Permanant Trainee Manager | Cashbuild Vacancies
Job Description
Cashbuild Vacancies – Trainee Manager
Job Type: Permanant
Company: Cashbuild
Job Location: MALAMULELE, Limpopo, South Africa
Trainee Manager
Cashbuild | MALAMULELE, Limpopo, South Africa
Are you an ambitious retail professional with a passion for leadership and a drive to excel? Cashbuild is seeking a motivated Trainee Manager to join our team in Malamulele, Limpopo. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your management skills within a dynamic retail environment and contribute to our continued success.
Role Overview
As a Trainee Manager, you will work closely with the Store Manager to protect and grow profitable market share in alignment with store, division, and company strategies. You will gain hands-on experience across all facets of store operations, from sales and customer service to stock management and team leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Management:
- Assist in developing, implementing, and managing a comprehensive Store Business Plan aligned with the overall Company strategy.
- Grow and Protect Market Share:
- Contribute to achieving market share growth targets and sales budgets by category.
- Promote customer loyalty programs and manage the distribution of advertising materials.
- Develop proactive action plans to defend market share against competitor activity.
- Customer Service Excellence:
- Support the implementation and monitoring of the Customer Service strategy.
- Help maintain customer audit scores above 95% and ensure reliable customer delivery services.
- Contribute to growing and maintaining the VIC client base and achieving transaction budgets.
- Recommend range improvements and action customer feedback from surveys.
- Asset Control (Stock):
- Assist in managing and controlling shrinkage within the store.
- Support inventory processes, including stock takes, stock movement control, end control, inter-branch transfers (IBTs), customer returns, and receiving.
- Analyze security requirements and implement necessary changes.
- Maintain physical security measures.
- Asset Control (Cash):
- Assist in managing debtors and returned cheques, petty cash, and daily banking.
- Oversee shorts and overs, and manage cheque and credit card transactions.
- Asset Control (Fixed Assets):
- Support the maintenance and protection of racking, displays, signage (internal & external), forklifts, generators, IT equipment, telephone systems, and the safe.
- Human Resource Management:
- Assist with recruitment, induction, and ensuring training and development programs are in place.
- Support succession planning and career pathing within the store.
- Manage manpower requirements in line with divisional and store strategy.
- Facilitate open communication and manage employee relations.
- Store Safety (OHSA) Standards:
- Ensure safety aspects comply with local legislation (OHSA) and/or neighboring countries’ legislation.
- Oversee checklist completion, appointment of Safety Representatives, and incident reporting and recording.
- Store Trading Standards:
- Maintain high housekeeping standards, merchandising standards, and implement correct planograms.
- Ensure the upkeep of yard and parking areas.
- Profitability:
- Contribute to achieving the operating income budget and managing the store according to the Financial Model, benchmarks, and budgets.
- CB Way Compliance:
- Assist in achieving audit benchmarks by monitoring adherence to Company standard compliance.
- Implement and maintain controls and disciplines, and execute corrective action plans as needed.
Requirements
- Grade 12 qualification.
- A minimum of two (2) years of retail management experience.
- A valid Driver’s License.
- A valid ID or valid work permit.
- Strong accounting skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Proficiency in basic computer literacy.
- Strong leadership and administrative skills.
- Must have own reliable transport and a cell phone.
- Sound knowledge of Health and Safety aspects in line with OHSA and/or neighboring countries’ legislation.
- Strong Human Resources skills.
Competencies
- Leadership: Takes the lead, inspires others, takes responsibility, delegates effectively, and shows appreciation for good performance.
- Result-Oriented: Driven to achieve objectives, maintains focus on goals, and actively seeks solutions.
- Planning: Systematically organizes activities, sets priorities, ensures resource availability, and creates understandable plans.
- Delegating: Delegates work clearly, provides autonomy, clarifies expectations, and monitors progress.
- Performing Under Pressure: Maintains effective performance during challenging situations, persists through setbacks, and performs accurately.
- Market Orientation: Stays informed about market developments, actively seeks information, and identifies opportunities for the organization.
- Integrity: Complies with standards, keeps promises, maintains realistic expectations, and handles sensitive information discreetly.
- Accuracy: Works in an orderly fashion, prevents mistakes, and meticulously checks own work.
- Client Focus: Responds actively to client needs, builds rapport, and adopts a proactive approach to client queries.
- Personal Development: Aware of strengths and weaknesses, actively pursues learning opportunities, and seeks feedback for growth.
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