Recent Openings at Weylandts Furniture Cape Town (Pty) Ltd

Main Responsibilities:

• Receiving and dispatching of goods, quality checking deliveries to ensure damage free and that correct paperwork is adhered to. Notifying manager of any problems.
• Movement of furniture/ Homeware items to and from floor,
• Ensure all products are loaded and handled correctly minimizing breakages
• Ensure products are packaged correctly at all times, recycling packaging where possible.
• Assisting customers load goods, ensuring client inspects and signs for goods and sending POD’s back to inventory department on a weekly basis.
• Housekeeping/ maintenance of basement and surrounding grounds, ensuring that everything is neat, tidy and rubbish is regularly removed.  Must adhere to security measures (e.g., keep basement doors locked etc).
• Keeping any trolleys, ladders in good working to be kept in good working order.
• Assist Merchandiser manage Homeware and collections cages, packing everything neatly.
• General maintenance work when required either by the merchandiser or the store manager (putting up picture frames/artwork, hanging lights, moving settings, painting etc)
• Maintain tools and notify supervisor when replenishment of wall plugs, lightbulbs, drill bits, paint etc are required.
• Assist store staff as required. Assist in other related tasks as requested by supervisor.
• Ensure compliance to all Health & Safety requirements
• Ensure product knowledge is up to date

Technical Skills and Behavioural Competencies:

• Grade 12
• Good command of the English language
• Physically fit
• Strong computer literacy
• Good handyman/ electrical skills.
• Previous background and experience in similar role.
• Show initiative and have ability to work with limited supervision
• Be a team player
• Be motivated and committed to the job at hand
• Good attendance and good communication skills
• Willing to go the extra mile to ensure job is completed

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Main Accountabilities: 

 Financial Management

• Ensure that the store meets and exceeds turnover and gross profit targets
• Ensure compliance with discount management KPI
• Expense management
• Stock control
• General administration

 Brand Management 360°

• Maintain general housekeeping and Visual Merchandising integrity (includes all areas of the premises)
• Drive exceptional customer service
• Execution of exceptional business processes
• Ensure compliance with in-store music, dress code and customer engagement

 People management

• Management and motivation of all staff
• Training and development of all staff, including performance management

 Operational management

• Ensure that processes detailed below are executed efficiently and as per company policy
• Sales
• Stock management
• Point of sale
• Visual Merchandising
• Back of house
• Ensure compliance with company/ internal terms and conditions

Qualifications: 

• Grade 12/ Matric
• Relevant diploma/ degree 

Experience and skills: 

• Minimum of 10 years work experience, with at least 5 years at operational management level
• Previous experience in consumer-centric environment
• Proven record of meeting and exceeding sales targets
• Proven aptitude in analyzing and interpreting sales figures, understanding financial indicators and budget management
• Comfortable working with different systems and technology, including POS and stock management systems
• Must be available to work retail hours including weekends and public holidays
• Valid driver’s license and own vehicle essential