PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO: HEAD OF CENTRAL BUYING / HEAD OF AFRICA & ENGEN 

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Listing reference: woolw_001392

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 9 January 2026

Position summary

Industry: FMCG & Supply Management

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Temporary

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: No

Introduction

To provide a professional and comprehensive Personal Assistant service and administrative support to the Trading Heads of Central Buying and Engen & Africa.

Job description

• Provide an advanced, efficient, confidential administrative service to the Heads of Central Buying and Engen & Africa, whilst additional support where necessary to extended teams – including travel arrangements, coordination of diaries, document preparation, screening calls, managing email, office management, presentations, etc.
• Effective diary management and follow-up to ensure appropriate and constructive time allocation.
• Maintain confidentiality and deal effectively with sensitive information at all times
• Co-ordinate events for the various central teams 
• Processing of accounts, petty cash and travel reconciliations for management and team
• Ordering of stationary and other office equipment 
• Travel, diary & meeting management
• Preparation of presentations and other documentation
• General administration 

Minimum requirements

• 3 year Secretarial diploma or other relevant / similar tertiary qualification 
• Ability to effectively consolidate strategic information and documentation
• Budgeting skills and understanding of the Woolworths’ financial processes
• Enthusiastic and confident with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to build strong relationships
• High level of proficiency ito information systems and working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Microsoft Outlook)
• Effective communication skills – both verbal and written
• Strong administrative and secretarial influence
• Exceptional customer service and conflict handling skills
• Analytical skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Ability to multi-task, to prioritise workload and to work under pressure
• Ability to work and make decisions independently ​​

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We wish you all the best with your applications

WOOLWORTHS SA

Our Vision is to be our Customers Favourite Retail Brand and together with our 32 000 colleagues we are committed and driven to transform this vision into reality. At Woolies we offer a unique blend of food, fashion, beauty and homeware.

ABOUT US

Our Group consists of two omnichannel trading divisions, targeting mid-to-upper income customers who value quality, innovation, value, and sustainability.

Woolworths South Africa (WSA) contains Fashion, Beauty and Home (FBH) and Food businesses, and our Country Road Group is an Australian house of brands including the Country Road, Witchery, Trenery, Mimco and Politix brands.

Financial services are offered for WSA customers through Woolworths Financial Services (WFS), a joint venture with Absa Group Limited.