Sales Assistant
Abantu Staffing Solutions · East London, Eastern Cape
Posted 31 October 2026
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Position
Our client in the retail sector is looking to employ a Sales Assistant.
Qualification / Experience
- Grade 12 / Matric
- Previous admin experience essential
- Experience in a similar / related role highly advantageous
Responsibilities
Duties include, yet are not confined to, the following
- Sales Assistant duties require attending to and dealing with each person entering the shop. Whatever is required by the client must be attended to.
- Assisting in the monitoring of all stock levels, stock taking, stock control and counting, and receiving. Expiry dates must be checked during stock counts and the manager notified of all products with less than 3 months remaining before the expiry date.
- Performing at least 3 department stock takes per week.
- Daily cash-up and balancing of all the days takings.
- Keep the shop neat and tidy.
- Setting up and maintaining product promotions and poster displays. Keeping up to date with product information knowledge.
- Adhering to the Values of the organization: Honesty, Openness, Integrity, Constructive, Client focused, Respect for all.
- Perform key activities for attracting customers such as:
- Updating the Facebook page 2-3 times per week
- Posting small adverts on social media platforms, what’s app buy and sell groups
- Financial and stock control including:
Daily
End of Day
Cash management as per the standards in place
Sales reporting to owner
Invoice receipts for stock to the owner
Petty Cash purchases to the Owner
Reconciliation of Stock sales to credit card report
Stock ordering
Stock insertion
Stock Adjustment
Stock price adjustments on receipt and marked up according to prescribed %
Weekly
Cash management and counting , Cash reconciliation, Banking of Cash, Ensure sufficient change available
Monthly
Stock Sales Reports: Stock Sales report by Department, Stock Sales report Detailed, Stock Sales refunds, Stock on Hand
Control sheets: Daily Sales Capturing in Cashbook and Petty Cash slips, Daily invoice receipts and credit notes Capturing and summarised, Month-end stock summary per Supplier, Yearly GP Report by month, Personal sales capturing per month per person
- Key Performance Indicators include by not limited to:
o Annual and Monthly Sales Budget
o Annual and Monthly Sales Targets
o Tracking of daily sales Budget and Target
o Annual and Monthly GP%
o Growth
o Marketing