Cape Union Mart International Vacancies 2026 | Mid-Senior Retail Management Jobs | Old Khaki Loch Logan Waterfront | Bloemfontein, Free State | Permanent Full-Time Management Career | High-Turnover Portfolio (>R20 Million Per Annum)

The Cape Union Mart Group has announced a premium corporate opening for a commercial, high-performing Store Leader to take complete operational and strategic command of the Old Khaki storefront at Loch Logan Waterfront in Bloemfontein (Free State). Positioned at a mid-senior management level, this critical role demands an accomplished retail executive with a proven track record of steering multi-million rand turnover environments, building cohesive sales teams, and protecting profitability through strict stock risk management. As the business custodian for this flagship regional hub, the successful candidate will bridge high-level financial planning with daily shop-floor execution to optimize product mix, minimize shrinkage, and deliver an elite customer experience. Applications are officially open until 22 June 2026—explore the core mandate below and fast-track your executive retail submission.

Job Specification Overview

Job Specification Element	Position Details
Job Title	Store Leader (Store Manager)
Brand Alliance	Old Khaki (Cape Union Mart International)
Business Unit Portfolio	Stores Central
Location Baseline	Loch Logan Waterfront, Bloemfontein, Free State
Employment Framework	Permanent / Full-Time
Experience Benchmark	Minimum 5 Years Store Management | 8 Years Total Retail
Financial Accountability	Large Format Store Portfolio (>R20 Million Annual Turnover)
Functional Focus Area	Sales Diagnostics, P&L Control, VM Alignment & HR Governance
Posted Date	15 June 2026
Closing Date	22 June 2026

Strategic Role Context & Commercial Scope

Managing a flagship retail operation within the Loch Logan Waterfront—the largest shopping center in central South Africa—requires an advanced commercial perspective. Old Khaki’s brand identity centers around unrestricted, authentic urban lifestyle fashion, demanding a store environment that is visually inspiring, immaculately organized, and highly responsive to evolving consumer profiles.

This is not a passive tracking role. The Store Leader is entirely accountable for managing an asset with a turnover exceeding R20 Million per annum. This scale requires a leader who excels at predictive stock balancing, working capital health tracking, localized promotional activation, and complex payroll administration. You will manage a high-volume product mix, navigating supply chains to maintain product availability while actively implementing protective risk-mitigation systems to control shrinkage and eliminate stock vulnerabilities.

Leadership & Cultural Mandate: Beyond operational metrics, Cape Union Mart International emphasizes human-centric management. The incoming Store Leader must be an inspirational figure capable of translating corporate strategic directives into fun, highly collaborative daily targets on the floor, keeping staff motivated and accountable to rigorous brand standards.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Financial Architecture & Profitability Optimization

• Drive the branch’s annual commercial budgets by implementing strategic daily and monthly sales targets for all consulting staff.

• Monitor, analyze, and manage the complete store Profit and Loss (P&L) statement, optimizing variable operational costs, overheads, and administrative spending to maximize bottom-line margins.

• Leverage store traffic analytics, basket size metrics, and conversion rates to design active shop-floor upselling interventions that maximize local turnover.

2. Sophisticated Stock Management & Shrinkage Mitigation

• Govern the end-to-end inventory ecosystem, establishing absolute accuracy from receiving bay intake to final point-of-sale register balances.

• Identify, monitor, and neutralize stock-related risks by enforcing strict structural internal controls, continuous cycle counts, and active shrinkage mitigation frameworks.

• Guarantee uninterrupted product availability on the floor by assessing regional consumer trends, managing localized size runs, and maintaining close contact with centralized supply chain networks.

3. Brand Representation & Visual Merchandising (VM)

• Enforce flawless visual merchandising standards across all window displays, main presentation tables, and apparel racks in strict compliance with Old Khaki corporate guidelines.

• Adapt store layouts creatively to align with high-demand seasonal items, holiday promotions, or changing stock profiles while preserving an open, inviting environment.

4. Human Capital Management & Talent Architecture

• Oversee the full employee lifecycle within the branch, managing candidate screening, recruitment, onboarding, and structured continuous skills development.

• Administer employee payroll profiles, attendance records, overtime logs, and operational shift scheduling smoothly within company compliance parameters.

• Drive regular performance appraisals, implement clear accountability lines, and foster a purpose-led, fun workplace culture aligned with the wider group values.

Minimum Requirements & Management Profile

Experience & Operational Milestones

• A minimum of 5 consecutive years of Store Management experience running high-performing fashion, apparel, or specialized lifestyle retail storefronts.

• A minimum of 8 years of total, referenceable experience within the modern retail sector.

• Documented, referenceable history managing a large-format retail operation with an audited turnover exceeding R20 Million per annum.

Statutory & Technical Prerequisites

• Computer Literacy: Professional proficiency navigating the Microsoft Office suite (specifically advanced Excel for retail data profiling) alongside modern ERP software and enterprise POS databases.

• Must present a completely Clear Criminal Record (subject to strict verification check structures during shortlisting).

• Fluency in English with the advanced communication skills required to negotiate, present, and align workflows across executive, supplier, and consumer levels.

Core Behavioral Attributes

• Inspirational Leadership: A natural passion for team building, personal mentoring, and maintaining morale under high-traffic seasonal periods.

• Innovation & Change Management: The thinking adaptability required to adjust store floor plans and processes quickly based on localized market interruptions or corporate updates.

• Taking Ownership: An autonomous, executive mindset that approaches the store as their own independent business unit, showing complete accountability for outcomes.

How to Apply

To register your executive application for this mid-senior leadership vacancy (Store: Old Khaki Loch Logan), please organize your professional corporate application packet immediately. Your submission file must include a detailed, up-to-date CV highlighting your R20M+ turnover achievements, verifiable store audit records or reference letters from regional operations managers, copies of your highest academic/management qualifications, and your South African National ID document.

👉 Apply Online via Corporate Recruitment Portal: Go to Cape Union Mart Executive Application Gateway

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