Assistant Store Manager (Bloemfontein)

In brief

**Overview** This is an Assistant Store Manager position at Econo Foods located in Bloemfontein. The role involves a comprehensive range of responsibilities aimed at driving sales, ensuring world-class customer service, maintaining high store standards, managing stock efficiently, leading and developing a high-performing team, handling cash management, ensuring health and safety compliance, analyzing sales data for growth opportunities, overseeing general store operations, and building positive relationships with customers, vendors, and stakeholders. **What you will do** * Drive and promote sales by ensuring world-class customer service. * Ensure excellent customer service standards are maintained at all times. * Maintain outstanding store standards by following the company merchandising standards, and promotion of stock, stock management, and merchandising to optimize product availability and presentation together with correct pricing of products. * Assist in the receiving of stock, stock counts, managing expiry dates, and condition of stock. * Recruit, train, and manage a high-performing team while building and supporting the company's Ho Hola Culture. * Manage cash, including preparing floats, daily banking, and providing cashier support. * Manage the team – including training, coaching, and performance of team members. * Maintain and adhere to all health and safety processes and regulations, ensuring hygiene requirements and food quality and safety standards are followed. * Analyze store sales data and identify opportunities for growth and improvement. * Oversee store operations, including opening and closing procedures, and security. * Build and maintain positive relationships with customers, vendors, and stakeholders. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Grade 12 Matric certificate or equivalent qualification. A tertiary qualification will be an advantage. * Previous experience of 3-5 years as a retail store manager or assistant manager, preferably in the FMCG retail industry, leading a team. * Proven track record of achieving sales targets and delivering excellent customer service. * Knowledge of retail operations, including inventory management, merchandising, and store procedures. * Valid Driver's license preferably your own vehicle. * Building and maintaining relationships with strong interpersonal skills - living out the company values and unique HO HOLA culture. * Friendly, helpful, confident yet humble, and able to work well in a team. * Ability to work in a highly competitive, fast past and dynamic environment. * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. With the ability to communicate fluently in English written and verbal. * Strong leadership and team management skills. * Ability to analyze sales data and market trends to make informed decisions. * Strong managerial abilities: Planning, organizing, and control. Strong problem-solving skills. * Service orientated, Confident and stress tolerance. Business Acumen. * Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft. * Accuracy and attention to detail. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate for this Assistant Store Manager position is someone with a Grade 12 Matric certificate, with a tertiary qualification being beneficial. They should possess 3-5 years of prior experience as a retail store or assistant manager, ideally in the FMCG sector, with a proven ability to lead a team. A strong track record of achieving sales targets and delivering excellent customer service is essential. The applicant should have comprehensive knowledge of retail operations, including inventory management, merchandising, and store procedures, along with a valid driver's license (and preferably their own vehicle). Culturally, the candidate should align with Econo Foods' "HO HOLA culture," demonstrating strong interpersonal skills, friendliness, helpfulness, confidence mixed with humility, and a collaborative team spirit. They must be capable of thriving in a fast-paced, competitive, and dynamic retail environment, possessing excellent written and verbal English communication skills, strong leadership, team management, planning, organizing, and problem-solving abilities. Further, the candidate should be service-oriented, confident, stress-tolerant, possess business acumen, be proficient in Microsoft applications, and exhibit accuracy and attention to detail. **Deadline** 20 October 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/assistant-store-manager-bloemfontein-econo-foods Source: myjobmag

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