations
• 1Generate Invoices
• 1Stipulate Credit Limits
• 1Liaise with Despatch
• 1Performance Enhancement
• 1Organise Staff Schedules
• Enforce Discipline
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Matric/Grade 12
• 5 years sales experience
• 6 months Kerridge experience
• Relevant tertiary qualification will be an advantage
• Knowledge of the general building materials sales environment will be an advantage

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Description:

• 1. Provide customers and drivers with accurately prepared orders Assist with loading and offloading of Vehicles 
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers with loading and offloading of their vehicles 
• To ensure that yard stock items are neatly packed and accessible 
• To ensure that vehicles are clean and loaded safely 
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers regarding workshop/joinery 
• Complete Wash Bay activities accurately 
• To ensure that store shelves, boards and other stock items are neatly packed and accessible for customers 
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Grade 12 2. Product knowledge

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Description:

• Machine Maintenance
• Feeding material into the machine
• Adjust Machine Settings
• Regulate Speed of the machine belt
• Regulate Temperature
• Correct Edge trimming and sanding
• Attending to customers
• Housekeeping
• Perform various operator functions
• Safe and Security
• Keep Cutting area tidy
• Report Stock shortages
• Ensure adherence to Safety policy and procedure
• Reporting Failures
• Stock-take
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• 1-year industrial experience
• Admin and numeracy skills 4. Good people skills

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Description:

• Document all Stock Items
• Offloading materials
• Goods received verification
• Maintain Safety Procedures
• Customer Service
• Ensure stock rotation
• Loss Control management
• Housekeeping/Health and Safety
• Team Management
• Checking forklifts
• Physically checking stock
• Report any discrepancies
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• 3 years’ relevant experience
• Building Materials product knowledge Recommended Qualifications
• Forklift / Drivers licence
• Multilingual
• Health & safety training
• Relevant system/product knowledge 

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Description:

• Manage Customer Base
• Customer Service
• Achieve Sales and Gross Profit Targets
• Administration and Reporting
• Merchandising of Stock
• Follow up on quotes
• Placement of stock
• Returning Stock not removed from location
• Ensure Stock is displayed correctly
• Reporting on Damaged Stock
• Receiving and Checking
• Report on Depletion or removal of stock
• Product Promotions
• Aid customers
• Ensure Merchandising Standards are complied to
• Maintaining Equipment
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in a similar position
• 1 year’s shelf packing/merchandising experience
• Knowledge of general building material environment is essential
• Proven success in personal selling (achieving sales targets), customer service finding new business (customer) and converting it to actual sales.
• Ability to manage and coordinate regular stock takes
• Interact with customers

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Description:

• Provide customers and drivers with accurately prepared orders Assist with loading and offloading of Vehicles
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers with loading and offloading of their vehicles
• To ensure that yard stock items are neatly packed and accessible
• To ensure that vehicles are clean and loaded safely
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers regarding workshop/joinery
• Complete Wash Bay activities accurately
• To ensure that store shelves, boards and other stock items are neatly packed and accessible for customers
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Product knowledge

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Description:

• Delivering Goods
• Ensuring the vehicle is neatly packed
• Preventing damages and breakages
• Supervising and Assisting with loading
• Daily inspection checks
• Report on Defects
• Maintaining Vehicle
• Supplying correct Quantities and Supplies
• Reduce Costs on vehicles
• Delivery Notes authorizations
• Collecting COD monies
• Customer Services
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Code 10 (HV); Code 8 (LV) (<9001 < 16000 kg)
• 2 years relevant experience

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Description:

• Manage Profitability: To ensure continuity, growth, and profitability of the Store through the management of costs and the maximization of sales turnover and returns. Identifies new business opportunities, take calculated risks; and generate innovative and creative ideas for implementing new business opportunities and maximising sales
• Planning and Budgeting: Together with the Operations Executive and Regional Operations Manager, interpret the business objectives into an Operating Plan for the Store.
• Procurement, stock control and merchandising: To ensure that the inward logistics of the Store run smoothly, products are purchased in line with The Building Company procurement policies and procedures, stock levels are kept at optimal levels and stock losses are controlled.
• Maintain Stock variances: Maintenance of optimal stock levels
• Financial Management: Ensures that the Store budget is compiled in line with the agreed upon operating plans and adhered to. (Ensure that all financial processes are monitored and controlled in line with best practices and company procedures).
• Customer Service: Ensure that customer complaints are dealt with in an effective manner and resolved. Promotions, advertising, and all public relations must be co-ordinated for the store in order to enhance the Brand's market share in line with all company procedures.
• Accountable for day-to-day operations: Accountability for the day-to-day operations, administration, customer sales and service and overall management and control of the branch employees.
• Operational analysis: Analyses of operational information leading to the diagnosis of problems and/or success areas in the business. Enhancing all successes and raising and resolving all problem areas with the Operations Management Support Team.
• People Management: Inspire, motivate, guide, develop and manage, and lead employees in order to meet the store's objectives. Apply all company policies and procedures and best practice principles in order to maintain a harmonious labour environment.
• Legislative compliance and corporate governance: Ensure legal compliance with all legislation relating to the operation of the business and that appropriate action is taken in respect of all legal matters.
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Preferably a commerce bachelor’s degree / or equivalent experience
• Preferably Financial or Management diploma
• 5-10 years retail experience
• Minimum of 3 years in a junior-mid level management position
• Previous industry related experience
• Financial acumen
• Inwards and Outwards Logistics/Procurement skills
• Merchandising principles
• Preferably have knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act

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Description:

• Ensuring that stock levels are always maintained
• Listening to customer requirements and offering advice/alternatives
• Dealing with customer queries accurately and timeously
• Managing the delivery of customer goods accurately and in line with company policy
• Manage sales and administrative functions and perform general administrative duties required by the role
• Taking telephonic orders
• Ensuring that all non-stock items are quoted on and purchased in accordance with official company buying policy
• Ensuring that agreed delivery times are met
• Assisting customers at all times as well as with loading of customer goods when required
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• 1. Grade 12
• 2. 3 year’s retail sales experience, in building/construction environment

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Description:

• Greeting the customer
• Ringing up purchases and accepting payments
• Issuing accurate receipts
• Balancing the till
• Public Relations
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Must be proficient in English
• Must be able to work retail hours including weekends and public holidays
• Must be helpful and polite
• Building Material Product knowledge will be an advantage
• 2 – 3 years cashier experience will be an advantage
• 7. Basic computer skills

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Description:

• Attending to customers
• Maintaining Stock levels
• Run Status reports
• Conduct New product surveys
• Quotations Follow up
• Deal Customer Queries and provide Thumbs Up service
• Determine Customer Requirements
• Setting Monthly Targets
• Conducting Sales Meetings
• Setting Annual budget and Sales targets
• Non-stock items quotations
• Place Requisitions /Buy-outs
• Provide Quotations
• Generate Invoices
• Stipulate Credit Limits
• Liaise with Despatch
• Performance Enhancement
• Organise Staff Schedules
• Enforce Discipline
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Matric/Grade 12
• 5 years sales experience
• 6 months Kerridge experience
• Relevant tertiary qualification will be an advantage
• Knowledge of the general building materials sales environment will be an advantage

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Description:

• Delivering Goods
• Ensuring the vehicle is neatly packed
• Preventing damages and breakages
• Supervising and Assisting with loading
• Daily inspection checks
• Report on Defects
• Maintaining Vehicle
• Supplying correct Quantities and Supplies
• Reduce Costs on vehicles
• Delivery Notes authorizations
• Collecting COD monies
• Customer Services
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Code 10 (<3501 < 9000 kg)
• 2 years relevant experience

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Description:

• Provide customers and drivers with accurately prepared orders Assist with loading and offloading of Vehicles
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers with loading and offloading of their vehicles
• To ensure that yard stock items are neatly packed and accessible
• To ensure that vehicles are clean and loaded safely
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers regarding workshop/joinery
• Complete Wash Bay activities accurately
• To ensure that store shelves, boards and other stock items are neatly packed and accessible for customers
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Product knowledge

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Description:

• Control of Payments
• Data Capturing
• Monitoring of accounts
• Cashbook control
• Queries Resolution
• Processing of applications
• Debt Collection
• Credit notes processing
• Reporting
• General administrative duties
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• 4 years relevant experience
• Basic computer skills

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Description:

• Performs data entry and filing tasks for Accounts Payable department.
• Receives and distribute packaging. Answers phone calls and emails.
• Maintain electronic files and supplier documents so they remain updated and easily accessible.
• Order supplies for the office.
• To uphold the values of the company.

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Business Management N4 - N6
• Human Resources N4 - N6
• 3 years general administration duties

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Description:

• Ensuring that the store is binned
• Counting of Locations
• Stock investigations
• Ensure Standards and Protocol adherence
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• 2 years’ related experience

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Description:

• Machine Maintenance
• Feeding material into the machine
• Adjust Machine Settings
• Regulate Speed of the machine belt
• Regulate Temperature
• Correct Edge trimming and sanding
• Attending to customers
• Housekeeping
• Safe and Security
• Ad hoc responsibilities
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture Cutting Board as per cutting list

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• 2 years’ experience in a similar industry

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Description:

• Provides a positive customer experience with fair, friendly, and courteous service
• Registers sales on a cash register by scanning items, itemizing and totaling customers’ purchases.
• Issuing complete and accurate Receipts
• Balancing the till at the end of the shift
• Wrapping, Packing and maintaining displays
• Upholds the Company values by always performing duties with:
• Honesty
• Respect
• Accountability
• Resourcefullness
• Energy

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Must be proficient in English
• Must be able to work retail hours including weekends and public holidays
• Must be helpful and polite
• Building Material Product knowledge will be an advantage
• 2 – 3 years cashier experience will be an advantage
• Basic computer skills

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Description:

• Provide customers and drivers with accurately prepared orders Assist with loading and offloading of Vehicles
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers with loading and offloading of their vehicles
• To ensure that yard stock items are neatly packed and accessible
• To ensure that vehicles are clean and loaded safely
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers regarding workshop/joinery
• Complete Wash Bay activities accurately
• To ensure that store shelves, boards and other stock items are neatly packed and accessible for customers
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Product knowledge

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Description:

• To ensure continuity, growth and profitability of the Store through the management of costs and the maximization of sales turnover and returns. Identifies new business opportunities, take calculated risks; and generate innovative and creative ideas for implementing new business opportunities and maximising sales
• Ensuring that stock is managed in accordance with established company policies & procedures
• Maintaining a clean, tidy and well merchandised retail area
• Maintaining all pricing on product, shelf and bulk displays in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Assists with calculating and saving the expected contents of the till and resetting it ready for the next day of operation
• Inspire, motivate, guide, develop and manage, and lead employees in order to meet the store's objectives.  Apply all company policies and procedures and best practice principles in order to maintain a harmonious labour environment. 
• Monitoring and Enhance performance of sales staff
• Ensure that customer complaints are dealt with in an effective manner and resolved.  Promotions, advertising, and all public relations must be co-ordinated for the store in order to enhance the Brand's market share in line with all company procedures
• Assist the Store Manager with analyses of operational information leading to the diagnosis of problems and/or success areas in the business.  Assist with the enhancing of all successes and raising and resolving all problem areas with the Operations Management Support Team.
• Living and promoting the Company values by always performing duties with:

Living and displaying the company culture through behaviours such as:

• Customer centricity
• Effective self-management and teamwork

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Higher Certificate / Diploma
• 4 years relevant experience in a retail environment, 2 of which must have been in a supervisory/management position
• Intermediate computer skills

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Description:

• Be the link between Finance and the Marketing Department for the following action areas:
• Budget/Spend Reconciliation
• Work on budget worksheet to recon monthly marketing department spend vs. budget.
• Ensure that all billings are accounted for monthly.

Invoicing

• Source and vet quotes for approval
• Receiving invoices and send out for authorization, code to relevant GL
• Track all information/communication related to the orders and invoicing process
• Department cash claims: handle slips, authorizations, re-imbursement, reconciliation, and enhancement of float
• Streamline departmental processes and ensure all compliance-related requirements as they pertain to financial processes are adhered to by all.
• Undertake daily administrative tasks as per the Managers’ instructions.
• Update and maintain the Marketing Departments’ documentation and database.
• When requested facilitate communication with other business units.
• Support the marketing department by carrying out daily tasks to keep the department functioning.
• Ensure all marketing additional project expenses are coded to the correct GL Account for comparison to budget.
• Communicates with Travel team to produce travel itineraries as requested by the marketing team.
• Assist in planning and arranging events, including organising catering.
• Attends workshops and conferences when requested.
• Monitor office supplies and research advantageous deals or suppliers
• Act as the point of contact between the Marketing Executive and internal/external clients
• Undertake the tasks of receiving calls, take messages and routing correspondence
• Maintain diary, arrange meetings and appointments and provide reminders
• Make travel arrangements
• Develop and carry out an efficient documentation and filing system
• Living and promoting the Company values by always performing duties with:
• Honesty
• Respect
• Accountability
• Resourcefulness
• Energy
• Displaying behaviours such as:
• customer centricity
• effective self-management and teamwork
• effective change management

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role

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Description:

• Campaigns to be delivered on time, within budget and in line with the marketing and business strategy
• Promotions are run on a monthly or bi-monthly basis as agreed in line with the advertising strategy that was agreed by Marketing, Operations and Procurement.
• To assist regions and stores with the development of planned and ad hoc marketing activities as and when required.
• Plan, scope and implement store specific activities and events.
• Roll out of store opening/relocation and closure plans.
• Provide support for marketing events & exhibitions
• Manage service providers in line with operational objectives
• Implementation of key touch points for national, regional and store requests
• Assist stores to utilise the online platform for store advertising and customer promotional needs.
• Monthly reporting on budget and activities
• Ability to work with the Marketing team, Ops, Merchandise and regional marketing representatives to provide input in all marketing and customer-related needs.
• Living and promoting the Company values by always performing duties with:

Living and displaying the company culture through behaviours such as:

• Cstomer centricity
• Effective self-management and teamwork
• Effective change management

Requirements:

• Degree or Diploma certificate in marketing, commerce or related fields.
• 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role
• Computer literate
• Knowledge of current digital trends and innovations
• Valid driver’s licence
• Local and National travel required from time to time