Customer Assistant: Foods Merchandiser
Woolworths - Vincent, East London, Eastern Cape
Closing date yi 11 ka June 2026
Regrettably, this position has been removed.
Purpose
- Join Woolworths Vincent Park as a Customer Assistant: Foods Replnisher and be part of a team dedicated to delivering exceptional customer service in a vibrant food retail environment.
- Located at our Corporate Stores, you will play a key role in ensuring health, safety, and food handling standards are met, while maintaining an inviting shopping experience.
- Your responsibilities include greeting and assisting customers, managing stock through rotation and replenishment, and upholding hygiene and shrinkage control practices.
- We value strong communication, punctuality, and teamwork, offering a flexible schedule with opportunities to work various shifts.
- If you have a Grade 12 qualification or equivalent, basic computer literacy, and a passion for food retail, Woolworths is the place to grow your career.
- Join us and be part of a company committed to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
- Apply today to make a difference in people's lives and enjoy a supportive, dynamic work environment.
Requirements
- Minimum education level: Grade 12 or equivalent NQF level
- Experience in a food retail or similar customer service environment is advantageous
Skills & Competencies
- Basic computer literacy to handle essential digital tasks
- Ability to work flexible shifts, including early mornings and weekends
- Strong communication skills to engage effectively with customers and team members
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills for stock management and record-keeping
- Knowledge of food safety, hygiene standards, and cold chain management
- Attention to detail to ensure stock rotation, merchandising, and shrinkage control
- Demonstrated personal discipline including punctuality, dress code adherence, and team collaboration
- Ability to identify quality issues and manage returns or report suspicious activities responsibly
Responsibilities
- Deliver exceptional customer service by greeting customers warmly and responding to their needs effectively.
- Apply selling skills by advising customers on product options, promotions, and alternatives when items are unavailable.
- Manage stock efficiently by implementing stock rotation, maintaining cold chain and hygiene standards, and replenishing shelves accurately.
- Identify and address quality concerns promptly, including isolating damaged goods and managing returns to vendors.
- Adhere strictly to shop-keeping disciplines including gap policies, planograms, and maintaining a clean, tidy department.
- Minimise shrinkage by reporting dishonest acts, managing stock losses, and following red flag processes and security protocols.
- Demonstrate product knowledge to assist customers and promote new lines and ongoing promotions in the department.
- Exhibit personal leadership through punctuality, adherence to dress code and hygiene standards, and active participation in team meetings.
Additional Information
- Woolworths is a designated employer in terms of the Employment Equity Act, 55 of 1998, as amended.
- We are committed to Employment Equity through the filling of this post with a candidate whose transfer/ promotion/ appointment will promote representativity in line with our Employment Equity plan.
- Preference will be given to internal candidates, provided this supports achievement of our Employment Equity goals.
Ref No
- WWL260603-15
Centre
- Vincent Park
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