Store Supervisor
Key Performance Areas: To support and assist Store Manager and or Assistant Manager in all key result areas. In the absence of the Store Manager/ Assistant Manager, to be responsible for all operations of the store. To ensure service delivery & compliance in all areas of operational activity and drive sales and profitability through the performance and development of all staff in the store, whilst managing within agreed budgets. To continually raise the standard of customer service delivery in the store. Industry specific retail knowledge in footwear would be an advantage Must demonstrate high levels of focus.
Desired Experience & Qualification
Required Minimum of 5 years experience in a retail environment Minimum 3 Years experience in working as a Supervisor in a similar field Matric Tertiary/ Post Matric Qualification would be advantageous Experienced in training staff on the job in terms of product, knowledge, policies and Standard Operating Procedures. Must have a track record on handling store audits, this includes the overseeing of / execution of store audit outcomes Must display high levels of maturity of thought and professionalism. Own vehicle preferred Must have apparent leadership skills that can be seen in ability to, Handle conflict, Delegating Deal with non performing staff, Command respect through his/her conduct
Package & Remuneration
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Junior Developer
Education: Relevant Degree or Diploma
Experience: 2+ years’ experience
Reference: AS
Job Description: Starting off your career? Wanting to take a leap into a super rad company and kick it off with greatness…
What you need to have:
Java
J2ee
Web services
Application Servers WebLogic and WebLogic Portal
MVC
Windows environment
C#
JavaScript and JavaScript Frameworks such as; AngularJS/ KnockoutJS
C# WebApi
ASP.Net
MVC2
CSS3
HTML5
JQuery
Should you meet the requirements for this position, please email your CV to it.careers@goldmantech.co.za or fax to 086 668 8041. You can also contact us 021 555 0952.
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Logistics Planner
We are recruiting for a Logistics Planner
Duties include (not limited to) :
Required Qualifications /Skills;
Grade 12
Three plus years’ experience in Logistics and/or Materials OR a combination of education and experience equivalent
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing,
Ability to train and evaluate assigned staff
Ability to keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency
Ability to arrange and plan out warehouse, catalogue goods, plan routes and process shipments and resolve any arising problems or complaints
Strong ability to meet cost, productivity, accuracy and timeliness targets
Ability to identify and problem solve vendor issues
Ability to estimate sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximising the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
Knowledge of data processing concepts related to material management and budget monitoring
Knowledge of principles and practices of inventory control.
Proactive and systems focused
Accountable and self directed
If you feel that you have the skills and experience required in this advertisement please submit your CV including an outline of your experience to 086 536 5063
Offer:
R25000 as well as benefits and bonus , paid overtime
Quotes Admin Clerk
We are recruiting for a Quotes Administrator
Duties will involve:
Assist the department in receiving all incoming correspondence regarding customer and prospective customer quotes and collate then capture all required information
Provide an excellent standard of customer service and reliable information to customers to generate new and repeat orders.
Work closely and effectively with the Quotes/Deals Supervisor to get the required information to produce quotes and effectively secure orders.
Accurately record quote information
When required contact customers to follow up on quotes provided, including relevant questioning and recording of reasons why the quote was not successful.
Develop and maintain customer relationships
Provide support to the Quotes/Deals Supervisor in adding agreed deals and terms to customer accounts and record information relating to this fully to keep accurate records.
Provide assistance to the Customer Services Team when required, taking customer orders and answering queries and other appropriate tasks to ensure customers receive a consistent level of excellent service.
Required Skills/Qualifications :
Grade 12
Ability to build and maintain rapport with customers
Competent PC skills – including Microsoft Office packages such as Excel, Word and Outlook (sufficient knowledge of Excel)
Understanding of how to handle customers and provide an excellent customer service.
Proven ability to build and maintain rapport with customers.
General competence with numbers.
Good problem solving and analytical skills.
Ability to use all media (telephone, print, email, internet) to provide information and correspondence to customers.
Confident telephone manner
If you feel that you have the skills and experience required in this advertisement please submit your CV including an outline of your experience to 086 536 5063
Offer:
R13000
Benefits
Assistant Warehouse Manager
A vacancy has arisen for an Assistant Warehouse Manager
DUTIES:
Set clear team goals
Delegate tasks and set deadlines
Oversee day-to-day operation
Monitor team performance and report on metrics
Motivate team members
Discover training needs and provide coaching
Package
R34000 plus benefits, overtime and bonus
Please send applications to : 086 608 3103
If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database and we will connect with you with any other suitable roles or positions.
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Senior Fast Food Restaurant Manager
Responsibilities
A well-loved Fast Food brand is looking for a Senior Fast Food Restaurant Manager for one of their stores in the Bloemfontein area
- Manage the restaurant in accordance with Restaurant’s Policies and Procedures
- Maximize restaurant sales and profitability by effective deployment of labour, assets and production costs
- To maintain excellence in the execution of all duties
- To focus on exceeding customer expectations
- To focus on developing and training staff, as well as to providing negative and positive reinforcement, and to recognize and reward superior performance
- To maximize the profitability of the restaurant by monitoring food, packaging and labour costs as well as controllable expenditure to ensure that these are in line with established targets
- Ensure that all restaurant resources, i.e. Labour, product, supplies, tills and equipment are at correct levels to meet the various volumes of business
- Ensure that all cash handling and in-restaurant banking procedures are adhered to at all times
- Do a daily, weekly and monthly stock check in the restaurant
- Assist with IT problems experienced with Micros/GAAP registers, computer and day end reports
- To ensure that the correct level of supplies are ordered, deliveries checked and that stock levels are monitored on a daily and weekly basis and any discrepancies fully investigated and reported
- To prepare the weekly labour schedules in advance and to ensure all shifts are properly staffed and that labour costs are in line with the budget
- To ensure that the mix of staff recruited in no way conflicts with the Company’s non-discriminatory policy
- To ensure that all staff receive a comprehensive induction and are correctly trained to perform those tasks assigned to them and that they are actively encouraged to progress through the training program
- To provide development for staff and to ensure that succession planning is carried out to ensure full management of the restaurant
- To ensure that the Policies and Procedures are followed to minimize employee relations issues within the restaurant
- To action recruitment and termination payroll change documentation and to forward these updates to the HR Department
- To coordinate, hold and record monthly staff meetings to discuss various issues which affect the restaurant/team
- To ensure that all restaurant staff and management are fully trained in fire procedures, health, safety and food hygiene practices as well as security and robbery procedures
- To ensure that all daily, weekly and monthly administration is completed accurately in line with procedures
- To ensure that accurate operating reports are kept
- Ensure that standards are in accordance with HACCP
- Ensure that the Safety, Health and Hygiene standards are in accordance with statutory regulations
- To carry out Local Store Marketing activities as authorized by the Regional Operations Manager
- To monitor all local competitor activity and any local activities – this may affect the volume of business
- To coordinate the implementation of in-store promotions and ensure that all staff is fully briefed in advance of promotions
- To monitor operating practices and to action any problems identified
- Demonstrate belief in people by treating each person in the restaurant fairly and with respect
- Coach and support staff and ensure that they are fully trained and on job training is effective
- Demonstrate team work by helping staff and management with their work, cross training them, effectively resolving their concerns and holding regular team meetings
- Hire, develops and promotes restaurant staff in consultation with Area / Regional manager
- Administer progressive discipline as needed, ensures compliance with all statutory regulations
Requirements
- Grade 12 / Matric
- 4 – 5 years Fast Food Restaurant Manager experience preferably:- KFC, Hungry Lion, Chicken Licken or similar Fast Food store experience
- Micros/GAAP POS – 4 years’ experience
- MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook/e-mail)
- Salary is dependent on skill set and operational experience
SA Citizens only
News24.com | Taxpayers forking out for arms deal inquiry costs are ‘sponsoring their own robbery’ – EFF
South Africans must ask why now-retired Judge Willie Seriti, and/or those who appointed him, are not being asked to pay personal costs after the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria set aside the findings of the arms deal commission of inquiry, the EFF said on Wednesday.
“This is because it must be a double insult to expect South African taxpayers, who have already forked out about R150m to pay for the commission, to now also pay for legal costs,” the party said in a statement.
“This would amount to South African taxpayers sponsoring their own robbery.”
Handing down judgment on Wednesday, Judge President Dunstan Mlambo said that it was clear that the commission had failed to inquire fully into the matters that it had to investigate.
“The questions posed to the witnesses were hardly the questions of an evidence leader seeking to determine the truth,” Mlambo said.
No attempt was made to confront controversial businessman Fana Hlongwane’s witness statement, which, Mlambo said, left out key information concerning payments made to him.
Mlambo said the court was fortified in its view that the inquiry the commission was called upon to undertake had “never materialised”.
Read: Ruling on arms deal shows that rule of law still prevails – De Lille
He said the key failure to test evidence of important witnesses, and a refusal to take account of documentary evidence which contains the most serious allegations that were important to the inquiry, meant the findings of the Seriti commission must be set aside.
The commission, set up in 2011 by former president Jacob Zuma and chaired by Seriti, found no evidence of corruption in the deal, in which the SA government entered into contracts with several European defence companies in 1999.
South Africa bought sophisticated military equipment to the tune of R30bn.
The commission did not hold anyone accountable, finding that there was no undue influence in the selection of bidders.
The EFF said the major irregularities identified in this instance were far worse and more costly than the ABSA and Estina Dairy court reviews involving the Public Protector.
“It cannot be that the Public Protector is directed to pay personal costs, yet those in the Seriti Commission, who ‘deliberately’ failed to perform their mandate, are absolved from doing so,” it said.
“We have therefore instructed our lawyers to look into whether it will be possible or advisable to approach the courts to protect the rights of the public, by demanding consistency on the part of our judiciary.”
Analysis: Arms deal judgment unlikely to reopen Mbeki-era prosecutions
The Thabo Mbeki Foundation said on Wednesday that the judgment spoke to the commission’s handling of evidence presented before it on the Strategic Defence Procurement Package (SDPP) and not the merits of the allegations of corruption made over the years.
“In this regard, the Foundation stands by the evidence submitted by our Patron, President Thabo Mbeki, to the Commission, whose essence is that the decisions of the Cabinet Inter-Ministerial Committee which processed the SDPP were free from corruption,” said spokesperson Siyabulela Gebe.
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Sport24.co.za | How humble Hong Kong Sevens shaped world rugby
Hong Kong – As Japan gears up to host Asia’s first Rugby World Cup, they might give a nod of thanks in the direction of continental neighbours Hong Kong for helping to make it all possible.
The Hong Kong Sevens has grown from an end-of-season bash to a globally acclaimed festival of rugby, inspiring the World Cup Sevens and World Sevens Series — and tens of thousands of fans, who don outrageous fancy dress and party till they drop in the stands.
Its 43-year history has been liberally sprinkled with legends such as Jonah Lomu, David Campese, Waisale Serevi and Zinzan Brooke.
The city holds the accolade of being the only two-time hosts of the Sevens World Cup (1997 and 2005), reward for Hong Kong’s pivotal role in developing the oval-ball game across the world’s most populous continent.
The growth of sevens resulted in rugby’s return to the Olympics in 2016 after a 92-year absence.
None of that was in the wildest dreams of a group of club enthusiasts when they devised the event, according to former Hong Kong Rugby Football Union president Brian Stevenson, who has been involved from the start and was treasurer for the inaugural staging in 1976.
“There had never been a thought about a kind of international sevens. I thought it was a very innovative idea,” says Stevenson, HKRFU president from 2001 to 2016, at the Hong Kong Jockey Club in Happy Valley, within kicking distance of where it all began.
Stevenson describes how a capacity 3,000 crowd packed Hong Kong Football Club to see New Zealand’s Cantabrians win against sides from Indonesia, South Korea, Australia, Tonga, Japan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Fiji.
“Nobody would have expected it to take off as it has. We’ve been most fortunate,” says the Scot.
“I always felt it was the nature of Hong Kong and its location. This is probably the most international city in Asia. And when the fans came in, this was all pretty good.
“You think of the timing, 1976. Hong Kong was developing as a financial centre. Cathay Pacific was beginning to expand its wings. So there’s a lot of things together that really made it.”
The seed for the Hong Kong Sevens was sown when A.D.C. “Tokkie” Smith, then chairman of the Hong Kong RFU, attended the Scottish Rugby Union centenary sevens at Murrayfield in 1973.
By 1975 he had plans for an international 15-a-side tournament, but they were met with resistance from the governing body of the then strictly amateur sport.
“They were not helpful at all,” says Stevenson. “So the way around it was an invitational sevens. I don’t think any of us expected it to take off. Well, it was absolutely enormous.”
The success attracted the world’s best players and eventually national teams, or at least some of them.
“The most supportive people were definitely the southern hemisphere — Australia and New Zealand,” says Stevenson. “They came to the party quite soon. The (Pacific) islands — Tonga, Samoa, Fiji — were basically here from the word go.
“But the countries up north, well, that was a different experience.
“I remember visiting the Scots, and them saying, ‘Aye Brian, but that’s not the game, the game is fifteens’.
“‘OK Sir,’ I’d say. And I’d go back to little Hong Kong.”
Stevenson believes the willingness of southern hemisphere players to embrace sevens gave them an edge when the game went professional in the 1990s.
“The big players, the forwards, the Zinzan Brookes, had become much more mobile than in the northern hemisphere. I thought it actually improved their game,” says Stevenson.
Eventually the north came to the party.
“We had sides from United Kingdom like the Barbarians, The Penguins, the Scottish Borderers,” said Stevenson. “They key was they came with the best players like (Scotland’s) Hastings brothers.
“They were hugely supportive and they told their unions, ‘Come on, support these guys and go international’. That’s how it developed.”
Hong Kong now enjoys a three-day 40,000 sellout of colour, costume and top-class sevens in April every year with plans to expand to a new, bigger stadium in 2023.
“It started as a bit of a jolly,” admits Stevenson.
“But if you go back to the genesis of the whole thing, part of it was to develop rugby in Asia.
“You always had a New Zealand against Sri Lanka and a 50-0 wipeout or something. But when you spoke to the Sri Lankans they were over the moon.
“They had played against Jonah Lomu. They had had that experience. That was what it was all about.”
News24.com | What the apartheid flag judgment means
Twenty-five years after the apartheid flag was abolished and replaced with the current one, which represents colours symbolising unity, the gratuitous display of the old flag has now been ruled to be hate speech.
The apartheid flag was adopted in 1928 after the unionisation and reflected the flags of the Netherlands, Britain, the Orange Free State and South African Republic. From 1928, and throughout the apartheid years, the flag was widely displayed.
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday declared the “gratuitous display”of the flag as constituting hate speech in terms of Section 10(1) of the Equality Act, unfair discrimination in terms of Section 7, and harassment in terms of Section 11 of the act.
What does the word gratuitous mean?
The Oxford Dictionary explains the word to mean having “no justifiable reason or purpose”. This means that anyone who does not have a defendable reason to publish or display the flag may not do so, as it may be hurtful to South Africans who suffered greatly in the years of the apartheid regime.
Section 10 of the Equality Act
Section 10 of the Equality Act states that “no person may publish, propagate, advocate or communicate words based on one or more of the prohibited grounds, against any person, that could reasonably be construed to demonstrate a clear intention to – (a) be hurtful; (b) be harmful or to incite harm; (c) promote or propagate hatred”.
When can one display the flag
The order handed down by Judge Phineas Mojapelo does not mean that the old flag has been entirely banned. It may still be used for purposes of genuine artistic, academic or journalistic expression that is in the public interest.
The court, however, ruled that any display beyond that may be brought before the Equality Court and an individual who displays it would have to prove that they were doing so for a defendable reason (in terms of Section 12 of the Equality Act).
Can the flag be used in private spaces?
While some would question the display of the flag in people’s homes, the judgment suggests that there is hardly any space that is “private” to one race and to the exclusion of another, especially in a democratic South Africa.
It states that the display of the apartheid flag in private spaces, such as homes and schools, is therefore, equally unacceptable and offensive and “hurtful” because black people are invariably employed and exposed one way or another to the “private spaces”.
“The display in such spaces thus also constitutes hate speech under the Equality Act, as it ostensibly demonstrates an intention to be ‘harmful or to incite harm’ and ‘promote and propagates hatred’ (Section 10(1)(a)-(c), by propagating to others, including children that apartheid and how it treated black people was acceptable,” Judge Mojapelo said.
The flag will, however, still be able to be used by journalists to illustrate a story, and in museums where the history of the country is displayed.
It can also still be used in history exhibitions where it is relevant. The whole point of its use is that it should be in a certain context.
All in all, the flag can be used as long as it is not displayed in a way that demeans, humiliates and creates a hostile intimidating environment for victims of apartheid and its legacy, as the Nelson Mandela Foundation had argued.
The main point of judgment
The judgment does emphasise that in no way is the flag being banned, but what it simply states is that it must not be forgotten that there are people, particularly black people, who have wounds because of the injustices of apartheid, and therefore the display of the flag for no purpose is hurtful to them.
It cannot be displayed gratuitously by people who hold certain opinions that may be racist.
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Health24.com | Optimists get better and longer sleep than pessimists
Skimping on sleep could impact your overall health and wellbeing. According to a previous Health24 article, adequate sleep, which is a recommended 6–8 hours for adults, will also improve your vital functions and body weight.
Yet, several health and lifestyle factors are standing in the way of getting a good night’s sleep for millions of adults across the globe.
But, if you’re always looking on the sunny side, you’re likely to sleep better and longer. That’s according to a new study that was published recently in the journal Behavioral Medicine, led by University of Illinois social work professor, Rosalba Hernandez.
The study sample included more than 3 500 adults aged between 32 and 51. Participants were asked to rate, on a five-point scale, how much they agreed with positive statements such as “I’m always optimistic about my future”, and negatively worded sentences such as “I hardly expect things to go my way”. After determining their levels of optimism, the scientists then studied participants’ sleep quality and duration in order to assess how easy it was for them to drift off at night.
The survey also assessed their symptoms of insomnia, difficulty falling asleep and the number of hours of actual sleep they obtained each night. The study builds on previous research that has suggested that optimists have better cardiovascular health.
A ‘public health concern’
A subset of the participants were part of an ancillary sleep study based in Chicago. They wore activity monitors for three consecutive days, and data on their sleep duration, percent of time asleep and restlessness while sleeping were collected.
It was found that in individuals with greater levels of optimism were more likely to get 6–9 hours of sleep. They were also 74% less likely to have insomnia and reported less daytime sleepiness.
A 2016 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that about one in three US adults fail to get adequate sleep, escalating their risk of many chronic diseases. South Africans also fare badly when it comes to getting quality shut-eye, with only 27% getting the recommended eight hours of sleep every night.
Insufficient sleep is linked to several leading causes of death, including heart disease and certain cancers, as well as premature ageing and negative effects on metabolism, notes Health24.
Hernandez said the lack of healthy sleep is a public health concern, and that “dispositional optimism – the belief that positive things will occur in the future – has emerged as a psychological asset of particular salience for disease-free survival and superior health”.
The researchers hypothesise that positivity can impact stress levels in a good way, allowing optimists to sleep soundly.
“Optimists are more likely to engage in active problem-focused coping and to interpret stressful events in more positive ways, reducing worry and ruminative thoughts when they’re falling asleep and throughout their sleep cycle,” Hernandez explained.
While the results indicate a significant and positive association between optimism and better-quality sleep, Hernandez suggested that the findings should be interpreted cautiously as only limited work has examined whether optimism is associated with better quality sleep.
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