Wellness Assistant – Clicks Hyde Park

Introduction

• To offer exceptional service to all customers by providing knowledgeable service and basic advice on healthcare, nutrition and supplementation in order to maximise sales and build customer loyalty.

Job description

• To deliver exceptional customer service through in-store visibility and proactivity to customer needs through knowledge and understanding of health and supplements.
• To consult with customers and provide suitable advice on healthcare, nutritional and supplement products.
• To drive healthcare sales in line with targets through promotion of a broad range of brands by cross selling and upselling to increase profitability.
• To drive stock availability in the healthcare aisles through compliance with stock management principles and procedures in order to drive sales.
• To prevent wastage in own area by adhering to stock rotation principles.
• To prevent stock losses by following all risk management policies and principles.
• To ensure high standards of hygiene and cleanliness within the store in order to create an appealing shopping environment for customers.
• To assist in product merchandising by following the merchandising guidelines and procedures.
• To adhere to all store standard operating procedures.
• To ensure continuity of service by focusing on own development and product knowledge and sharing product information with relief staff.

Minimum requirements

Job Knowledge:

• Essential: Basic health, fitness and supplements product knowledge
• Essential: Basic knowledge of retail store operations principles (stock management, merchandising, risk management,)

Job Related Skills:

• Essential: Good communication and interaction skills
• Essential: Customer and service orientation
• Essential: Selling skills
• Essential: Merchandising skills
• Desirable: Basic computer literacy

Job Experience:

• Essential: At least 1 year related experience
• Essential: Experience working with sports nutrition and vitamin related products
• Essential: Selling skills; customer related training

Education:

• Essential: Matric
• Desirable: Sports / fitness / nutrition qualification

Competencies

Essential

• Relating and Networking
• Persuading and Influencing
• Following Instructions and Procedures
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Presenting and Communicating Information
• Achieving Personal Work Goals and Objectives

Desirable

• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Adhering to Principles and Values
• Planning and Organising
• Working with People