# Junior Shift Manager at takealot.com

Junior Shift Manager at takealot.com in Cape Town. Posted November 5, 2026.

- Company: takealot.com
- Location: Cape Town
- Experience: 3+ years
- Posted: 2026-11-05
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/takealotcom/jobs/8355112
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/junior-shift-manager-takealotcom-tjp6gr

## Description

takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented **Junior Shift Manager ** to join our team in **Johannesburg **

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

**This position reports to the (Insert Line Manager Title)Your responsibilities will include:**

- The Jnr Shift Manager will also be responsible to run a full shift on his own. 

- He will have Champions reporting into him who will assist him to ensure we achieve the following.

- Outbound KPI’s – Customer orders to be shipped by 5pm daily.

- Adhere to and enforce SLA compliance

- Picking and Packing Productivity – Ensure that we meet company targets.

- Cost control – manage labour / heads on shift vs volumes and hours.

- Packing costs – manage usage on the floor.

- Housekeeping – manage the team to ensure they keep areas within standards. 

- Ensure That each individual has clear understanding of their Goals

- Review internal processes and continue to iterate and innovate to improve department continuously 

- Apply our company values into daily tasks

**Qualification & Experience:**

- Grade 12

- 3-5 years Supervisory experience in logistics or distribution environment.

- Tertiary Qualifications

**Attributes Required**:

- People management experience, good oral and written communication skill

-  Decision making and problem-solving ability 

-   Ability to manage change within a logistics operation

- Will commit and achieve targets and project timelines.

- Willing to work shifts, including weekends, if necessary, in an operational 7/365 environment 

-  Self-starter with high energy levels a must 

-  Must be able to work as part of a multicultural team

**The Environment**: 

- takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer- centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e- commerce company in Africa. 

- We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve. 

- We are short on ego and high on output. 

- We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all. 

- We love what we do and what we are creating.

- We seek to employ an **Extra Ordinary Mind **who is Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking. 

If you meet the above you are an **Extraordinary Mind **so come and join us! 

***Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply*.**