Assistant Store Manager (40hr) - JD Sports - Canal Walk (Western Cape)

The Assistant Store Manager is responsible for driving turnover, controlling expenses, and managing stock losses to meet company standards. They handle people management, including recruitment and staff development, and execute in-store merchandising strategies. Additionally, they ensure customer satisfaction by fulfilling customer demands.

- A Grade 12 qualification

Experience:

- A minimum of 3 years retail or admin experience
- Remain in sync with the latest fashion trends
- A passion for excellent Customer services and sales environment

Skills:

- Good administration ability
- Be computer literate
- Customer Service Delivery
- Planning & Organising
- Policy & Procedures
- Customer Value Management
- Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
- Good verbal/ written communication skills and good organisational skills
- Strong organizational and planning skills
- The ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- The ability to work independently
- The ability to take initiative
- A high level of attention to detail

Behaviours for success:

- Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
- Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
- Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
- Anticipating and adopting innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.
- Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
- Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
- Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
- Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.
- Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
- Providing direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done.
- Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.

Preference will be given, but not limited to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.