Job Opportunity: Shop Assistant / Cashier – Newcastle & Surrounding Areas (KwaZulu-Natal) – Apply by 20 June 2025
Location: Newcastle & Surrounding Areas, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Position: Shop Assistant / Cashier
Industry: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale, and Supply Chain
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 20 June 2025
Employment Equity (EE) Position: Yes
Listing Reference: click_020384
Overview:
Clicks Group is looking for energetic and customer-focused Shop Assistant / Cashiers to join their team in Newcastle and surrounding areas. The successful candidates will play a vital role in creating positive shopping experiences through efficient service at the point of sale and professional in-store support.
Key Responsibilities:
-Execute all point-of-sale (POS) operations efficiently, ensuring accurate scanning and payment collection.
-Maintain safe and responsible cash handling at all times.
-Promote the Clicks ClubCard programme and assist customers in signing up to increase participation.
-Inform customers about ongoing promotions to enhance product sales and customer savings.
-Deliver excellent service by being friendly, professional, and visible on the store floor.
-Maintain store standards through merchandising and housekeeping in line with company guidelines.
-Stay informed on product ranges, promotions, and events to provide accurate assistance to customers.
-Contribute to the store’s mission of being the customer’s first-choice health and beauty retailer.
Requirements:
- Education:
- Essential: Grade 12 (Matric)
- Desirable: 50% or higher in Mathematics and English at Grade 12 level
- Experience:
- Desirable: Experience in a customer-facing role within a retail or FMCG environment
Skills & Competencies:
- Knowledge of:
- Retail and merchandising practices
- Stock handling and customer service excellence
- Basic maths and transaction processing
- Skills:
- Planning and organising
- Communication and customer engagement
- Problem-solving and computer literacy
- Numeracy and attention to detail
- Core Competencies:
- Relating and networking
- Following instructions and procedures
- Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
- Working with people
- Coping with pressure
- Persuading and influencing
APPLICATION PROCESS
- Beauty Assistant – Clicks Northway Mall (Pietermaritzburg) – Apply by 23 June 2025
- Shop Assistant / Cashier – Edumbe & Surrounding Areas (KwaZulu-Natal) – Apply by 25 June 2025
- Shop Assistant / Cashier – Umhlanga & Surrounding Areas (KwaZulu-Natal) – Apply by 20 June 2025
- Receptionist – Clicks Retail Regional Office (KwaZulu-Natal) – Apply by 23 June 2025
- Shop Assistant / Cashier – Pietermaritzburg & Surrounding Areas (KwaZulu-Natal) – Apply by 20 June 2025