Sales Assistant – Visual Merchandiser – Poetry – Loch Logan at Cape Union Mart

Company: Cape Union Mart

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Cape Union Mart

Industry: Sales / Retail

Posted: Sep 8, 2025

Deadline: Not specified

Job Type: Full Time

Qualification: Matric

Experience: 1 year

Location: Free State

City: Bloemfontein

Field: Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development

Key Responsibilities  

  • Exceed customer expectations by practicing customer selling techniques. 
  • Ensure individual targets are met consistently. 
  • Ability to maximize and drive sales by identifying opportunities to increase turnover. 
  • Establish a professional relationship with customers and provide friendly, helpful, courteous assistance and advice to all customers. 
  • Report customer compliments and complaints to management. 
  • Transact all purchases – receive, verify and processes all payments such as cash, cards, vouchers, coupons and any other acceptable payments. 
  • Ensure all out going stock/ items/ scripts are scanned and paid for. 
  • Process all loyalty cards including those of accelerated partners. 
  • Adhere to stock loss controls in store. 
  • Attend to all customer stock queries and ensure that they dealt with and resolved. 
  • Maintain housekeeping 
  • Office Visual Merchandising communication to optimize sales. 
  • Implement window campaigns align with the company’s brand standards and marketing objectives. 
  • Implement seasonal and promotional displays timeously. 
  • Ensure all visual merchandising elements, including window displays, in-store displays, and signage, are current, clean, and well-maintained. 
  • Execute Visual Merchandising instructions from the Head Office team to ensure that the brand strategy is maintained. 

Behavioural Requirements  

  • A passion for retail and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences 
  • Well-spoken with effective communication skills. 
  • Ability to work independently and use initiative. 
  • Resilient and tenacious in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. 
  • Ability to prioritize, manage your time, maintain high levels of drive & initiative while under pressure. 
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships with all levels of the organization. 
  • Methodical, detail-orientated, and accurate. 
  • Strong creative thinker with the ability to translate ideas into functioning displays. 
  • Trustworthy and honest. 
  • Time management. 
  • Solution driven. 

Minimum Requirement 

Essential: 

  • Matric or Equivalent. 
  • 12 months retail experience.  

Advantageous:  

  • 1-year visual merchandising in-store experience. 
  • Microsoft Computer Proficiency. 
  • Knowledge of current fashion trends/outdoor lifestyle (depending on the brand applying for). 

Special conditions of employment:  

  • Clear Credit and Criminal record. 
  • Willing and able to work retail hours. 
  • Willing and able to assist with new store openings in the area. 
  • South African citizen
     

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Key Responsibilities  

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  • Exceed customer expectations by practicing customer selling techniques. 

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  • Ensure individual targets are met consistently. 

    • nt

  • Ability to maximize and drive sales by identifying opportunities to increase turnover. 

    • nt

  • Establish a professional relationship with customers and provide friendly, helpful, courteous assistance and advice to all customers. 

    • nt

  • Report customer compliments and complaints to management. 

    • nt

  • Transact all purchases – receive, verify and processes all payments such as cash, cards, vouchers, coupons and any other acceptable payments. 

    • nt

  • Ensure all out going stock/ items/ scripts are scanned and paid for. 

    • nt

  • Process all loyalty cards including those of accelerated partners. 

    • nt

  • Adhere to stock loss controls in store. 

    • nt

  • Attend to all customer stock queries and ensure that they dealt with and resolved. 

    • nt

  • Maintain housekeeping 

    • nt

  • Office Visual Merchandising communication to optimize sales. 

    • nt

  • Implement window campaigns align with the company's brand standards and marketing objectives. 

    • nt

  • Implement seasonal and promotional displays timeously. 

    • nt

  • Ensure all visual merchandising elements, including window displays, in-store displays, and signage, are current, clean, and well-maintained. 

    • nt

  • Execute Visual Merchandising instructions from the Head Office team to ensure that the brand strategy is maintained. 

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Behavioural Requirements  

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    nt

  • A passion for retail and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences 

    • nt

  • Well-spoken with effective communication skills. 

    • nt

  • Ability to work independently and use initiative. 

    • nt

  • Resilient and tenacious in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. 

    • nt

  • Ability to prioritize, manage your time, maintain high levels of drive & initiative while under pressure. 

    • nt

  • Ability to build and maintain relationships with all levels of the organization. 

    • nt

  • Methodical, detail-orientated, and accurate. 

    • nt

  • Strong creative thinker with the ability to translate ideas into functioning displays. 

    • nt

  • Trustworthy and honest. 

    • nt

  • Time management. 

    • nt

  • Solution driven. 

    • n

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Minimum Requirement 

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Essential: 

nn

    nt

  • Matric or Equivalent. 

    • nt

  • 12 months retail experience.  

    • n

nn

Advantageous:  

nn

    nt

  • 1-year visual merchandising in-store experience. 

    • nt

  • Microsoft Computer Proficiency. 

    • nt

  • Knowledge of current fashion trends/outdoor lifestyle (depending on the brand applying for). 

    • n

nn

Special conditions of employment:  

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    nt

  • Clear Credit and Criminal record. 

    • nt

  • Willing and able to work retail hours. 

    • nt

  • Willing and able to assist with new store openings in the area. 

    • nt

  • South African citizen
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    • n

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