Job Description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited is inviting applications for the Health Consultant opportunity at its Woodlands store in Pretoria, Gauteng.

This role is suited to a reputable Health Consultant specialising in vitamins and supplements who can effectively promote and sell Dis-Chem Health Focus products through excellent customer service and strong product knowledge.

The successful candidate will support the Health Department through customer assistance, merchandising, stock monitoring, promotional implementation, and achievement of monthly sales targets.

Responsibilities

• Assist and advise customers and ensure the highest levels of customer care and service are met.
• Assist with back shopping when requested to ensure the effective operation of the department and store.
• Keep merchandise displays in the health focus area stocked and faced up.
• Report all price discrepancies to management as they appear.
• Adhere to store layouts within the Health Department.
• Ensure broadsheet items are well displayed, merchandised, promoted, and available.
• Implement promotional displays and merchandising material.
• Achieve monthly team, brand, and vendor targets.
• Keep up to date with new products and product lines.
• Follow the Health Department’s administrative processes and procedures, including weekly returns, stock control, and monitoring of stock levels.

Requirements

Essential

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Minimum of 6 months’ sales experience in a vitamins or health environment
• Strong command of the English language
• Computer literate in MS Office
• Sound numerical skills
• Willing and able to work retail hours

Advantageous

• Qualification in BSc Biomedicine, BSc Biotechnology, or another relevant qualification within the health focus field
• Sales experience in a retail environment
• Experience in the health industry, including vitamins, supplements, or health foods
• Fluency in a second language prominently spoken in the area

Competencies

Essential

• Promotions and personal selling
• Customer service
• Strong command of the English language
• Basic report analysis
• Team player
• Time management
• Honest and trustworthy

Advantageous

• Product knowledge
• Stock control
• Bilingual ability

Special Conditions of Employment

• Willing and able to work retail hours
• Able and physically fit for walking, standing, climbing, kneeling, bending, pushing, pulling, lifting, and moving objects
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport
• South African citizen
• Clear credit and criminal records

Remuneration and Benefits

• Market-related salary plus commission
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account

Additional Information

• Division: Health Category
• Minimum experience: Entry Level
• Company primary industry: Retail
• Job functional area: Sales
• Closing date: 06 May 2026

Important Note

Only successful applicants will be contacted.

If you have not been contacted within two weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.