Store Driver - Hemingways

• East London

• Salary: Market Related

• Job Type: Permanent

• Sectors: FMCG General

• Reference: 53754

Vacancy Details

Employer: CB Division

Dis-Chem Pharmacies require a Driver with a valid car license for their Hemingways Store. You will be responsible for delivering goods to customers in a timely, productive and professional manner.

Minimum Requirements...
Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric

• Valid driver’s license

• Willing and able to work retail hours and/or shifts

Advantageous:

• Previous experience in a similar role

Job Description:

• Safely transport products to customer locations in a timely, safe and courteous manner

• Be open to learning the various dispatch functions

• Ensure the correct products are delivered to the correct customer within the specified time

• Ensure that fridge line deliveries are prioritised and transported using cooler boxes and cold packs

• Use the shortest and most efficient route to the customer, and back to the store

• Return back to the store immediately after delivery, so the vehicle can be utilised for a second or third delivery

• Ensure that after completion of delivery, that the vehicle is repacked to prevent boxes from falling and damaging the stock or vehicle

• Be fully accountable for all damages and losses through the delivery process

• Provide special care when delivering fragile and hazardous products

• Comply with minimum standards of efficiency and accuracy, in order to meet company standards

• Follow delivery/pickup instructions from manager

• Ensure that all collections/store returns / inter-branches are correctly checked, signed for and returned to the receiving area

• Ensure all delivery paperwork is signed upon delivery

• Ensure to have the correct names and addresses of customers

• Ensure all invoices recorded on the delivery log sheet, are available and correctly recorded

• Ensure all invoices are signed in the correct manner and to report any discrepancies to the relevant manager

• Comply with the company vehicle policy at all times

• Complete and maintain an accurate vehicle logbook

• Process payments on all transactions via EFT and cash

• Ensure that the vehicle is never unattended during the delivery process

• Ensure the vehicle is clean and washed

• Inspect the vehicle for any defects and safe operating conditions before, during and after trips; and report any concerns to the manager

• Report on all accidents and incidents involving drivers or company equipment

• Adhere to the road traffic rules and regulations as per the National Road Traffic Act

• Be responsible for any traffic fines allocated to the vehicle you drive

• Create effective and efficient relationships with internal and external customers to improve operating efficiencies

• Establish long-term customer relationship through prompt and courteous service

• Ensure professional behaviour when dealing with customers

• Report customer complaints, compliments, requests to management, and provide feedback

Competencies:

Essential:

• Strong command of the English language

• Presentable

• Effective engagement with customers, management and staff

• Trustworthy and honest

• Time management

Advantageous:

• Bilingual

• Report bad/suspicious behaviour relating to both staff and customers

Special conditions of employment:

• Willing and able to work retail hours and/or shifts

• Willing and able to work outdoors, and in various weather conditions

• Able and physically fit to lift and move heavy boxes, and ensure health and safety standards are adhered to

• Valid driver’s license 

• Reliable transport and/or reside in close proximity to the store

• South African citizen

• Clear credit and criminal records

Remuneration and benefits:

• Market-related salary

• Medical aid

• Provident fund

• Staff account

ONLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. IF YOU HAVEN`T BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CLOSING DATE, PLEASE CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION AS UNSUCCESSFUL.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chem’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chem’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.

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Apply before Feb 24 2023