Merchandiser (Grocery Rep Route)

Shoppers in Bloemfontein judge a hardware and building store by its shelves, and that is where you come in. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is Bloemfontein-based, with most of your time spent at a hardware and building store.

• Clean spills fast and put up wet-floor signs
• Face products so labels point forward and gaps are filled
• Help customers find products and carry heavy items to cars
• Weigh, bag and price fruit and vegetables
• Put up price tickets and promotion shelf strips
• Check sell-by dates and pull expired stock for the manager
• Build promotional displays at the ends of aisles

• Honest, since stock losses are checked closely
• Polite with customers and happy to help
• Grade 10 or matric
• Able to stand and lift cases all shift

• Some till or cash-handling experience
• Own transport for route merchandising jobs

• Chance to move into till or department roles
• Travel allowance on merchandising routes
• Paid training in store procedures
• Staff discount on groceries

• Stores fill weekend and night-fill slots first, so write "available weekends and nights" in your CV summary line.
• If you have ever sold anything, even at a school tuck shop or a family stall, list it. It shows you are comfortable with customers.