Vacancy - E-Commerce Assistant - Internship - Durban Central

VACANT  POSITION : E-COMMERCE ASSISTANT

Zalemart is an innovative general retail and wholesale trading company based in Durban and operating across South Africa, online and offline.

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Employment Type : 3 month internship with the possibility of progressing to a fixed-term contract

Location : Zalemart, Durban Central

Seniority Level : Internship

Required Experience, Skills, Values & Qualifications :

  • Successfully completed NQF Level 4/Matric/Grade 12 or Equivalent.
  • Fluent in speaking, writing and understanding English
  • General knowledge of e-commerce and Shopify advantageous
  • Experience with an online marketplace advantageous
  • Experience in dropshipping advantageous
  • Computer literacy
  • Basic knowledge of GSuite, including but not limited to Google Sheets and Google Docs 
  • Flexibility to work rotational shifts
  • Ability to work from home if necessary : High speed internet, laptop and smartphone.
  • Dynamic, smart, creative and hard-working individual with integrity
  • Sober habits
  • Non - Smoker
Roles (Including but not limited to) - Full Training Provided:
  • Assist E-Commerce Manager to Manage the online store :
    • Set up store
      • Register URLs and set up website hosting
      • Set up and manage GSuite for organisations
      • Register and set up a Shopify store
      • Set up payment gateway integration
    • Run daily store operations
      • Basic graphic and web design tasks
      • Identify good products to sell online
      • Product photography
      • Add products manually as well as import products using CSV files
      • Create and arrange product collections
      • Manage menu navigation
      • Identify and set up common Shopify apps/plugins
      • Create and fulfill in store, pickup and online orders
      • Manage online inventory
      • Manage shipping/logistics
      • Content creation : Pages, Blogs, Social Media etc
      • Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
      • Search Engine Marketing
      • Social Media Marketing
      • Conversion Rate Optimisations (CRO)
      • Customer service and Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
      • Dealing with and resolving customer complaints and returns
      • Online marketplace management - Inventory uploads, daily updates, supplier relationships
      • Use Google Analytics, Tag Manager and Search Console for site and process optimisation
  • In-Store customer Service
  • In-Store cashiering
  • WhatsApp Customer Service
  • Cash and card sales processing using Shopify POS and Yoco POS
  • Merchandising, stock takes, display management.

Working Hours (Subject to change) :

  • Monday - Saturday : 7:00 - 17:30
  • Sundays : 7:00 - 16:30
  • One off day per week (rotation basis)
  • Daily lunch break

Pay and Benefits :

  • Training provided
  • Possibility of promotion to a full time position
  • Competitive, market-related basic salary based on skills and experience
    • Minimum Total Cost To Company : R4 000 per month
    • Maximum Total Cost To Company : R6 000 per month
  • Sales commission after 3 month trial
    • Paid annual leave

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