Job Description

STORE MANAGER NEEDED IN HEMINGWAYS MALL, EAST LONDON!

ARE YOU SEEKING A NEW CHALLENGE IN A STIMULATING ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET NEW AUTHORS AND DEAL WITH CUSTOMERS WHO LOVE BOOKS?

GREAT INCENTIVES AND DISCOUNTS ON BOOKS.

If so, come and join this winner of the Best Bookseller Award for SIX years with 84 stores nationally.

We are looking for a bookstore manager with creativity, innovation, a commitment to customer service at the highest level and extensive book knowledge. Flexibility and excellent organisational skills are also essential.

Our ideal candidate is willing to:

Take responsibility to run a store like their own.

Lead and support the Assistant Manager, Booksellers and other team members while having fun together.

Build relationships with Customers, Suppliers and Authors.

Drive performance so that the team can achieve the monthly sales target and receive Incentives.

Qualifications required for this role:

A minimum of matric with at least five years of experience within sales or retail.

Minimum of 5 years of managing teams, preferably within a sales or retail environment.

A diploma or degree would be advantageous

Strong analytical skills, and ability to use industry and competitor knowledge to consistently identify opportunities to drive sales.

Experience with POS, inventory management & merchandising in a fast-paced, rewards/performance-driven organisation.

Only successful candidates will be contacted in this period. If you have not heard from us then please regard your application as unsuccessful.

PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES WHO WILL ADD TO THE DIVERSITY OF OUR ORGANISATION.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Application Question(s):

How long would the commute take you to the Grahamstown store? Separately, how many years Management and Customer Service experience do you have? Do you have experience with the end-to-end management function of a retail store? Do you consider yourself an avid reader? Please tell us what genre and books are amongst your favorite? What is your reason for leaving/ wanting to leave your current position?
Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 2025/03/05