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Company Values:

• We Will – Love Athletes
• We Will – Stand for Equality
• We Will – Fight on Together
• We Will – Create Fearlessly
• We Will – Always Connect
• We Will – Stay True
• We Will – Think Beyond
• We Will – Celebrate the Wins

Requirements:

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• 1 – 2 years management experience
• 3 – 4 years retail experience
• Sports knowledge advantageous

Perks & Benefits

• You get to work for a rapidly expanding distributor with aspirational brands
• Comprehensive health benefit 
• Quarterly Uniform allowance 
• Staff discount (50% off for you and your family across all the brands within the group)
• Company performance incentive scheme
• Long-service incentives
• Holistic Employee Wellness programme
• The group prides itself in its effort to drive continuous employee engagement activities to enable a connected culture.

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Company Values:

• We Will – Love Athletes
• We Will – Stand for Equality
• We Will – Fight on Together
• We Will – Create Fearlessly
• We Will – Always Connect
• We Will – Stay True
• We Will – Think Beyond
• We Will – Celebrate the Wins

Perks & Benefits

• You get to work for a rapidly expanding distributor with aspirational brands.
• Comprehensive health benefit 
• Quarterly Uniform allowance 
• Staff discount (50% off for you and your family across all the brands within the group)
• Company performance incentive scheme
• Long-service incentives
• Holistic Employee Wellness programme
• The group prides itself in its effort to drive continuous employee engagement activities to enable a connected culture.

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Company Values:

• We Will – Love Athletes
• We Will – Stand for Equality
• We Will – Fight on Together
• We Will – Create Fearlessly
• We Will – Always Connect
• We Will – Stay True
• We Will – Think Beyond
• We Will – Celebrate the Wins

Requirements:

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• 1 – 2 years management experience
• 3 – 4 years retail experience
• Sports knowledge advantageous

Perks & Benefits

• You get to work for a rapidly expanding distributor with aspirational brands
• Comprehensive health benefit 
• Quarterly Uniform allowance 
• Staff discount (50% off for you and your family across all the brands within the group)
• Company performance incentive scheme
• Long-service incentives
• Holistic Employee Wellness programme
• The group prides itself in its effort to drive continuous employee engagement activities to enable a connected culture.

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Responsibilities:

Customer Service & Sales

• Acknowledge every customer within 30 seconds
• Deliver excellent customer service to every customer
• Establish your customer’s needs and use your technical knowledge to demonstrate benefits to meet those needs
• Close the sale & secure add on sales
• Monitor your daily sales against your individual budget every few hours.

Inventory

• Replenish footwear, apparel, and accessories from the storeroom daily
• Minimizing shrinkage by zoning the store, acknowledge customers, and following the store changing room policy
• Ensure stock entries in the POS systems are accurate
• Process deliveries by checking quantities t invoice, tagging, hanging and pricing product, and recording in the POS System
• Process customer orders.

Daily Operations

• Ensure store housekeeping is maintained daily including dusting, cleaning mirrors, vacuuming, emptying bins, clearing the counter area and tidying change rooms
• Assist the manager with open and closing the store.

Training

• Your training is your responsibility
• Ensure you are allocated a buddy initially & that you learn from them
• You must attend quarterly training sessions & complete the assessments
• Ensure you receive monthly feedback from your manager
• Set up a monthly meeting with your store manager to discuss your progress through the Hey Dude rookie pack
• These are essential as they will determine your eligibility for promotions

Merchandising

• Observe the store & maintain stock presentation in accordance with the store standards
• Ensure sizes are replenished
• Assist the team to change the windows/ Mannequin’s fortnightly
• Ensure POS materials are stored in the area to avoid damage.

Requirements

• Grade 12 or Equivalent
• 1 year of customers services experience minimum
• Crocs product knowledge advantageous
• Able to work flexible shifts

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Data Capturing and Reconciliation         

• Reconciling point-of-sale income to bank account receipts and CIT reports per store
• Capture all cashbook receipts.

 Debtors Management

• Reconciling point-of-sale income to bank account receipts and CIT reports per store
• Resolving store queries
• Capture all cashbook receipts.
• Manage all Credit Applications – ensure Credit application is completed in full of all supporting documentation.
• Apply for credit insurance for all debtors.
• Resolve debtors’ queries.
• Verify and follow up on invoices, statements, and payments.
• Send monthly statements to all debtors.
• Send weekly age analysis with comments to Business heads, finance heads, agents, sales heads, customer service teams.
• Communicate any problems with debtors to the Debtors Manager.

General             

• Resolve store queries.
• Ensure accurate capturing, communication, data capturing and reconciliation.
• Communicate any problems with debtors to the Debtors Manager

Administration

• Filing
• General office administration

Requirements

• Certificate or Diploma in Bookkeeping
• Min 2 years’ experience in creditors and debtors reconciliations and accounts
• Experience in point of sale reconciliations would be advantageous
• Sound knowledge of general ledger accounting and allocations
• Proficient skills in Microsoft applications, especially Word and Excel
• Minimum 2 years’ working experience on a well-known accounting package (SAP Business One will be highly advantageous)
• Accounting experience
• Strong numerical skills
• Analytical
• Ability to cope with pressure and deadlines in a fast moving environment
• Honest
• Self-starter
• Good time management skills
• Persistent
• Flexible
• Team Player
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written and oral)
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• High detail orientation
• Deadline driven

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Job Description

• Ares Holdings is looking for graduates with an NQF level 7 qualification that is relevant to the Retail industry. 
• Ares Holdings has a variety of exciting brands in our stable and we are searching for ambitious talent that would like to take the next step in their career development.
• If you have recently completed an NQF level 7 qualification (non-negotiable) in Retail Business Management/Supply Chain Management/Logistics/Marketing/Business Administration or a related field and would like to develop meaningful insight into the inner workings of retail over 12-months, then we are looking for you.

To qualify you need the following:

• A completed NQF level 7 qualification
• Be based in Cape Town
• Be available to start by September 2024
• Have a passion for retail
• Organised & Reliable
• Previous retail experience would be advantageous