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About this Manager Fruit & Veg role at Pick n Pay

Pick n Pay · Onsite · Bloemfontein - Free State

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

To manage resources in order to maximise turnover and minimise shortage. Ensures that standards, processes and policies are adhered to.

Minimum requirements

Grade 12 

2 - 4 years Produce experience

1 - 2 years running a department and responsible for sales staff

Management experience - coaching, training, dealing with noncompliance and performance issues 



Competencies

Strong commercial awareness and results orientation.

Leadership and team management capability.

Excellent organisational and stock management skills.

Strong attention to quality and detail.

Customer-focused mindset.

Ability to work in a fast-paced retail environment.

Key Responsibilities

Merchandising Management 

Conducts regular quality checks on merchandise 

Executes plano guide 100% 

Handles product as per SOP  

Ensures products are produced according to recipe specifications 

Ensures department is ready for trade by store opening time 

Identifies fast selling lines within store, and implications on margin and sales opportunities 

Ensures product is wrapped and packed according to standards 

Ensures sufficient product available for customer demand 

Ensures compliance to hygiene, housekeeping and safe working standards 

Monitors the implementation of all promotional activities – adherence to promotional calendar 

Back up areas are kept clean and clear 

Follows sell by dates, rotates stock as per policy/SOP on sales floor and back up area 

Throughout day ensures department merchandising and cleanliness standards are maintained, keeping waste to a minimum 


Food Safety & Hygiene 

Ensures that hygiene and housekeeping standards are maintained 

Ensures stock rotation 

Monitors the adherence to food safety and health and safety standards are maintained 

Manages Non-Conformances via effective corrective action 

Implements cleaning schedules and checks effective cleaning and sanitation 

Recording of Food Safety Daily Checklist  


Customer Services Management 

Responds to customer requests 

Answers queries on out of stock - assists with replacement products, explains time to next delivery and issues which may be affecting stock availability  

Ensures department standards are maintained, equipment is manned and in working order 


Staff Management 

Communicates critical information to staff 

Set targets and activities – priorities, delegates and communicates 

Handles procedural, policy and legislative non compliance 

Attends monthly regional meetings - take information back to staff - responds to queries on turnover/waste  

Checks and amends Kronos scheduling 

Coaches staff 


Administration 

Ensures that all equipment is properly maintained in effective working order 

Ensures that general maintenance standards are met 

Monitors waste, and ensures procedures are adhered to 

Monitors turnover and identifies opportunities for increasing turnover, and identifies and issues or barriers to achieving budgets. 

Ensures all SEL in place - print out and ensure all products have SEL current and legible by customer 


Systems 

Gap scanning out of stocks 

Identifies, counts, and records out of stocks & over stocks 

Draws excel report from SAP, communicate addresses stock concerns by completing excel sheet and sending to Demand Planning 

Processes IDTs via SAP  

Actions reduced to clear on SAP as per SOP  

Checks for electronic communications regularly during the working day  

Processes waste  

Ensure PID’s are counted correctly as per the National P & L schedule.


Closing Date: 12 October 2026

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

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About Pick n Pay

At Pick n Pay, we are more than just a retailer; we are an organisation of dedicated people committed to creating an exceptional shopping experience for our customers and an enriching, vibrant work environment for our employees. Founded in 1967, Pick n Pay is one of the largest retail chains in South Africa, serving millions of customers across the African continent. Our reputation is built upon our commitment to offering customers the best in quality, and value. Our Mission We serve with our hearts, we create a great place to be and With our minds, we create an excellent place to shop Our Values Our values are deeply embedded in our culture and guide our actions: Passion for our Customers:

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