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Job Description

• We’re looking for an innovative solutions architect, focused on ECommerce
• You would be the awesome person who analyses what technologies are available and suggest, design and implement creative and pragmatic technical solutions to achieve our business goals. 
• Become part of our innovative, forward-thinking and strategic IT architecture team and shape the future of our retail landscape! Our architecture team includes experts in enterprise architecture, domain and solution architecture. We utilise industry leading technologies which run on-premise and in multiple cloud platforms.

Responsibilities
Solution Design      

• Understand business strategy, priorities and processes to advise how technology can be used to achieve a business outcome by designing of one or more applications or services
• Understand how multiple applications interact with each other, advise how it should be maintained and determine how it will scale to suit future growth
• Lead your technical vision to success by providing guidance to the project management and development teams during the systems development life cycle of programming, integration, testing and deployment of solutions
• Understanding non-functional requirements of a solution and mitigating risk by complying with governance and legislative requirements                                

Architecture Design          

• Participate in selecting the most appropriate technology (platform, tech-stack, framework) for a solution, as well as balancing architectural guidelines of the corporate environment
• Contribute to the roadmap, conceptual models & technological frameworks of the overall mr price group technology architecture ensuring it is in line with the Group strategy
• Keep abreast of the latest changes & trends in IT architecture to provide insights and recommendations to the business in regards to optimisation, improvements or adoption of new tools and technologies            

Business Domain              

• Form and maintain relationships with business stakeholders within your responsible domain to ensure alignment
• Contribute technical thought leadership to influence discussions and decision-making within the group  

Team development              

• Share best practice knowledge and mentor developers to become Solution Architects

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Information Systems 
• 5 or more years’ experience in IT solutions development and 3-5 years experience in solutions architecture           
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, analysis and design, system architecture design, inquisitive, methodical, analytical, critical thinking
• Advantageous skills: time & project management, experience developing models
• Thorough understanding of EComm business domain; retail understanding advantageous 

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Job Description

• Mr Price - Arcade Broadwalk, Durban:- Support the store manager in managing the daily operations of a store to ensure that the overall objectives, store targets and customer service standards are met and exceeded. 

Responsibilities
Stock Management: 

• Ensure that stock is accurately received & unpacked to merchandise and replenish the sales floor.
• Monitor and manage stock levels through defined processes to mitigate risks (stock loss) and ensure adequate stock on hand.
• Oversee the overall maintenance of the stockroom to meet housekeeping standards.
• Authorise write offs, breakages, recalls and returns.                               

Sales Growth & Profitability: 

• Analyse sales & profitability reports in store to collaborate with management on required operational action plans, increase sales performance and monitor store expenditure.
• Review and keep abreast of in-store product performance to provide feedback to support centre and enhance sales.
• Identify and propose new opportunities to increase sales and brand awareness.                       

Risk Management: 

• Conduct compliance checks through defined processes to ensure and enforce overall compliance to policies and procedures.               

Customer Experience Management: 

• Ensure and maintain the implementation of customer experience processes to meet customer service standards.                               

Leadership & Development: 

• Lead and drive the team within a store to achieve store KPIs and operational strategy in line with company values.
• Identify & drive training, coaching and development needs with a focus on talent management and succession planning.
• Recruit, administer & manage performance in accordance with company policies and procedures.                            

Qualifications

• Grade: 12.
• 2 to 3 Years' Experience in a Supervisory/Assistant Store Management capacity.
• Understanding of Sales & Service Management.
• Budgeting Skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Effective Communication Skills
• Understanding of Retail Trade.
• Understanding of Brand, Customer & Product.   

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Job Description

• The Floor Supervisor supports the Store Manager in achieving the sales target for their store.  

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Store Manager in driving Sales and Turnover
• Creating and delivering an excellent customer shopping experience 
• Motivating and inspiring your team members to work hard and push for sale

Qualifications

• Grade 12
• 1 year of Supervisory experience is required in this role, experience leading a team will be an  added advantage
• A passion for homeware

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Job Description

• Mr Price Home has an exciting career opportunity for a dynamic, highly organized and highly numerate Financial Accountant.
• Reporting to the Financial Manager, the ideal candidate would assist in the entire financial process, ensuring accuracy and efficiency, as well as providing support in evaluating current processes and recommending improvements that align to the company policies and audit requirements. The role requires not only financial capability but the ability to think operationally as well. 

Responsibilities

• Fixed Asset accounting and reporting monthly.
• Month-end close activities to ensure accurate processing and financial records comply with company policies and accounting principles. 
• Monthly compilation of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Exception reports generated for expenses with significant deviations from budget and forecasts set.
• Timeous completion of group reporting requirements.
• Assistance with the preparation of budgets and updating forecasts for portfolio expenses.
• Checking, authorizing and releasing payments across all banking platforms.
• Liaise with internal and external audit on audit requirements.
• Facilitate monthly Interco processing of charges and charge outs.
• Vat reconciliations of foreign entities. 
• Ad hoc activities and projects as the need arise.

Qualifications

• Accounting degree
• 3-5 years’ experience as a Financial Accountant 
• Advanced computer skills, specifically on Microsoft Excel
• DAX D365
• ERP Systems
• Other Skills necessary are: 
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Proactive approach to projects and analysis 
• Strong analytical skills

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Job Description

• Lead and manage the daily operations of a store to ensure that the overall objectives, store targets and customer service standards are met and exceeded.          

Responsibilities
Stock Management:

• Ensure that stock is accurately received & unpacked to merchandise and replenish the sales floor.
• Monitor and manage stock levels through defined processes (stock counts, stock takes, stock loss action plans, etc.) to mitigate risks (stock loss) and ensure adequate stock on hand.
• Oversee the overall maintenance of the stockroom to meet housekeeping standards.
• Authorize write-offs, breakages, recalls, and returns.

Sales Growth & Profitability:

• Analyse sales & profitability reports in-store to collaborate with management on required operational action plans, increase sales performance, and monitor store expenditure.
• Review and keep abreast of in-store product performance to provide feedback to the support center and enhance sales.
• Identify and propose new opportunities to increase sales and brand awareness. This may include in-store marketing, competitor shopping, partnering/participating in local events, and driving new accounts/memberships per targets (if applicable).

Risk Management:

• Conduct compliance checks through defined processes (e.g. admin checks, store audits, visual audits, COMO (Continuous Monitoring) reports, POS reports, health & safety standards, weekly hanger counts, security, etc.) to ensure and enforce overall compliance with policies and procedures.              

Customer Experience Management:

• Ensure and maintain the implementation of customer experience processes (through the execution of business instruction letters, markdowns, repricing, promotions, customer experience plans, visual standards, customer feedback, general housekeeping, etc.) to meet customer service standards.

Leadership & Development:

• Lead and drive the team within a store to achieve store KPIs and operational strategy in line with company values.
• Identify & drive training, coaching, and development needs with a focus on talent management and succession planning.

Qualifications

• Grade 12
• 3 Years’ of  Store or Assistant Store Management experience preferably in a similar style of retail store.
• Sales & service management.
• Budgeting.
• You are proficient in MS Office 
• Communication skills.
• Retail trade.
• Brand, customer & product understanding.