Permanent Job Vacancy for Frontshop Assistant Wanted – Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited
Job Description
Job Vacancy for Frontshop Assistant Wanted – Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited
Job Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Job Type: Permanent
Application Closing Date: 02 March 2026
JOB DESCRIPTIONS:
We are urgently looking for the qualified Frontshop Assistant to start working ASAP.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
The applicant wishing to apply for this job must meet the following qualifications;
- Must have Grade 12 / Matric
- Must have 6 Months Retail work experience.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
The applicant must have the following skills and competences
- Must have knowledge of retail operations and administration
- Finds solutions to potential issues as well as knowing when to escalate the problem and what level to escalate it to.
- Comprehending fundamental arithmetic’s like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
- Conveys ideas and facts verbally using language
- Addresses customer questions in a timely manner
- Recognises the need for procedures and follows relevant procedures.
- Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results with little oversight.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate will have to implement the following duties but not limited to:
- To ensure that full ranges of products are on the shelves at all times and neatly presented.
- To maintain the stock on the shelves to ensure it has not reached its sell by date.
- To restock merchandise when needed to ensure maximum sales.
- All out of stock queries from customers must be followed up on, in line with the customer service out of stock list and ensure they are dealt with in a timeous manner.
- To ensure delivered stock and/ or stock pulled from the storeroom are stored and packed in the correct space.
- To ensure merchandise displays, labels and pricing are correct at all times and report all price discrepancies to management.
- To ensure the storeroom organised, neat and tidy.
- To keep up to date with new product knowledge to effectively assist customers.
- To assist with restocking of merchandise and supplies when needed to ensure maximum sales.
- To assist with back shopping when required.
- All merchandise must be handled carefully to prevent any losses.
- To transact all purchases – receive, verify and processes all payments such as cash, cards, vouchers, coupons and any other acceptable payments.
- To exchange merchandise for customers and accept returned goods by customers when authorised to do so by the Frontshop Leader.
- To process all loyalty cards including those of accelerated partners.
- To ensure cash is placed in the drop safe according to standard operating procedures.
- To ensure all line voids and price changes are approved and signed by a Frontshop Leader and/ or Retail Store Assistant.
NB: Only successful applicants will be contacted. If you haven`t been contacted within two weeks after the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. All applications must be done online before closing date.
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