Customer assistant (Multiskilled inclusive of tills, merchandising, shelf packer)
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
Applies selling skills.
· Demonstrates an understanding of World of Difference by offering non-Woolworths card customers the Woolworths loyalty card.
· Offers the customers available services (e.g., utility bill payments and airtime)
· Meets customers’ needs and expectations by asking, listening to and advising customers as to options/services/products available.
· Offers alternatives to the customer if the product is not available.
Processes till transactions effectively
· Processes till transactions efficiently and effectively in line with till policies and procedures e.g., checks scanned price against SKU ticket (product price in FSA stores)
· Scans and packs efficiently at till point and checks all payments for irregularities.
· Understands and promote the different methods of payment or transactions (e.g., Gift cards, World of difference cards)
Effective management of stock
· Implement stock rotation and removes waste while replenishing shelves.
· Maintain cold chain and hygiene standards while replenishing stock on the sales floor.
· Ensure stock rotation and segregation is implemented in back areas.
· Identify and isolate quality concerns / Return to Vendors (RTV’s) while replenishing stock.
· Identify sell-outs and ensure that the market is pulled forward / faced up throughout the day.
· Ensures that stockroom stock is represented on the sales floor.
· Understand the fitting room policy.
Demonstrates product knowledge and standards.
· Knows what special events are being promoted in the store (e.g., Christmas, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day)
· Demonstrate product knowledge by highlighting features and benefits of the product in their department.
· Implements gridding and rack alignment in accordance with the in-store guide.
· Knows what new lines and promotions have come into their department.
· To have appropriate product knowledge to advise customers according to their lifestyle and segmentation and identify location of products in their department.
Adheres to shop keeping disciplines.
· Maintain a hygienic, safe and well-organised till point.
· Ensure that the Gap policy is adhered to while replenishing.
· Pack shelves according to planograms and shelf edge labels
· Keeps the department neat, clean and tidy as per the hygiene standards.
Minimise shrinkage.
· Reporting acts of dishonesty related to shrinkage and fraud to your line manager or shrinkage hotline, Report suspicious individuals in your area to security or management.
· Minimising shrinkage by adhering to all corporate store disciplines.
· Understand and apply red flag processes where applicable.
· Ensure buddy system is in place in your area.
· Awareness of suspicious activity in your area
Demonstrates personal leadership.
· Demonstrates self-discipline with regards to attendance, dress code policy, hygiene, and timekeeping
· Attends/is informed of the game plan/team meeting to know the day’s focus.
Minimum requirements
· Available and flexible to work different shifts.
· Relevant working experience in a similar environment will be advantageous.