Dis-Chem Vacancies 2026 – Retail, Pharmacy, Nursing, Security and Management Opportunities.

Recruitment Overview

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited has 120 adverts listed on its Retail careers page, checked on 25 September 2026. These cover store operations, customer service, merchandising, beauty, health, pharmacy, nursing, administration, security and management, including opportunities with Dis-Chem Baby City.

The listings cover all nine South African provinces, with additional roles in Namibia and Botswana. They include permanent, part-time and contract adverts. Thirteen listings mention a talent pool or pipeline; these recruit candidates for possible future opportunities and do not guarantee employment.

Closing dates differ by advert. Two listings close on 25 September 2026. Some adverts do not state a closing date. Check the individual advert before applying.

Role Overview and Key Requirements

The following is a guide to the advertised role families. Requirements, duties, competencies and employment conditions must be checked against the specific vacancy; there is no single qualification or experience requirement for all roles.

Cashiers and Frontline Supervision

Cashiers process purchases, payments, refunds and customer transactions while maintaining accurate tills and limiting fraud risk. The cashier and casual cashier adverts require Matric, at least six months of cashier or till experience, MS Office skills, numerical ability, English, customer service skills and availability for retail hours. The Senior Cashier advert requires at least three years of cashier or till experience. The Frontline Supervisor advert requires at least two years of cashier-related experience, including six months shadowing a Cashier Supervisor, and involves queues, cash discrepancies, refunds, till controls and staff training.

Frontshop Assistants and Merchandisers

These roles maintain product displays, replenish and rotate stock, check expiry dates and pricing, and assist customers. Frontshop Assistant adverts specify Matric and zero to six months of retail experience, with one year of retail experience and retail business management certification listed as advantageous. Merchandiser adverts specify Matric, up to six months of retail experience, MS Office skills and availability for retail hours; at least one year of retail experience is advantageous. Health Merchandiser adverts also list a relevant health-category diploma or degree as advantageous.

Retail Store Assistants and Baby City Sales Assistants

Retail Store Assistants support store operations and administration, customer enquiries, point-of-sale controls, deliveries, stock and cash documentation. Requirements include Matric, retail experience and computer skills covering Word, Excel, Outlook and SAP. Baby City Sales Assistants support customers, stock availability, payments and merchandising. Matric is required; the Baby City adverts contain conflicting experience statements, as noted below.

Customer Service and Online Administration

Customer Consultants handle customer records, benefits-programme enquiries, stock and promotional items, feedback and complaints. Requirements include Matric with at least 60% in English, Afrikaans and Mathematical Literacy, at least one year of administration or public relations experience, communication skills and MS Office. Relevant qualifications, a third language and SAP experience are advantageous. Online Administrators support in-store Click & Collect operations and require Matric, at least one year of relevant retail experience, MS Office and internet-browser administration skills.

Beauty and Health

Cosmetics Consultants provide customer service, product demonstrations, promotions and stock support. They require Matric, retail sales-consultant experience and computer literacy; cosmetics, fragrance or beauty experience is advantageous. Cosmetics Frontshop Assistant adverts list Matric, zero to six months of retail experience, at least one year in a retail cosmetics environment, a retail or related certification and MS Office. Cosmetics Managers oversee staff, sales and stock and require Matric, at least three years of retail cosmetics or beauty experience, previous supervision or management of approximately seven staff, and MS Office; SAP and QlikView experience are advantageous.

Health Consultants advise customers, maintain health-product displays and stock, and work towards sales targets. They require Matric, at least six months of sales experience in a vitamins or health environment, English, numerical skills and MS Office. Relevant health qualifications, retail or health-industry experience and a locally spoken second language are advantageous.

Pharmacy and Nursing

Dispensary Support involves supervised pharmacy learning and support. Although its employment-type field says permanent, the description specifies fixed-term employment until SAPC learner-basic registration and says permanent employment is offered only after qualification as a basic pharmacist assistant. The advert specifies Matric with Pure Mathematics at 50%, Life Science and/or Physical Science, and an average of at least 50%, together with a proficiency test for learner registration with the South African Pharmacy Council. The Post Basic Qualified Pharmacist Assistant role requires Matric, the relevant post-basic qualification and SAPC registration. The Pharmacist role requires Matric, a BPharm or equivalent, SAPC registration, two to three years of pharmaceutical and retail-pharmacy experience, and MS Office.

Clinic Nurse Practitioners manage primary healthcare clinic services and require Matric, a General Nursing qualification, a degree or diploma in Midwifery, SANC registration, BHF registration and two to three years of Primary Health Care Clinic Sister experience. Five years of such experience and familiarity with patient-record systems, CKS and Allegra are advantageous. The auxiliary nursing advert involves basic patient assessments, vital signs, patient records and clinic support under supervision. It requires Matric, a Higher Certificate in Auxiliary Nursing or recognised equivalent, SANC registration and MS Office. Its line referring to one to three years of relevant experience is incomplete and should be clarified with the employer.

Receiving, Security and Driving

Receiving Clerks verify deliveries and invoices, capture received goods, process returns and maintain stock controls. Matric, computer literacy, numerical skills and availability for retail hours are required; receiving, retail or FMCG experience is advantageous. Security Guards protect people, property and stock and require Matric, PSIRA Grade C accreditation and at least three years of exposure to the retail industry.

Regional Security Manager adverts list a security or risk-management diploma or certification, or five to seven years of retail-security or loss-prevention experience; leadership experience is advantageous. The Security Manager advert lists a relevant diploma or certification, or five years of relevant experience, together with experience managing security personnel and store security. The Security & Loss Prevention Manager advert lists a relevant degree or diploma, or three to five years of relevant experience, plus investigations and operational-risk experience. These roles oversee security controls, investigations, risk and loss prevention.

The Gaborone Store Driver role involves customer deliveries, delivery records and safe handling of goods. Matric and a valid driver’s licence are required; similar experience and a second additional language are advantageous.

Store Administration and Trainee Management

The Store Admin Manager role requires Matric, at least three years of relevant retail experience and at least two years managing approximately eight staff, together with MS Office and availability for retail hours. Responsibilities cover store administration policies, procedures and controls.

Trainee Manager adverts generally require Matric, one to two years of experience in retail-management disciplines, MS Office, availability for retail hours, a valid driver’s licence and reliable transport. The Garden Route talent-pool advert additionally lists a financial or administration diploma or relevant three-year diploma as essential; the Pretoria East advert lists such a diploma as advantageous. Duties cover stock, receiving, sales-floor standards, cash controls, customer service and learning store operations.

Competencies, Benefits and Employment Conditions

Depending on the role, adverts call for customer service, communication, teamwork, accuracy, numerical ability, time management, problem-solving, honesty and accountability. Specialist and management roles have additional professional, technical or leadership requirements.

Adverts commonly require availability for retail hours, relevant transport arrangements and clear criminal and credit records. Some specify citizenship, work-permit conditions, physical capability, professional registration or a driver’s licence. These conditions vary and must be checked individually. Salaries are described as market-related where stated. Medical aid, provident fund and a staff account appear in many adverts, while several casual roles list salary only; benefits are not uniform across the listings.

Listed Opportunities by Location

Titles below follow the individual adverts. Employment types are reproduced as displayed, including where a title says casual but the advert labels the role permanent. Talent-pool or pipeline adverts are marked separately. All dates are in 2026.

Eastern Cape — 8 adverts

• Casual Frontshop Assistant – Greenfields — East London; Part-time; closing date: 06 October.
• Frontshop Assistant – Greenfields — East London; Permanent; closing date: 06 October.
• Merchandiser – Walmer Park — Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth; Permanent; closing date: 06 October.
• Receiving Clerk – Greenfields — East London; Permanent; closing date: 06 October.
• Retail Store Assistant – Berea — East London; Permanent; closing date: 07 October.
• Retail Store Assistant – Greenfields — East London; Permanent; closing date: 06 October.
• Trainee Manager – East London – Pipeline — East London; Permanent; talent pool/pipeline; closing date: 31 December.
• Trainee Manager – Port Elizabeth – Pipeline — Port Elizabeth; Permanent; talent pool/pipeline; closing date: 31 December.

Free State — 1 adverts

• Casual Merchandiser – Langenhoven Park, Bloemfontein — Bloemfontein; Part-time; closing date: 29 September.

Gauteng — 18 adverts

• Cashier – Fourways Mall — Sandton; Permanent; closing date: 29 September.
• Casual Cashier – Fourways Mall — Sandton; Part-time; talent pool/pipeline; closing date: 29 September.
• Casual Frontshop Assistant – Blaauw — Pretoria; Part-time; closing date: 28 September.
• Casual Frontshop Assistant – Elarduspark — Pretoria; Permanent; closing date: 29 September.
• Casual Frontshop Assistant – Village View — Johannesburg; Permanent; closing date: 29 September.
• Casual Merchandiser – Dainfern — Midrand; Part-time; talent pool/pipeline; closing date: Not stated.
• Casual Merchandiser – The Verge — Edenvale; Part-time; talent pool/pipeline; closing date: 01 October.
• Clinic Nurse Practitioner – Braamfontein — Johannesburg; Permanent; closing date: 28 September.
• Cosmetics Frontshop Assistant – Randview Randfontein (New Store) — Randfontein; Permanent; closing date: Not stated.
• Customer Consultant – Fourways Mall — Sandton; Permanent; closing date: Not stated.
• Dispensary Support – Constantia — Roodepoort; Permanent; closing date: 28 September.
• Health Consultant – Tambotie Randfontein — Randfontein; Permanent; closing date: 28 September.
• Merchandiser – Castle Gate — Pretoria; Permanent; closing date: 29 September.
• Merchandiser – Jean Avenue — Centurion; Permanent; closing date: Not stated.
• PBQ Pharmacist Assistant – Lambton Gardens — Germiston; Permanent; closing date: 29 September.
• Pharmacist – Ridgeview — Roodepoort; Permanent; closing date: Not stated.
• Regional Security Manager – Gauteng — Midrand; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Trainee Manager Pool – Pretoria East — Pretoria; Permanent; talent pool/pipeline; closing date: 30 September.

KwaZulu-Natal — 37 adverts

• Cashier – Ballito Lifestyle — Dolphin Coast/Ballito; Permanent; closing date: 09 October.
• Cashier – Gateway — Umhlanga; Permanent; closing date: 07 October.
• Cashier – Musgrave — Durban; Permanent; closing date: 09 October.
• Casual Cashier – Cornubia — Umhlanga; Part-time; closing date: 30 September.
• Casual Cashier – Gateway — Umhlanga; Part-time; closing date: 07 October.
• Casual Cashier – La Lucia — Umhlanga; Part-time; closing date: 07 October.
• Casual Cashier – Midlands Mall — Pietermaritzburg; Part-time; closing date: 07 October.
• Casual Frontshop Assistant – Malvern Park — Queensburgh; Part-time; closing date: 09 October.
• Casual Frontshop Assistant – Marine Walk — Umdloti; Part-time; closing date: 09 October.
• Casual Frontshop Assistant – Northlands — Durban North; Part-time; closing date: 09 October.
• Casual Frontshop Assistant – Phoenix Plaza — Phoenix; Part-time; closing date: 09 October.
• Casual Merchandiser – Musgrave — Durban; Part-time; closing date: 09 October.
• Casual Merchandiser – Richards Bay — Richards Bay; Part-time; closing date: 30 September.
• Cosmetic Consultant – Marine Walk — Umdloti; Permanent; closing date: 07 October.
• Cosmetic Frontshop Assistant – Scottburgh Mall — Scottburgh/Umzinto North; Permanent; closing date: 07 October.
• Cosmetic Manager – Ballito Lifestyle — Dolphin Coast/Ballito; Permanent; closing date: 09 October.
• Frontshop Assistant – Kensington Square – Durban North (New Store) — Durban North; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Frontshop Assistant – Malvern Park — Queensburgh; Permanent; closing date: 09 October.
• Frontshop Assistant – Marine Walk — Umdloti; Permanent; closing date: 09 October.
• Frontshop Assistant – The Avenues — Hilton; Permanent; closing date: 07 October.
• Health Consultant – Cornubia — Umhlanga; Permanent; closing date: 30 September.
• Health Consultant – Gateway — Umhlanga; Permanent; closing date: 09 October.
• Health Merchandiser – Musgrave — Durban; Permanent; closing date: 09 October.
• Health Merchandiser – Pavilion — Westville; Permanent; closing date: 30 September.
• Merchandiser – Musgrave — Durban; Permanent; closing date: 09 October.
• Merchandiser – Richards Bay — Richards Bay; Permanent; closing date: 30 September.
• Regional Security Manager – KZN — Durban; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Retail Store Assistant – Gateway — Umhlanga; Permanent; closing date: 09 October.
• Retail Store Assistant – Pearls — Umhlanga; Permanent; closing date: 06 October.
• Retail Store Assistant – South Coast — Margate; Permanent; closing date: 25 September.
• Retail Store Assistant – Westville Junction — Westville; Permanent; closing date: 07 October.
• Sales Assistant – Baby City Galleria — Amanzimtoti; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Security Guard – Durban Security Stores — Durban; Permanent; closing date: 06 October.
• Security Guard – Pietermaritzburg Security Stores — Pietermaritzburg; Permanent; closing date: 06 October.
• Trainee Manager – South Coast – Pipeline — Margate; Permanent; talent pool/pipeline; closing date: 31 December.
• Trainee Manager – Durban – Pipeline — Durban; Permanent; talent pool/pipeline; closing date: 31 December.
• Trainee Manager – Pietermaritzburg – Pipeline — Pietermaritzburg; Permanent; talent pool/pipeline; closing date: 31 December.

Limpopo — 1 adverts

• Frontshop Assistant – Makhado Crossing — Makhado; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.

Mpumalanga — 2 adverts

• Casual Cashier – Nelspruit — Nelspruit; Part-time; talent pool/pipeline; closing date: 29 September.
• Store Admin Manager – Standerton (New Store) — Standerton; Permanent; closing date: 28 September.

North West — 3 adverts

• Casual Cashier – Rustenburg — Rustenburg; Part-time; closing date: 09 October.
• Casual Cashier – Rustenburg North — Rustenburg; Part-time; closing date: 09 October.
• Casual Merchandiser – Rustenburg — Rustenburg; Part-time; closing date: 09 October.

Northern Cape — 1 adverts

• Casual Frontshop Assistant – Mokala Mall, Kuruman — Kuruman; Part-time; closing date: 02 October.

Western Cape — 47 adverts

• Auxillary Nurse – Glencairn (New Store) — Simon’s Town; Permanent; closing date: 25 September.
• Cashier – Blue Route Mall — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Cashier – Canal Walk — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Cashier – Claremont — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Cashier – Durbanville — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Cashier – Kenilworth Centre — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Cashier – Ottery — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Cashier – Sea Point — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Cashier – Willowbridge (Tygervalley) — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Casual Cashier – Blue Route Mall — Cape Town; Part-time; closing date: 02 October.
• Casual Cashier – Willowbridge — Cape Town; Part-time; closing date: 02 October.
• Casual Cashier – Zevenwacht Mall — Cape Town; Contract; closing date: Not stated.
• Clinic Nurse Practitioner – Foreshore (Cape Town CBD) — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 07 October.
• Cosmetics Consultant – Noordhoek — Noordhoek; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Cosmetics Manager – Sea Point — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Customer Consultant – Claremont — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Customer Consultant – Hermanus — Hermanus; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Customer Consultant – Zevenwacht Mall — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Frontline Supervisor – Blue Route — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Frontshop Assistant – Long Beach Mall — Noordhoek; Permanent; closing date: Not stated.
• Frontshop Assistant – Okavango — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Health Consultant – Canal Walk — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Health Consultant – Die Boord — Stellenbosch; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Health Consultant – Garden Walk, Mossel Bay — Mossel Bay; Permanent; closing date: 28 September.
• Health Consultant – Mossel Bay — Mossel Bay; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Health Consultant – Noordhoek — Noordhoek; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Health Merchandiser – Kenilworth — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: Not stated.
• Health Merchandiser – Mossel Bay — Mossel Bay; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Health Merchandiser – Noordhoek — Noordhoek; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Health Merchandiser – Somerset Mall — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Merchandiser – Cape Gate — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Merchandiser – Kenilworth Centre — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Merchandiser – Somerset West Mall — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Merchandisers – Canal Walk — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: Not stated.
• Online Administrator – Canal Walk — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Online Administrator – Noordhoek — Noordhoek; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Receiving Clerk – Canal Walk — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Regional Security Manager – Western Cape — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Retail Store Assistant – Okavango — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Retail Store Assistant – Parelberg — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: Not stated.
• Sales Assistant – Baby City Tygervalley — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Security & Loss Prevention Manager – Western Cape — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Security Manager – Western Cape — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.
• Senior Cashier – Liberty Promenade, Mitchells Plain — Cape Town; Permanent; closing date: 05 October.
• Trainee Manager – Garden Route (Talent Pool) — Cape Town; Permanent; talent pool/pipeline; closing date: 30 September.
• Trainee Manager – Western Cape (Talent Pool) — Cape Town; Permanent; talent pool/pipeline; closing date: 30 September.
• Trainee Managers – Western Cape Pipeline — Cape Town; Permanent; talent pool/pipeline; closing date: Not stated.

Namibia — 1 adverts

• Cosmetics Manager – Swakopmund — Swakopmund; Permanent; closing date: 01 October.

Botswana — 1 adverts

• Store Driver – Gaborone – Botswana — Gaborone; Permanent; closing date: 02 October.

Advert Details to Clarify

• The Casual Cashier – Blue Route Mall advert refers to Willowbridge in its description.
• The Sales Assistant – Baby City Tygervalley advert refers to Galleria in its description. Both Baby City sales adverts list both up to six months of retail experience and a minimum of one year of retail experience.
• The Garden Route talent-pool title is paired with Cape Town in the location field.
• The Casual Frontshop Assistant adverts for Elarduspark and Village View are labelled permanent, while Casual Cashier – Zevenwacht Mall is labelled contract.
• The Swakopmund advert lists South African citizenship as a condition despite its Namibia location. The Gaborone advert lists South African citizenship or a valid work permit. Confirm the applicable eligibility conditions with the employer.

Employment Equity and Application Notes

Dis-Chem describes itself as an equal opportunity employer. Its approved Employment Equity Plan and targets are considered in recruitment, in line with its Employment Equity and Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem supports recruiting people with disabilities. The Baby City adverts contain equivalent employment equity statements.

Many adverts state that only successful applicants will be contacted and that applications should be considered unsuccessful if no response is received within two weeks after the closing date. Talent-pool inclusion does not guarantee employment or an immediate vacancy.

How to Apply

1. Visit the official Dis-Chem Retail careers page: https://retail.simplify.hr/#currentVacanciesContainer
2. Search for the exact vacancy title and store listed above.
3. Read that advert’s full requirements, duties, conditions and closing date.
4. Select Apply on the relevant advert and follow the recruitment portal’s instructions.

Apply to each role separately and before its stated deadline. If no closing date is given, check the advert’s availability on the official portal. This roundup reflects the 120 listings displayed on the supplied Retail careers page on 25 September 2026; vacancies and availability can change.