Current Vacancies at The Building Company

Description

• Increasing customer base by conducting “cold calls” to new/ potential customers; representing the store positively in the marketplace; structured calls to existing customers
• Attaining monthly Sales Budgets
• Follow up on orders and Quotations to prevent delays
• Resolve customer queries and goods
• Manage sales and administrative functions
• Responsible for the external sales function and customer satisfactions
• Offering advice and/or alternatives to customers
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Minimum of 5 years' of selling experience
• Basic computer skills
• Drivers licence

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Description

• Assist and liaise with customers
• Customer Service
• Telesales
• Sales Service
• Compile Quotations and Estimates
• Deliveries
• Follow up on Quotations and Estimates
• Manage Sale Budgets
• Account applications
• Conduct Meetings
• Set Annual Budgets and sale targets
• Requisitions and Buy -outs
• Invoicing
• Credit limit adherence
• Performance Appraisals
• Organise Staff schedules
• Enforce Discipline/Grievances
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Computer Literacy - Microsoft essential
• Administration Skills and experience
• Proven ability to create, maintain and enhance client relationships
• Experience in project buying with suppliers.
• Excellent knowledge of the building and hardware industry
• MS Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong and persistent negotiating skills
• Ability to manage time and projects effectively
• 2 years’ experience in a similar position
• Intermediate computer skills
• 6 months Kerridge experience.

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Description

• Checking all goods leaving the premises (shop/yard)
• Checking all sales and returns to supporting documentation
• Ensures credit customers sign (POD’s) proof of delivery notes
• Ensures cash customers have paid for the goods
• Report any suspicious behaviour to management immediately
• Arrive timeously at post and adhere to company policies and procedures
• Complete vehicle checks before it enters the company to see what is on the vehicle
• Manage boom movement
• Completing the visitors book daily and accurately
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 1 year’s relevant experience in hardware

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Description

1. Document all Stock Items

2. Offloading materials

3. Goods received verification

4. Maintain Safety Procedures

5. Customer Service

6. Ensure stock rotation

7. Loss Control management

8. Housekeeping/Health and Safety

9. Team Management

10. Checking forklifts

11. Physically checking stock

12. Report any discrepancies

13. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Grade 12

2. 3 years’ relevant experience

3. Building Materials product knowledge Recommended Qualifications

4. Forklift / Drivers licence

5. Multilingual

6. Health & safety training

7. Relevant system/product knowledge

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Description

1. Ensuring that stock levels are always maintained

2. Listening to customer requirements and offering advice/alternatives

3. Dealing with customer queries accurately and timeously

4. Managing the delivery of customer goods accurately and in line with company policy

5. Manage sales and administrative functions and perform general administrative duties required by the role

6. Taking telephonic orders

7. Ensuring that all non-stock items are quoted on and purchased in accordance with official company buying policy

8. Ensuring that agreed delivery times are met

9. Assisting customers at all times as well as with loading of customer goods when required

10. 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

• Product Strategy
• Solutioning and Continuous Improvement
• Financial Management
• Stakeholder Relationships
• Collaborative Alignment
• Team Leadership
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification with a Supply Chain Management and/or Finance and/or Business Administration focus
• Minimum of 5 years' experience of buying in related industries

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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

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Description

• Manage trial balances
• Process monthly journals
• Manage Fixed Asset Register
• Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Prepare monthly management accounts
• Banking and cash management
• Review and distribution of financial reports
• Preparation and submission of VAT returns

Requirements

• Grade 12
• BCompt Degree (with articles preferable)
• Kerridge knowledge  - advantageous
• 2 years’ experience in a similar role

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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

• 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