Retail Buyer

Bring your skills as a Retail Buyer to Empangeni and join a team that moves fast. This KwaZulu-Natal role is one to watch.

About the Opportunity

The Retail Buyer position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across KwaZulu-Natal. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Empangeni and across the retail jobs space.

Crucially, the role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Empangeni operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the retail jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Empangeni much easier.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Equally, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Empangeni.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across KwaZulu-Natal.

Your Team

Importantly, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Empangeni office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when KwaZulu-Natal operations get busy.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Crucially, the team mix in Empangeni reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate point-of-sale systems and process payments accurately
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and consumer protection regulations
• Promote loyalty programmes and capture customer information lawfully
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales reports for the store manager
• Keep the store, change rooms and stockroom clean and organised
• Conduct daily cash-ups and reconcile takings against the POS report
• Support stock counts and assist with cycle-count investigations

Who We're Looking For

• Honest, dependable and security-aware in line with shrinkage controls
• Visual merchandising flair or formal training is an advantage
• Ability to stand for long periods and work shifts including weekends
• Willingness to work public holidays and end-of-month peaks
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced retail environment

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.