Vacancy: Casual Frontshop Assistant

📍 Location: Corkwood Square, Kariega/Uitenhage, Eastern Cape
🏢 Company: Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited
🗓️ Closing Date: 20 October 2025
📅 Posted: 06 October 2025
🕒 Employment Type: Part-time (Casual)
📊 Experience Level: 0–6 months (Entry-Level)


Minimum Requirements

Essential:

  • Grade 12 / Matric

  • Up to 6 months retail experience

Advantageous:

  • 1 year retail experience

  • Certificate in Retail Business Management


📝 Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain full, neat shelves and product displays

  • Monitor expiry dates and rotate stock

  • Replenish merchandise promptly to maximise sales

  • Follow up on customer out-of-stock queries

  • Ensure stock is correctly priced and labelled

  • Maintain a clean and organised storeroom

  • Upskill yourself with new product knowledge

  • Handle purchases and process all payment types

  • Process returns and exchanges when authorised

  • Manage loyalty card transactions and cash drop procedures

  • Handle stock rotation, expired/damaged item reporting, and stocktaking

  • Unpack and shelve incoming stock

  • Flatten boxes and maintain back-of-house order

  • Deliver exceptional customer service

  • Adhere to customer turnover rate benchmarks

  • Follow SOPs, health and safety, uniform, and hygiene standards

  • Report suspicious customer/staff behaviour


🧠 Competencies & Skills

Essential:

  • Basic retail operations understanding

  • Good verbal communication

  • Basic arithmetic skills

  • Time management and personal accountability

  • Procedural awareness and adherence

Advantageous:

  • Computer literacy (Word, Excel, Outlook)

  • SAP experience


⚠️ Conditions of Employment

  • Willing to work retail hours (including weekends and holidays)

  • Must be a South African citizen

  • Clear credit and criminal record (MIE background check)

  • Driver’s license and own reliable transport (advantageous)


💰 Remuneration & Benefits

  • Market-related salary

  • Part-time casual contract


📌 Important to Note

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. If you do not hear back within 2 weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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⚖️ Equal Opportunity

Dis-Chem supports Employment Equity and encourages applications from People with Disabilities.

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