Location:
V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Duration:
Permanent – with 3 month probation

Start Date:
Immediate

Type of Business:
Retail Luxury Accessories

Remuneration:
R8500 CTC

• Company’s Provident Fund (the staff member makes a 3% contribution – roughly a R 300.00 contribution);
• Usual PAYE and UIF deductions;
• Incentive Programme: based on exceeding the Store’s Target, a percentage is calculated and it is equally divided among staff members in the store.
• Yearly Performance Bonus: dependent upon the shop’s performance

Main Functions:

• Retail Sales
• Trading Hours in Cape Town are 9am to 9pm (Mondays to Sundays, including Public Holidays).
• We operate on shifts, i.e. the morning shift is 9am to 4pm, and the afternoon shift is 2pm to 9pm.
• Our Roster is structured so that there is no overtime, but should this be required the staff member is required to work overtime, with compensation as per Labour Law requirements – either payment of overtime or if the staff member has worked a shift that she was rostered to be off, a day off will be given back in compensation – usually paired with another scheduled day off so that the staff member benefits from having worked.

Educational requirements:

• Matric
• Basic mathematical & currency conversion abilities.
• Basic computer literacy.
• At LEAST 3 years’ experience in a retail environment – preferably in the luxury/leather goods sector
• Impeccable presentation\grooming skills.
• Excellent oral, verbal & written communication skills.
• Self-confidence and a team player.
• Access to own transport.
• Bi-linguicism (English\foreign language) is a definite plus, with emphasis on languages such as Chinese, German, French, Spanish, and Russian as an example.
• Must be able to work weekends (our roster schedules every 3rd weekend off, as well as a further 4-5\6 days off per month).
• Must be available for extended Xmas trading hours during the month of December, as well as any other periods of necessity.
• Pastel Evolution Accounting Package is utilised at all of our stores, and a basic knowledge of how email functions is also necessary.