Current Opportunities at Cape Union Mart

Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Exceed customer expectations by practicing customer selling techniques.
• Adhere to stock loss controls in store.
• Ensure individual targets are met consistently.
• Ability to maximise and drive sales by identifying opportunities to increase turnover.
• Maintain housekeeping, uphold our visual merchandising standards to optimise sales.
• Create an inspiring environment. Have fun.
• Transact all purchases – receive, verify and processes all payments such as cash, cards, vouchers, coupons and any other acceptable payments.
• Ensure all out going stock/ items/ scripts are scanned and paid for.
• Process all loyalty cards including those of accelerated partners.
• Establish a professional relationship with customers and provide friendly, helpful, courteous assistance and advice to all customers.
• Report customer compliments and complaints to management.
• Attend to all customer stock queries and ensure that they dealt with and resolved.

Behavioural Requirements:  

• Honesty in dealing with cash and finances.
• Building & maintaining relationships
• Innovation & change management
• Thinking adaptability
• Taking ownership
• Problem solving
• Trustworthy and honest
• Time management
• Exceptional customer service

Minimum Requirement. 

Essential:

• Matric or Equivalent
• Up to 6 months retail experience 

Special conditions of employment: 

• Clear Credit and Criminal record
• Willing and able to work retail hours.
• South African citizen

Advantageous: 

• 1 year work experience within retail.
• Microsoft – Computer Proficiency
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of current clothing trends/outdoor lifestyle (depending on the brand applying for) Willing and able to work retail hours.

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Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities: 

• To achieve the annual sales budget through meeting and exceeding daily and monthly budgets to ensure the sustainability of the business
• To manage and control the financial aspects of running the store to ensure store profitability.
• To adhere to merchandising standards in line with the brand requirements to ensure good product mix.
• To ensure proper stock management and control to minimise loss and to ensure product availability, by monitoring stock related risks.
• To deliver exceptional customer service to ensure the best customer experience.
• To build excellent relationships with all relevant service providers (internal and external)
• To manage human resources effectively by recruiting, planning, and administrating payroll properly
• To inspire, motivate, develop, and hold people accountable appropriately. 
• Align team members to Company culture and create fun.
• Implement all company policies and procedures.
• Maintaining health & safety practices

Behavioural Requirements:  

• Honesty in dealing with cash or finances.
• Inspirational leadership & passion
• Taking ownership
• Building & maintaining relationships
• Innovation & ability to deal with change management.
• Thinking adaptability
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• Follow instructions and procedures.
• Leading and supervising
• Achieving personal work goals and objectives

Minimum Requirements: 

• Microsoft – Computer Proficiency
• Clear Criminal record
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

Experience: 

• Minimum of 5 years’ Store Management experience
• Minimum of 8 years' Retail experience 
• Experience in working in a large retail store with a turnover of more than R 20 million per annum.

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Job Description

• A new opportunity has just become available in our Old Khaki Department for a resilient, innovative and thorough Garment Technologist who can add value to our Old Khaki .
• Our ideal candidate will have the ability to significantly contribute towards the achievement of our department and business objectives as well as have the high energy levels required for this fast-paced, exciting and dynamic retail environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Product development inline with brand requirements and specifications
• Accurate tech pack submission to suppliers.
• Owning the sample sealing process from the initial development samples through to bulk production.
• Leading fit reviews seasonally
• Pattern Grading inline with brand and customer specifications
• Provide technical support to the Design team
• Manage and update pattern block library and grade rules
• Manage stringent garment quality standards
• QA report management
• Supplier management development
• Solution driven investigation into quality queries
• Liaise with Distribution Centre QC team on approvals & quality issues
• Liaise with local and overseas factories on sample approvals and quality related queries
• Local supplier visits and quality audits

Requirements

Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications Required

• Grade 12
• Tertiary fashion design/clothing/textile/garment construction qualification
• Factory experience (advantageous)
• Preference will be given to candidates who have 5+ years’ experience in a similar role
• A valid driver’s license (advantage)
• Experience working in a clothing retail environment
• Knowledge of the latest Microsoft packages is required
• Medium to high level of Excel experience (advantageous)
• A working knowledge of garment/pattern construction is essential

Job Related Competencies

• Working knowledge of the retail cycle and clothing construction principles and processes.
• A passion for keeping up to date with local and international market trends
• Detail oriented
• Solution driven
• Proactive and lateral thinker
• Ability to build and maintain influential relationships at various levels and across business functions
• Effective written and verbal communication
• Proven prioritization and time management skills
• The agility and resilience to maintain high levels of drive and initiative under pressure

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Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Exceed customer expectations by practicing customer selling techniques.
• Adhere to stock loss controls in store.
• Ensure individual targets are met consistently.
• Ability to maximise and drive sales by identifying opportunities to increase turnover.
• Maintain housekeeping, uphold our visual merchandising standards in order to optimise sales.
• Create an inspiring environment.

Behavioural Requirements:   

• Honesty in dealing with cash and finances.
• Building & maintaining relationships
• Innovation & change management
• Thinking adaptability
• Taking ownership

Minimum Requirement. 

• 6 months of retail experience
• Matric or Equivalent
• Clear Criminal record
• Microsoft – Computer Proficiency
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of current clothing trends/outdoor lifestyle (depending on the brand applying for)

go to method of application »

Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Exceed customer expectations by practicing customer selling techniques.
• Adhere to stock loss controls in store.
• Ensure individual targets are met consistently.
• Ability to maximise and drive sales by identifying opportunities to increase turnover.
• Maintain housekeeping, uphold our visual merchandising standards in order to optimise sales.
• Create an inspiring environment.

Behavioural Requirements:   

• Honesty in dealing with cash and finances.
• Building & maintaining relationships
• Innovation & change management
• Thinking adaptability
• Taking ownership

Minimum Requirement. 

• 6 months of retail experience
• Matric or Equivalent
• Clear Criminal record
• Microsoft – Computer Proficiency
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of current clothing trends/outdoor lifestyle (depending on the brand applying for)