Store Health Manager - Kensington Square - Durban North (New Store)

Description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies has an opportunity available for a Store Health Manager for its Kensington Square - Durban North (New Store).The purpose of the role is to manage the health division within the store, this entails stock control, working towards achieving sales targets, managing in-store promotions, implementing head office initiatives.

Minimum Requirements: Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Minimum of 3 years’ retail and sales experience
• Minimum of 1-year experience in supervision/management of a staff complement of between 3 and 8 people
• Computer literate – MS Office

Advantageous

• Qualification within the health focus category
• Relevant experience in the vitamins, supplements and health food industry
• SAP experience
• Qlikview experience

Job Specification

• Direct and support sales staff under the guidance of the Store Manager and in accordance with the Dis-Chem policies, procedures and retail working practices.
• Ensure implementation of Head office, Regional Manager and Regional Health Manager Strategy and initiatives.
• Manage staff member performance through the performance management system.
• Ensure the Health Division is adequately staffed at all times, and establish an appropriate work roster.
• Manage all in-store promoters for the department.
• Manage and address customer compliments and complaints.
• Serve customers and implement a high standard of customer care and service.
• Maintain merchandising and displays, to ensure a high standard of cleanliness.
• Ensure all goods are correctly priced and labelled.
• Working towards achieving department, vendor, brand, products and sales objectives.
• Ensure monthly promotions are implemented effectively to maximise its objectives.
• Maintain optimal stock levels through effective planning, monitoring and ordering of stock.
• Manage sales representatives and direct supplier orders.
• Ensure proper stock rotation to prevent the stock from expiring.
• Manage back shopping in the designated areas.
• Be accountable and manage stock control through effective planning and ordering of stock in collaboration with Dis-Chem’s warehouse and suppliers.

Competencies Essential:

• Product knowledge
• Management of staff and stock
• Sales and promotional management
• Good communication skills
• Financial skills
• Set up and interpret financial reports
• Customer service
• Honest and trustworthy
• Leadership

Advantageous

• Bilingual

Special conditions of employment

• Willing and able to work retail hours
• Able and physically fit for walking, standing, climbing, kneeling, bending, and pushing, pulling lifting and moving objects
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport
• South African citizen
• Clear credit and criminal records

Remuneration and benefits

• Market-related salary
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account

ONLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. IF YOU HAVEN`T BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN A MONTH AFTER THE CLOSING DATE CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION AS UNSUCCESSFUL.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chem’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chem’s Employment Equity and Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.

Package & Remuneration

Market Related About Us

The Dis-Chem Group is South Africa’s fastest-growing pharmaceutical retail group with operations in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. The group was founded in 1978 with one store in Mondeor, south of Johannesburg and has since grown to over 200 stores to date.

Our Head Office is based in Midrand, Johannesburg, and we employ over 18 500 full-time and part-time employees. We believe that in today’s dynamic and continuously changing world, our human capital is what differentiates us from our competitors. We give our employees training to ensure that they have the greatest possible support to do their work and develop themselves as individuals.

Our strategy is built around our pharmacy first approach, which means that we have a Dispensary in all of our stores to service our customers at any time when they enter a Dis-Chem Pharmacy store. As a leading specialist in beauty, healthy food, sport supplements, health and well-being, we offer the widest ranges in these categories and expert advice. The brand is synonymous with excellent customer service, and we pride ourselves in being a destination discount brand following an Everyday Low Price (“EDLP”) strategy.

In 2016, Dis-Chem was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The Group is still managed by its founders, Ivan and Lynette Saltzman being the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director respectively.

We have been rated as the country's best pharmacy chain by Professional Management Review and voted as the Best Pharmacy, Best Medical Supply Store and Best Health Store in The Star Your Choice and Pretoria News Readers Survey.

In 2020, the Group was recognised as the winners of the Best Pharmacy, Best Health Shop and Best Toiletry Store in The Star’s Readers’ Choice Awards. Furthermore, we were voted as the coolest Health and Beauty Specialist in the 2016/2018 Sunday Times Generation Next Awards. In 2014, we were the recipient of the Leisure Options Readers Awards and voted the best pharmacy brand by Readers Digest SA.

Our social responsibility programme is managed through the Dis-Chem Foundation. The Foundation aims to provide care and support to improve the lives of individuals while relieving the burden on communities, family and friends.