Are your relationship building skills your success factor? Our client based in the Steenberg Office requires your min 2 yrs exp to head up this vital part of their organisation. This position involves upselling to existing clients. Excellent opportunity to further your career prospects. An ideal location if you are living in the southern suburbs or Muizenberg/Fish Hoek area.

REQUIREMENTS:

Grade 12

2 – 3 years’ experience in a similar role

Excellent sales abilities

Ability to perform under pressure in a target driven environment

Knowledge of sales principles and strategies

Goal driven

Time management skills

Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines

Excellent written and verbal communication

DUTIES:

Report to the Sales Manager

Meet weekly / monthly and yearly targets

Cold Calling on new and existing clients

Build a lucrative customer base and maintain a strong relationship

Discuss the services and products in detail to each client

Upsell products and services where an opportunity arises

Meet, achieve and exceed sales targets

Adhere to and achieve Quality Assurance and Compliance standards

Accurately capture client details

Ensure call backs status are timeously contacted and followed up

Assist with any adhoc duties

Salary:   Dependent on experience

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At Weylandts, we believe in creating a work environment as different and beautiful as our furniture. With attractive working hours, competitive salaries and great staff discounts, being employed by Weylandts is a little like acquiring a second home.

We now have a great opportunity to join the Weylandts team at our Head Office based in Northgate Business Park, Cape Town.

This position is responsible for planning and forecasting the merchandise range, specifically focussing on RPL core product for Homeware products in Weylandts retail branches, working on guidelines from the company Directors and within established budgets. By fully understanding business needs, planners are able to maximise profits and provide an optimum stock holding and forward cover. Keeping up to date with stock requirements and reacting to changes in demand are key elements of the role.

Main accountabilities include:

• Through a good understanding of customer demands and market/ new décor trends the planned ensures that these needs are met by keeping in stock of RPL core items
• Assisting in influencing and driving category merchandise strategy for the brand
• Aligning historical and future product performance to forecast financial plans on a weekly and monthly basis as well as for budgeting purposes annually
• Ensuring 95% in-stock availability of selected product ranges for the relevant categories on a weekly basis
• Managing stocks supply and meet various operational objective such as budgeted sales, stock turn, gross profit and ROII targets on a weekly basis and take appropriate action
• Compiling a range of options based on price, volume, market info and product tiering to create a line buy plan in conjunction with the buyer, on an on-going basis
• Management of range assortments and replenishment
• Manage the stock levels within bonded warehouse, liaising with shipping in booking the stock out
• Liaising with business intelligence to compile and produce reports to ensure visibility of the correct information [i.e. stock, margin, availability] in order to take corrective action to maintain stock levels in line with budgeted sales
• Forecasting for promotions with the category manager as well as placing of promotional orders and track sell through
• Liaising with retail personnel to ensure supply meets demand
• Monitoring the supply chain in conjunction with the fulfilment department
• Reviewing stock & sales figures then ensure that supplier orders as required
• Regular stock analysis exercises with Category Manager / Buyer and develop action plans for old stock

Skills required:

Qualifications:

• Senior certificate
• Retail business Management degree/diploma
• Proven working experience as a Merchandise Planner (3-5 years), specifically dealing with replenishment

Essential skills, behaviour and knowledge required:

• Good understanding of retail.
• Strong affiliation to systems, utilising them to increase productivity in line with the company’s merchandise strategy
• A passion for the decor retail environment and an ability to meet customer needs based on having forecasted the trend
• Ability to think strategically and commercially
• Excellent communication & presentation skills
• Negotiating skills and the ability to network and influence people;
• team working and interpersonal skills;
• strong analytical skills and ability to review sales reports
• Strong affiliation to systems, utilizing them to increase productivity in line with the merchandise strategy, numeracy skills and proficiency using IT, MS Office (particularly Excel & PowerPoint) & in-house systems;
• Strong business acumen and merchant thinking
• good organisation skills and the ability to multitask;
• the ability to cope with the pressure of having to make important decisions and meet tight deadlines

If you meet the above requirements, we welcome your application!

Applications should be sent to

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Posted on 29 Nov 15:14

Beginning of contract: 1 February 2020 

Hours: Max three days per week, flexible hours

We are looking for an experienced, passionate lecturer to join our academic team to teach and mentor the next generation of Red & Yellow game changers at our Cape Town campus. As a lecturer in your field of expertise, you will take full responsibility for the academic performance and functioning of your programme. You will be required to work closely with the Head of the Department and the Head of Education and the lecturing team to maintain, develop and grow R&Y’s respected programme offering. Red & Yellow offers flexible schedules to part-time lecturers and a competitive salary. 

Requirements

• Relevant honours degree (minimum requirement), but preference will be given to candidates with a master’s degree (or near completion of a master’s degree in a relevant field), with academic experience in User Experience
• Minimum two to four years’ teaching experience in a tertiary environment
• Relevant experience in the subject area
• A network of industry or academic professionals to offer students practical and real-world exposure
• Evidence of creative and practical pedagogical practices previously used

Responsibilities and duties

• Develop the curriculum for your programme aligned to Red & Yellow’s teaching style, including, but not limited to, lesson planning, tutorial content and planning, tests, assessments and exams
• Lecture and conduct tutorials as part of the full-time programme offering 
• Participate in the monitoring & evaluation of the academic programme, including attendance and maintenance of student records
• Liaise with academic colleagues/relevant industry contacts to ensure ongoing development and relevance
• Participate in the annual upgrade of programme content, where relevant
• Conduct, marking and moderation processes, participating in internal and external moderation processes where necessary
• Participate in student application and registration processes, where relevant
• Participate in examination and certification processes and promotion of students 
• Attend regular staff meetings and relevant faculty events
• Ensure both hard and electronic filing of all required documentation, including tracking and reporting on at-risk students
• Participate in student grievance & disciplinary sessions, where relevant
• Lecture in accordance with the requirements of the programme outcomes and in accordance with the accredited programme outlines
• Benchmarking of programme offerings against other relevant higher education institutions
• Adhere to centralised policies and procedures that ensure outstanding quality and unquestionable integrity of all academic programmes that are offered

What you’ll need

• Strong communication skills and the ability to lead, command, inspire and contribute to Red & Yellow’s vision
• Self-driven with excellent time management skills
• Competent in Microsoft Office and Google Docs, Spreadsheets and Presentation tools
• Proven competency in driving collaborative academic-industry initiatives 

If you feel you’ve got what it takes to join Red & Yellow, we want to hear from you! Please forward your CV and proof of academic qualifications to

careers@redandyellow.co.za: “az.oc.wolleydnader@sreerac

 before the 21st of December 2019.

Preference will be given, but not limited to, candidates from designated groups in terms of the employment equity act.

Posted on 29 Nov 13:35

Our client based in the Southern Suburbs who has a business specialising in Print and Design is looking for your expertise in Sales to extend their services calling on customers to offer their top service in Cape Town. Excellent career opportunity in sales to use your proven track record of 5 years in the field.

REQUIREMENTS

Matric, tertiary qualification advantageous

Own vehicle and mobile phone

Min 5 years proven track record in sales

Excellent command of the English language, spoken and written

Ability to sell with the strength of closing the sales deals timeously

Top customer service skills, solving problem ensuring the customer comes first

Negotiation skills will the ability to sell quality service

Print and design knowledge highly advantageous

DUTIES

Preparation and planning of marketing plan for calling on clients

Keep driving and improving direct marketing activities

Prospecting and identifying potential vertical markets

Cold calling on prospective clients

Building sound long term relationships and servicing of existing clients

Working independently and in a team successfully

Achieving sales targets and chasing deadlines

Salary:   Dependant on Experience

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