Job Vacancies at The Building Company

Description

1. 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
2. Planning and Budgeting: Together with the Operations Executive and Regional Operations Manager, interpret the business objectives into an Operating Plan for the Store.
3. 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.
4. Maintain Stock variances: Maintenance of optimal stock levels
5. 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).
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Grade 12
2. Preferably a commerce bachelor’s degree / or equivalent experience
3. Preferably Financial or Management diploma
4. 5-10 years retail experience
5. Minimum of 3 years in a junior-mid level management position
6. Previous industry related experience
7. Financial acumen
8. Inwards and Outwards Logistics/Procurement skills
9. Merchandising principles
10. Preferably have knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act

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Description

1. Checking of goods leaving the shop/yard
2. Check all sales and returns
3. Obtain signatures from credit customers
4. Manage cash customer payments
5. Maintain a Professional image
6. Report any suspicious behaviour
7. Maintain good time keeping
8. Vehicle checks
9. Manage boom movement
10. Complete visitors Book Daily
11. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Grade 12
2. 1 year’s relevant experience in hardware

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Description

• Strong new business development ability (comfortable with cold calling and prospecting)
• Consistent achievement of sales and gross profit targets
• Excellent relationship-building with contractors, developers, and key accounts
• Strong follow-up discipline on quotes, orders, and customer requests
• High level of resilience and persistence in a target-driven environment
• Solid negotiation and closing ability
• Strong field presence with disciplined call cycles and customer visits
• Good understanding of products, applications, and customer requirements
• Strong organisational skills and time management in managing territory
• Professional communication and ability to build trust quickly

Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Minimum 3+ years’ external sales experience, preferably in building materials, hardware, construction, or related industries
• Valid driver’s license

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Description

• Provide customers with orders
• Assist with loading and offloading of Vehicles
• Pack yard stock items 
• Cleaning and Safekeeping of vehicles
• Provide assistance to customers and suppliers
• Complete Wash Bay activities
• Customer Service
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Product knowledge

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Description

1. Manage trial balances
2. Process monthly journals 
3. Manage Fixed Asset Register
4. Preparation of Balance Sheet reconciliations
5. Preparation of management accounts
6. Preparing and submitting VAT returns
7. Banking management
8. Review monthly distributions
9. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Grade 12
2. BCompt Degree (with articles preferable)
3. Kerridge knowledge
4. 4 years’ experience in a similar role

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Description

1. External Sales
2. Customer Service
3. Market Research
4. Follow up on orders and Quotations
5. New business sourcing
6. Budget, Goals and Sales Target Management
7. Reporting
8. Resolve customer queries
9. Follow ups
10. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Grade 12
2. Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in similar position

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Description

1. Assist and liaise with customers
2. Customer Service
3. Telesales
4. Sales Service
5. Compile Quotations and Estimates
6. Deliveries
7. Follow up on Quotations and Estimates
8. Manage Sale Budgets
9. Account applications
10. Conduct Meetings
11. Set Annual Budgets and sale targets
12. Requisitions and Buy -outs
13. Invoicing
14. Credit limit adherence
15. Performance Appraisals
16. Organise Staff schedules
17. Enforce Discipline/Grievances
18. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Grade 12
2. Computer Literacy - Microsoft essential
3. Administration Skills and experience
4. Proven ability to create, maintain and enhance client relationships
5. Experience in project buying with suppliers.
6. Excellent knowledge of the building and hardware industry
7. MS Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
8. Strong and persistent negotiating skills
9. Ability to manage time and projects effectively
10. 2 years’ experience in a similar position
11. Intermediate computer skills
12. 6 months Kerridge experience.  

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Description

• Strong new business development ability (comfortable with cold calling and prospecting)
• Consistent achievement of sales and gross profit targets
• Excellent relationship-building with contractors, developers, and key accounts
• Strong follow-up discipline on quotes, orders, and customer requests
• High level of resilience and persistence in a target-driven environment
• Solid negotiation and closing ability
• Strong field presence with disciplined call cycles and customer visits
• Good understanding of products, applications, and customer requirements
• Strong organisational skills and time management in managing territory
• Professional communication and ability to build trust quickly

Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Minimum 3+ years’ external sales experience, preferably in building materials, hardware, construction, or related industries
• Valid driver’s license

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Description

1. Manage Customer Base
2. Customer Service
3. Achieve Sales and Gross Profit Targets
4. Administration and Reporting
5. Merchandising of Stock
6. Follow up on quotes
7. Placement of stock
8. Returning Stock not removed from location
9. Ensure Stock is displayed correctly
10. Reporting on Damaged Stock
11. Receiving and Checking
12. Report on Depletion or removal of stock
13. Product Promotions
14. Aid customers
15. Ensure Merchandising Standards are compiled to
16. Maintaining Equipment
17. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Grade 12
2. Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in a similar position
3. 1 year’s shelf packing/merchandising experience
4. Knowledge of general building material environment is essential
5. Proven success in personal selling (achieving sales targets), customer service finding new business (customer) and converting it to actual sales.
6. Ability to manage and coordinate regular stock takes
7. Interact with customers

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Description

• Provide customers with orders
• Assist with loading and offloading of Vehicles
• Pack yard stock items 
• Cleaning and Safekeeping of vehicles
• Provide assistance to customers and suppliers
• Complete Wash Bay activities
• Customer Service
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Product knowledge

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Description

1. Greeting the customer
2. Ringing up purchases and accepting payments
3. Issuing accurate receipts
4. Balancing the till
5. Public Relations 
6. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Grade 12
2. Must be proficient in English
3. Must be able to work retail hours including weekends and public holidays
4. Must be helpful and polite
5. Building Material Product knowledge will be an advantage
6. 2 – 3 years cashier experience will be an advantage
7. Basic computer skills

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Description

1. Delivering Goods
2. Ensuring the vehicle is neatly packed
3. Preventing damages and breakages
4. Supervising and Assisting with loading
5. Daily inspection checks
6. Report on Defects
7. Maintaining Vehicle
8. Supplying correct Quantities and Supplies
9. Reduce Costs on vehicles
10. Delivery Notes authorizations
11. Collecting COD monies
12. Customer Services
13. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Grade 12
2. Code 10 (HV); Code 8 (LV) (<3501 < 9000 kg)
3. 2 years relevant experience

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Description

• Provide customers with orders
• Assist with loading and offloading of Vehicles
• Pack yard stock items 
• Cleaning and Safekeeping of vehicles
• Provide assistance to customers and suppliers
• Complete Wash Bay activities
• Customer Service
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Product knowledge

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Description

1. Customer/Client service
2. Build product awareness
3. Identify new business opportunities
4. Client Queries Resolution
5. Maintain Product Knowledge
6. Keeping up with Industry trends and Competitors
7. Manage client relationships
8. Manage Sales efficiencies
9. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Grade 12
2. Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in a sales, marketing, and field
3. Relevant industry knowledge and experience
4. Relevant tertiary qualification in a sales, marketing, and/or technical field will be advantageous
5. Must have a valid driver’s license

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Description

1. 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
2. To grow, develop and build awareness of the product and service offering
3. Identification of new business opportunities and the development of marketing strategies
4. Ability to handle client queries and problem solving 
5. Maintaining detailed knowledge of the company’s product, service, and processes
6. Keep abreast of what competitors are doing and trends in the industry
7. Manage client relationship through all phases of the sales cycle
8. Manage sales efficiencies and processes to ensure customer satisfaction
9. To uphold and promote the company values and culture 

Requirements

1. Grade 12
2. Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in a sales, marketing, and field
3. Relevant industry knowledge and experience
4. Relevant tertiary qualification in a sales, marketing, and/or technical field will be advantageous