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Core is looking for an Assistant Manager for its iStore The Glen Pre Owned store in Johannesburg South. This is a permanent role for a retail leader who can inspire a team, keep the customer experience front and centre, and help the store hit its targets. The salary is market related, and applications close on 29 December 2026.
About the company and the work
iStore is the home of everything Apple and Africa’s largest Apple Premium Reseller. It operates more than 30 physical and online stores across Africa, offering expert advice, Apple Authorised Repairs, and dedicated Business and Education services, along with training and technical support for Apple products. The Glen Pre Owned store is part of that footprint.
As the iStore Assistant Manager, you provide inspirational leadership to the store team and help the store achieve or exceed its unit, financial and developmental targets. You share overall responsibility and accountability for the iStore customer experience and for target achievement, so this is a hands-on leadership role in a busy, customer-facing store.
Role details and duties
- Provide inspirational leadership to the iStore team.
- Help the store achieve or exceed its unit, financial and developmental targets.
- Work to make the store synonymous with anything Mac in the customers’ eyes.
- Share responsibility and accountability for the iStore customer experience and target achievement.
- Lead teams and provide supportive feedback.
- Ensure both team members and customers have a valued experience.
The role is based at iStore The Glen Pre Owned in Johannesburg South, and it is a permanent position. The advert states a market-related salary, and it gives the reference number 209954. The advert states no separate experience level label, so none is shown in the job details.
Requirements
Only what the source advert states:
- Matric; a tertiary qualification is preferred.
- Three or more years managing sales teams.
- Retail operations experience and knowledge.
- Leadership experience.
- Matrix management capability, to ensure co-operation across business functions.
- A proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with a desire to learn quickly, being agile and nimble while thinking strategically.
- Customer Focus.
- Situational Awareness.
- Organisation and Planning.
- Effective Communication.
Where to find and apply safely
Apply only through the original Careers24 advert for this vacancy, using the Apply button on this page. That button opens the original advert, where you can read the full vacancy details and submit your application. Be cautious of anyone asking you to pay a fee to apply, and never share banking details or passwords with a recruiter.
Practical tips
- Lead with your three or more years of managing sales teams, and give examples of targets your teams have met or beaten.
- Show how you lead and motivate a team in a fast-paced retail store, since inspirational leadership is at the heart of this role.
- Give examples of excellent customer experience in your stores, since customer focus is a stated requirement.
- Mention your retail operations knowledge and any experience working across business functions, since matrix management is listed.
- Note any tertiary qualification, since it is listed as preferred.
- Apply well before the 29 December 2026 closing date.
How the process works
Applications are made through the original Careers24 advert. The advert closes with a simple call to action: apply today. If your application is shortlisted, the employer will contact you directly, so make sure the contact details on your application are current.
Important information
This post is for information only. We are not the employer and we do not handle applications, shortlisting or hiring for this vacancy. All applications go through the original Careers24 advert linked from the Apply button on this page.
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