Atteridgeville Assistant Branch Manager

Atteridgeville Assistant Branch Manager

Are you an energetic, customer-focused, and results-driven sales professional with extensive experience in the automotive parts industry? A leading retail network specializing in quality automotive replacement parts is looking for a dynamic Assistant Branch Manager to join their busy retail branch in Atteridgeville on a full-time, permanent basis.

If you have a strong technical understanding of vehicle parts, excel at over-the-counter sales and floor leadership, and want to build a long-term management career with an industry leader, this is your opportunity.

What’s on Offer?

• Salary: R20,000.00 – R25,000.00 CTC PM (negotiable depending on experience and proven capabilities)

• Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent (after 3-month probation period)

• Benefits: Standard company-aligned benefits and statutory contributions (Provident Fund compulsory contribution of 7.5% gross salary with an 8% employer contribution, annual December bonus, and 18 days annual leave)

• Hours: Standard Hours: Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 17:00, and Saturdays from 08:00 to 13:00.

• Environment: This is strictly a branch-based environment.

• Flexibility: Overtime and operational flexibility will be required during peak trade periods, monthly stocktakes, and retail promotional campaigns (flexibility required during peak retail trade, promotional deadlines, and periodic stocktakes)

• Growth: Excellent mentorship, career progression, and stability within an established, national automotive retail network

Key Responsibilities

• Sales Leadership & Target Delivery: Actively drive counter and trade sales to meet and exceed monthly branch revenue and gross profit targets.

• Customer Service & Parts Lookup: Provide walk-in, workshop, and trade customers with accurate vehicle parts identification, prompt quotations, invoicing, and expert technical advice.

• Team Supervision & Support: Supervise, mentor, and support counter sales staff, warehouse teams, and drivers to maintain smooth daily branch workflows.

• Inventory & Stock Management: Assist with stock control, regular perpetual stock counts, discrepancy investigations, receiving audits, and formal stocktakes.

• Cash Management & POS Controls: Oversee point-of-sale cash-ups, card reconciliations, petty cash handling, and enforce strict branch security and loss-prevention measures.

• Dispute Resolution & Customer Care: Swiftly and professionally resolve customer queries, return-for-credit requests, and warranty claims according to company policy.

• Branch Administration: Support the Branch Manager with daily shift scheduling, opening and closing procedures, merchandising standards, and trade reporting.

Are You the Perfect Fit?

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Grade 12 / Matric qualification.

• Experience: Minimum 3 to 5 years of hands-on sales experience within the automotive parts aftermarket, spares wholesale, or automotive retail environment.

• Technical Knowledge: Strong technical knowledge of automotive replacement parts, engine components, and electronic cataloguing lookup systems.

• Software Proficiency: Practical computer literacy, including point-of-sale (POS) systems, MS Excel, and Outlook.

• Licensing: Valid South African Driver’s License.

• Core Attributes: Strong leadership and motivational skills, high attention to detail, commercial acumen, clear communication, and a target-driven mindset.

Beneficial Skills & Experience:

• Prior supervisory, 2IC, or keyholder experience in a high-volume automotive parts branch.

• Relevant tertiary certificate or diploma in retail management, sales, or business administration.

• Established trade relationships with local mechanical workshops and fleets in the Pretoria West and Atteridgeville areas.

Strict Legal Requirements & Documentation (Non-Negotiable):

Background screening and verification checks will be conducted. Candidates must provide:

• Valid South African ID (Proof of South African citizenship).

• Valid Driver’s License.

• Clear criminal record.

• Clear ITC credit check (no judgments, defaults, or blacklistings).

How to Apply

Ready to take the next step in your automotive management career? Ensure you have the following documentation ready:

• Detailed CV (clearly outlining your automotive parts experience and sales accomplishments).

• ID Copy & Driver's License.

• Matric Certificate & Supporting Qualifications.

• 3 Months Recent Payslips.

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