Weylandts is a world-class contemporary interior décor and furniture retailer with branches throughout South Africa. We have an exciting career opportunity available in our showroom in Durbanville.
This position is responsible for ensuring that customer experience in our branch is enhanced by a professional and timely sales admin service.

Main accountabilities:

• Welcoming and engaging clients to our branch creating a warm, friendly and professional environment.
• Handles client sales and orders, including production of invoices and quotations, gathering delivery details and handling of payments
• Responsible for handling cash floats, including balancing daily cash ups
• Ensuring that all data gathered from customers and sales consultants is accurate (in relation to product codes and delivery addresses etc)
• Answering telephones in a professional manner and answering queries efficiently when possible
• Production of various branch reports as required and carrying out all related administration, including stock requests from other branches
• Confidently assists customers with sales of Homeware products
• Assist consultants and merchandisers with housekeeping when required on the store floor (e.g. labels)
• Participates in stock takes as directed by the manager.
• Handling customer complaints as far as possible and referring appropriately when necessary.

We need candidates with:

• Matric and excellent administration/keyboard skills
• Good MS office experience
• Previous background in customer facing environment in an administration role (ideally retail, hospitality)
• A great personality and can-do attitude with the ability to work under pressure.

We offer:

• A dynamic, cutting-edge environment
• Beautiful working space
• Some of the best basic salaries in the industry as well as great coffee in our restaurant!
• Monthly store target incentive structure
• Performance-based annual bonus
• Staff discount and other employee benefits
• Great retail hours
• Career development opportunities

If you meet these requirements we would love to hear from you!

Please consider your application as unsuccessful should you not hear back from us within three weeks from the date of your application.

Posted on 23 Nov 14:13

Department of Health.

Communications officer (Two posts)

Directorate: communications (one post stationed at DP Marais Hospital, Retreat) (one post based at head office) (head office, Cape Town)

Remuneration: R299,709 per annum

Service benefits: 13th cheque, employer’s contribution to the pension fund, housing and medical aid allowance)

Requirements: minimum educational qualification: an appropriate three-year national diploma or degree in journalism, public relations or marketing.

Experience: appropriate communication experience in related working environment or field.

Inherent requirement of the job: valid (code e/eb) driver’s licence.

Competencies (knowledge/skills):

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal, analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Well-developed writing and editing skills in English, Xhosa or Afrikaans. 
• Reputation management media liaison and brand management.
• Ability to work independently and operational management capability.

Duties (key result areas/outputs):

• Develop and execute awareness communication campaigns 
• Compile research, coordinate, edit and produce communication material  handling of all queries from the general public through official platforms 
• Reputation management including media liaison (handling of media queries, writing of media releases, media monitoring and evaluation); above and below the line material and brand management 
• Communication with all staff involved when there is a special event 
• Identifying interesting and positive stories for the media

Note: no payment of any kind will be required when applying for this post.

Enquiries: MS M Lesch, Tel. 021 483 5454

Closing date: 14 December 2018

Applications are submitted online via WWW.WESTERNCAPE.GOV.ZA/HEALTH-JOBS

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