General Merchandise Brand Ambassador

Recruiter:

Signa Opportunity

Job Ref:

JHB000861/SMO

Date posted:

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location:

East london, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Signa Opportunity is recruiting unemployed youth for quality workplace experience through the Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative.

About the YES Initiative
The initiative was launched by the President in 2018 and is a partnership with the government and labour department to collectively devise a national plan to build economic pathways for South Africa’s youth by creating workplace opportunities for South African youth over a period of 12 months.

Position: Roaming Brand Ambassador

Stipend: R5,500

Location: Eastern Cape (East London, 2 Port Elizabeth)

POSITION INFO:
About the role
The Brand Ambassador is responsible for representing a brand in a positive light and by doing so help to increase brand awareness and sales. He/she will be assigned to more then one store.

Responsibilities

Shelf Health

Ensure all price labels are displayed correctly, Price checks ensure product scans at displayed price.
Ensure any promotional POS on display per customer instruction.
Execute point of sales.
Negotiate for extra space.
Make sure all products on shelf and removed from storerooms.
Identify out of stock.
Build displays according to specifications.
Discuss deals or new products with stores.

Product Knowledge and Sales

Required to understand the use/functions of all products that are merchandised and be able to field questions from customers and respond in an appropriate manner.
Approach customers in store and use your product knowledge to, where possible, direct customers to use Companies suppliers’ products.
Complete Company monthly requirements.
Train instore floor staff on product knowledge.
Attend client training sessions as and when needed.
Complete product knowledge test monthly.

Inventory Counts and Aged Stock

Stock counts of suppliers as communicated from line manager.
Pull Aged stock per communication from Line Manager/s.
Ensure all paperwork completed as per company guidelines and submitted.
Book and execute stock counts.
Identify aged and damaged stock.
Stock rotation.
Identify out of stock.

Reporting and administration

Ensure that daily reports completed for each supplier.
Ensure all Ad Hoc communication sent to line managers per instructions.
Pull sales report/ used Company instore reports.
Complete perigee reports for all clients.
Manage client requests on WhatsApp groups.

Time Keeping and Appearance

Ensure you are at work by the prescribed time and have communicated to the line manager in according to company policy.
Completed any check in procedures at store as required.
Ensure you are in full uniform. Uniform clean, neat, and ironed.

Minimum Requirements

South African Unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 34.
Must not have participated on the YES programme before.
Matric.

Please consider your application unsuccessful when you have not heard from the Signa Opportunity team within two weeks of submitting your application.

General Merchandise Brand Ambassador

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