Job Objectives:
- To deliver exceptional customer service through in-store visibility and proactivity to customer needs through knowledge and understanding of health and supplements.
- To consult with customers and provide suitable advice on healthcare, nutritional and supplement products.
- To drive healthcare sales in line with targets through promotion of a broad range of brands by cross selling and upselling to increase profitability.
- To drive stock availability in the healthcare aisles through compliance with stock management principles and procedures in order to drive sales.
- To prevent wastage in own area by adhering to stock rotation principles.
- To prevent stock losses by following all risk management policies and principles.
- To ensure high standards of hygiene and cleanliness within the store in order to create an appealing shopping environment for customers.
Knowledge:
- Desirable: Basic health, fitness and supplements product knowledge
- Essential: Basic knowledge of retail store operations principles (stock management, merchandising, risk management,)
Skills:
- Essential: Good communication and interaction skills
- Customer and service orientation
- Selling skills
- Merchandising skills
- Desirable:
- Basic computer literacy
Competencies:
Essential:
- Relating and Networking
- Persuading and Influencing
- Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
Desirable:
- Following Instructions and Procedures
- Presenting and Communicating Information
- Achieving Personal Work Goals and Objectives
Minimum requirements
Experience:
Essential:
- At least 1 year related experience
- Selling skills; customer related training
Desirable:
- Experience working with sports nutrition and vitamin related products
Education:
- Essential: Matric (Maths 50%/Maths Lit 60%, English 50% and a pass in Life Science or Physics)
- Desirable: Sports / fitness / nutrition qualification
Closing date: 14 June 2023