Siyanda Solani
Merchandiser
About
I am young man who is ambitious and prepared to work hard to achieve any goals of any work description. I am a very hardworking and self-motivated individual who is always observing for a challenge, with good communication skills both verbal and written. I am a motivated professional with a strong customer focus and commitment to deliver exceptional services.
Able demonstrates effective communication and problem-solving skills to enhance team collaboration and customer satisfaction, and adapts quickly to challenges, leveraging attention to detail to achieve operational excellence.
Experience
Merchandiser - Tiger Brands – Nicks Foods - King Williams Town
(2024-03 - 2025-05)
- Packing of Stock.
- Monitored competitor's products prices and sales to identify and take advantage of any marketing gaps.
- Answered customer's questions about products prices and availability to enhance customer satisfaction.
- Developed strong relationship with vendors to ensure timely delivery of merchandise.
- Maximise sales by designing interactive and engaging store displays.
- Identify customer's needs and interest to recommend suitable products.
Field Services - Diageo - King Williams Town
(2023-02 - 2024-01)
- Promoter.
- Customer services.
- Recording waste and expired products.
- Monitored services metrics, utilising data to drive decision-making and improvements.
- Maintained excellent customer and community satisfaction by delivering polite, friendly and helpful services.
Merchandiser - Smollen - East London
(2020-11 - 2021-12)
- Packing of stock.
- Customer services.
- Recording waste and expired products.
- Collaborated with marketing teams to develop effective merchandising strategies that enhanced products visibility.
Store Cashier and Maintenance - McDonalds - King Williams Town
(2016-02 - 2019-09)
- Helping the store to reach set targets.
- Demonstrating resilience and ability to up sell products.
- Significantly improved negotiation skills.
- Being able to deal with difficult customers.
- Able to work under pressure.
- Trained and mentored junior stuff on best practices for store techniques and customer engagement to improve team performance.
Education
High School - THEMBALABANTU HIGH SCHOOL (2012-01 - 2024-01)
