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
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: 

• 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

• A new and exciting opportunity has become available in Old Khaki for a resilient, efficient and influential Planning Manager . The successful candidate would add strategic value to our business by being responsible for the delivery and management of the Fashion Department’s merchandise and location plans. A significant contribution to enable the business to achieve its long-term strategic objectives and profitability indicators would be a key focus.
• Our ideal candidate will have the ability to align with the company vision, be self-motivated and actively involved in overseeing the end to end process in the applicable area of responsibility. In addition, the successful candidate should have strong leadership skills with high energy levels required for this fast-paced and dynamic retail environment.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Deliver the required seasonal strategic plans and forecasts
• Lead and manage the Planning Team to drive optimal performance and growth
• Ensure the consistent execution of seasonal strategic plans meet the department and business KPIs
• Ensure that agreed merchandise objectives are met through the effective management of departmental information, actions and deviations from the plans
• Manage departmental expenses according to the approved budget
• Build and maintain influential cross-functional partnerships with all key business partners and stakeholders
• Optimize the department’s performance and the achievement of required outcomes through effective people management, sales management, reporting and analysis

Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications Required

• A Relevant tertiary qualification is required
• Minimum 3 years retail merchandise planning experience is essential
• Previous experience in managing a merchandise planning team is highly advantageous
• Candidates with Experience working in a fashion clothing retail environment will be given preference
• Working knowledge of the retail cycle and merchandise planning principles and processes
• Sound experience working with retail merchandise planning systems (PLM, Oracle)
• Excel proficiency is required at an advanced level

Job Related Competencies

• Proven strategic, logical and analytical thinking skills
• Ability to make sound decisions together with effective problem-solving skills
• Excellent numerical skills
• Strong trader mentality
• Ability to manage and lead the job functions and team
• Able to build and maintain influential relationships at various levels and across business functions
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Solid organizing, planning, & time management skills
• High-level of conflict management and negotiation skills
• The agility and resilience to maintain high levels of drive and initiative under pressure

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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: 

• Optimize sales through specialist product knowledge and selling technique.
• Exceed customer expectations by offering specialised service and optimize sales interactions by demonstrating products to customers.
• Adhere stock loss controls in store.
• Ensuring individual targets are met consistently.
• Understand, accept and follow all company policies and procedures.
• Maintain housekeeping, uphold our visual merchandising standards and identify opportunities to make sales.
• Assisting, training and imparting knowledge to fellow team members on products.
• Ability to work weekends and late trading hours according to the business needs including peak trade periods and public holidays.
• Create an inspiring environment.

Behavioural Requirements:  

• Honesty when dealing with cash and finances.
• Ability to take leadership.
• Building & maintaining relationships
• Innovation & change management
• Thinking adaptability
• Taking ownership

Minimum Requirements: 

• 2 – 3 years of retail experience
• Matric or Equivalent
• Clear Criminal record
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Microsoft – Computer Proficiency
• Live the outdoor lifestyle e.g., Hiking, camping, trail runs etc.
• Training academies sign off. (For Internal)
• Passion for technical products.
• Product Specialist knowledge will be advantageous.

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Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Assisting in managing all aspects of a store
• Maximizing turnover and profit
• Minimise shrinkage by monitoring stock related risks.
• Deliver exceptional customer service by implementing customer experience strategy.
• Lead Talent selection, training, coaching, retention and recognize initiatives for all team members.
• Innovative visual merchandising to optimize sales.
• Implement all company policies and procedures.
• Maintaining health & safety practices
• Optimize team through creating an inspiring environment.
• Align team members to Company culture and create fun.

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

Minimum Requirement. 

• 3 years of Management retail experience
• Matric or Equivalent
• Microsoft – Computer Proficiency
• Clear Criminal record
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

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Job Description

• An opportunity has become available for an Admin Assistant within our Outdoor Equipment Department.
• The key role of the Buyers assistant is to assist Buyers and Planners with day to day product and planning administration.

Key Responsibilities include: 

Order Management:

• Loading and amending of orders.
• Sending orders to suppliers.
• Managing timeous order handover and deliveries from international and local suppliers
• Update buying administrative documentation.
• Maintaining and updating excel sheets.
• Adding, maintaining, and updating product details on various systems.

Sample Management:

• Manage the sending and receiving of parcels to suppliers.
• Manage the sample room; ensure samples are housed in an organised, manner
• Manage any stock between Head Office and Distribution centre
• Manage the Buyers warehouse stock-take

Sample sale preparation:

• Assistant in prepping samples for sample sale
• Sending of left-over samples to outlet stores and charity after sample sale
• Pull necessary reports to manage sample movement for sample sale

Mark-downs and price adjustments:

• Action mark-downs and price adjustments as advised by planning team
• Forward markdowns and price adjustments communications to stores

Bar-code approval process:

• Approve bar-codes received electronically (lay-out and information)
• Test and approve bar-codes sent from suppliers and send communication to suppliers

Filing system management:

• Manage and maintain clear and concise filing systems in the merchandise department

Work Experience required:

• Administrative experience required 
• Candidates with 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role will be given preference.

Formal Qualifications required:

• Grade 12 / Matric 
• Relevant tertiary degree (advantageous)

Job Related Knowledge:

• Microsoft office proficiency (word, excel, PowerPoint and outlook) 

Job Related skills:

• Verbal and written communication
• Analytical thinking
• Problem solving
• Time management
• Strong administrative
• Own reliable transport.

Key Competencies

• Self –Leadership
• Team collaboration and passion
• High energy and drive
• Proven planning and time management skills
• Proactivity

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Job Description

• We are looking for an experienced, professional and future-fit HRBP to join our Human Resources team to collaborate and support the Operations team in the Northern region.
• This role will support and execute the HR Strategy and empower stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives.
• This position is based in Johannesburg and the successful candidate will be required to travel extensively between stores within the Gauteng province and surrounding provinces. Our ideal candidate will therefore be able to thrive in high-pressure and deadline-driven situations; be strategic thinker and possess excellent communication skills.

 Key Responsibilities include:

• Work in close partnership with the HR and Operations teams, in full support of the functional and operational plans for the region.
• Implement action plans to achieve agreed business objectives in line with Company principles and values
• Actively support and contribute to the delivery of key objectives of the team
• Partner with key business stakeholders to ensure the implementation of sound and fair HR practices
• Conduct sound employee life cycle management practices in line with our company vision of being a #1 Employer
• Ensure sound employee & employer relations management practices in line with all Labour Legislation and company policies & procedures
• Act as a custodian of the company culture, values and principles in line with the company brand
• Provide constant, effective and efficient administrative services through a professional approach
• Drive continuous improvement, individual initiative and self-development
• Execute and deliver on adhoc HR Projects, Interventions and duties

Qualifications and Experience Required

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Human Resource Management / Industrial Psychology or similar
• Minimum of 4 years proven experience in a similar HR role is required
• Preference will be given to candidates with HR experience within a Retail environment
• A valid driver’s license (your own car is required).
• Practical knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook is required
• Preference will be given to candidates with an intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Working experience with various HR Information Systems is preferred (including payroll systems, recruitment platforms, etc.)
• Preference will be given to candidates with PaySpace People experience

Key Skills and Competencies

• Client-centric and focused on customer service and diversity
• Work in close partnership and engage with relevant business stakeholders (Relating and Networking)
• Logical, Analytical and Critical Thinking
• Relationship Building
• Collaboration
• Initiative
• Perseverance/Resilience
• Interpersonal
• Planning, Organising and Controlling
• Ability to manage stress and work under pressure