Jobs at Cape Union Mart

Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities: 

• To achieve the annual sales budget through meeting and exceeding daily and monthly budgets to ensure the sustainability of the business
• To manage and control the financial aspects of running the store to ensure store profitability.
• To adhere to merchandising standards in line with the brand requirements to ensure good product mix.
• To ensure proper stock management and control to minimise loss and to ensure product availability, by monitoring stock related risks.
• To deliver exceptional customer service to ensure the best customer experience.
• To build excellent relationships with all relevant service providers (internal and external)
• To manage human resources effectively by recruiting, planning, and administrating payroll properly
• To inspire, motivate, develop, and hold people accountable appropriately. 
• Align team members to Company culture and create fun.
• Implement all company policies and procedures.
• Maintaining health & safety practices

Behavioural Requirements:  

• Honesty in dealing with cash or finances.
• Inspirational leadership & passion
• Taking ownership
• Building & maintaining relationships
• Innovation & ability to deal with change management.
• Thinking adaptability
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• Follow instructions and procedures.
• Leading and supervising
• Achieving personal work goals and objectives

Minimum Requirements: 

• Microsoft – Computer Proficiency
• Clear Criminal record
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

Experience: 

• Minimum of 5 years’ Store Management experience
• Minimum of 8 years' Retail experience 
• Experience in working in a large retail store with a turnover of more than R 20 million per annum.

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Job Description

• An opportunity has become available at our Head Office (Cape Town) within Cape Union Mart for a Buyers Assistant within the Outdoor department for K-way Elements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide full time, comprehensive administrative support to buyers in all activities & product categories including fit sessions, range build, meetings, email queries & product briefs
• Sample room and sample management which includes
• sample requests & follow up,
• sample preparation for reviews;
• sample handover to online photography & marketing; and
• sample room organization
• Tracking & following up on approvals & preproduction sample submission
• Update PLM, product lists & reports with correct imagery & information
• Management of onboarding new suppliers to the system
• Administration of product codes and raising orders, sending PO’s to suppliers and keeping the PLM up to date with product codes and PO numbers
• Loading product onto PLM following range review and maintaining PLM with relevant amendments
• Take ownership of sample sale preparation and set up prior to date allocated
• Review preparation
• Tracking & following up on elements pertaining to product development
• Manage the process of samples being photographed for online
• Assist with supplying information for marketing and Visual merchandising briefs
• Assisting with the compiling of store reports
• Visual support e.g. preparing PowerPoint presentations for internal meetings

Requirements:

• Matric
• Relevant tertiary qualification (Advantageous)
• Candidates who have 1-2 years in a similar role will be given preference
• Computer literacy and Microsoft Office Proficiency is a must
• Product knowledge i.e. knowledge of consumer electronics and related products and trends
• The ability to multitask & organize is essential to the role

Job Related Behavioural Competencies.

• Analytical thinking and problem solving
• Eagerness to learn.
• Time Management and ability to meet deadlines and overcome challenges.
• Ability to clearly and concisely articulate problems and explain exactly how to reproduce them.
• Being proactive and taking initiative in your role.
• Ability to effectively work in a team environment while being self-directed and highly motivated.
• Team player
• Ability to build strong relationships.
• Verbal and written communication skills

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Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Exceed customer expectations by practicing customer selling techniques.
• Adhere to stock loss controls in store.
• Ensure individual targets are met consistently.
• Ability to maximise and drive sales by identifying opportunities to increase turnover.
• Maintain housekeeping, uphold our visual merchandising standards in order to optimise sales.
• Create an inspiring environment.

Behavioural Requirements:   

• Honesty in dealing with cash and finances.
• Building & maintaining relationships
• Innovation & change management
• Thinking adaptability
• Taking ownership

Minimum Requirement. 

• 6 months of retail experience
• Matric or Equivalent
• Clear Criminal record
• Microsoft – Computer Proficiency
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of current clothing trends/outdoor lifestyle (depending on the brand applying for)

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Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Exceed customer expectations by practicing customer selling techniques.
• Adhere to stock loss controls in store.
• Ensure individual targets are met consistently.
• Ability to maximise and drive sales by identifying opportunities to increase turnover.
• Maintain housekeeping, uphold our visual merchandising standards in order to optimise sales.
• Create an inspiring environment.

Behavioural Requirements:   

• Honesty in dealing with cash and finances.
• Building & maintaining relationships
• Innovation & change management
• Thinking adaptability
• Taking ownership

Minimum Requirement. 

• 6 months of retail experience
• Matric or Equivalent
• Clear Criminal record
• Microsoft – Computer Proficiency
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of current clothing trends/outdoor lifestyle (depending on the brand applying for)

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Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Stock Management
• Store Administration & Point of sale
• Driving sales through excellent customer service
• Merchandising to optimize sales.
• Reducing stock loss effectively
• Assisting & educating customers on products

Behavioural Requirements:  

• Self-leadership
• Team collaboration
• Accuracy & detail orientation
• Taking ownership & time management
• Building & maintaining relationships
• Innovation
• Thinking adaptability

Minimum Requirement. 

• 2 years’ administrative experience
• Minimum maths literacy
• Matric or Equivalent
• Maths literacy and Microsoft – Computer Proficiency
• Clear Criminal record
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of current clothing trends/outdoor lifestyle (depending on the brand)