Retail Assistant Role at The Adidas Store – Apply Now!

🧾 Job Details

🏢 Company: adidas South Africa
📍 Location: Menlyn Shopping Centre, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
💼 Job Type: Permanent
🕒 Employment Type: Part-time
🏬 Industry: Retail / Fashion / Sportswear
🛍️ Workplace Type: On-site
📅 Schedule: Flexible (weekdays, evenings, weekends, public holidays)

🏬 About adidas

adidas is a global leader in the sporting goods industry, driven by innovation, performance, and style. The brand is built on a strong culture of integrity, inclusion, and teamwork. At adidas, employees are encouraged to adopt an athlete’s mindset, combining mental strength, accountability, and collaboration to deliver exceptional customer experiences while playing fair.

🎯 Job Purpose

The Permanent Part-Time Retail Assistant supports store management with daily store operations while delivering outstanding customer service. The role focuses on maintaining store standards, driving sales, safeguarding company assets, and ensuring every customer receives a premium adidas brand experience.

🛒 Key Responsibilities

• Deliver the highest level of adidas customer service to every shopper

• Process sales transactions accurately using cash, card, and other payment methods

• Assist customers in selecting the right products to suit their needs and style

• Apply effective selling techniques, including add-on sales and product knowledge

• Support product movement from the stockroom to the sales floor when required

• Assist with ticketing and verifying stock received against documentation

• Contribute to merchandise displays according to store guidelines

• Maintain strong housekeeping and visual standards across the store

• Act as a store greeter during peak trading periods

• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures

• Safeguard company assets and maintain store integrity

🎓 Education & Experience Requirements

📚 Minimum Education

• Matric Certificate

💼 Experience

• 0–1 year retail experience

• Fashion or sports retail experience will be advantageous but not essential

🧠 Skills & Competencies

• Strong passion for retail and customer service

• Enthusiastic and positive attitude

• Clear, confident, and upbeat communication skills

• Ability to take initiative and work independently

• Flexibility to work varied shifts including weekends and evenings

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume retail environment

• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills

• Interest in fashion, sportswear, and styling customers

🏆 adidas Winning Culture

At adidas, success is driven by a shared mindset and core behaviours:

• Courage: Speak up, step up, and take initiative

• Ownership: Take responsibility and follow through

• Innovation: Continuously seek better ways of doing things

• Teamplay: Collaborate and win together

• Integrity: Act ethically and uphold company standards

• Respect: Value diversity, empathy, and inclusion

adidas is deeply committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued, included, and empowered to succeed.

📄 CV Tips

• Highlight customer service or retail experience, even informal or temporary work

• Showcase your communication and people skills

• Mention flexibility in working hours

• Emphasise teamwork, enthusiasm, and reliability

• Keep your CV clear, concise, and customer-focused

⚖️ Employment Equity

adidas supports employment equity and diversity in the workplace. All applicants are considered fairly, with recruitment decisions made in line with business requirements and transformation objectives.