Fresh Jobs at The Building Company

Description

Strategy Development and Implementation:

• Responsible for operational input, for strategic plan design and objective setting in conjunction with the Management Team.

Operational Implementation:

• Developing and implementing operational policies and procedures to ensure efficient and effective operations
• Improving systems, processes, and best practices
• Managing day-to-day operations as well as the operations team and operations department
• Monitoring the performance and productivity of employees and teams, providing coaching, training, and feedback to improve performance
• Reporting on operational efficiency and quality standards
• Ad hoc duties

Risk Management:

• Manage the risk exposure related to the various Store with regards to legislative compliance, Health and Safety, Stock, Assets, logistics, administration, corporate governance issues etc.

Leadership and Management:

• Using strong communication skills to foster a culture of innovation and productivity in the workplace
• Maintaining service operations with the goal of ensuring sustainability across business operations
• Creating and managing conflict-resolution programs and leading conflict-management practices
• Manage and supervise the workforce, including task allocation, setting deadlines, and monitoring performance
• Developing and maintaining good relationships with customers and Suppliers.
• Developing ways to increase the quality of customer service and increase customer satisfaction
• Uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Grade 12

Skills:

• Working with people (Team player)
• Good communication skills
• Financial acumen
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills

Experience:

• A good understanding of the business 
• Make and maintain good customer and people relationship
• Must be able to plan and schedule their own work and employees work
• Must have 5 - 10 years in a retail / operations environment
• Relevant system 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

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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) (<3501 < 9000 kg)
• 2 years relevant experience

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Description

• Checking reports
• Check cost of Stock-outs
• Manage Supplier returns
• Keep Cycle Counter up to date
• Validate stock variances
• Negative Stock clearance
• Maintain Bin Locations
• Investigate bad risk stock
• Stock take
• Run no stock, no demand report
• Run Deletion reports
• Ensure Existing Stock are binned
• Monitor stock performance
• Provide Variance Data to Operator
• Providing the Operator with stock variance data for the 8 weeks cycle every month

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3 years stock control experience, alternatively
• Certificate in Retailing (NQF 5), or
• Certificate in Retail Operations Management (NQF 5)
• if no certificate then at least 3 of the following skills programmes
• Explain the factors that impact on the bottom line of a W&R unit
• Supervise implementation of loss control measures
• Supervise stock counts
• Replenish stock in a retail business
• Manage stock holding procedure in a wholesale and retail outlet
• Pick stock in a distribution centre
• Move, pack and maintain stock
• Receive stock into a distribution centre
• Count stock for a stock-take
• Dispatch stock from a distribution centre

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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

• 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

• 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

• 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
• Basic computer skills 

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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

• 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

• 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

• 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) (<3501 < 9000 kg)
• 2 years relevant experience

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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 license