Application Deadline: Ongoing
Applications are now open for the 2025 Mr Price JumpStart Professional Retail Programme. Designed by retailers, the Professional Retail Programme (PRP) builds merchants of the future. An eight-month graduate internship, it equips graduates for specialised entry-level roles in the retail world. Graduates learn the key roles and responsibilities of the retail value chain; and how these add value to business and consumers. The internship is delivered through a cloud-based learning platform and a combination of classroom, self-study and group project work, along with four months of hands-on work experience in selected retail environments.
Requirements
- South African
- Aged 18-33 years
- Unemployed
- No criminal record
- Diploma or degree, or a final year student, in any of the following: B.Com, Operations Management, Management or Business Management, Business Science, Retail Management, Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Clothing Management or other retail related qualifications.
What You will learn
- Foundational skills
- Introduction to the world of retail
- The macro retail environment
- Strategy
- Retail product development
- Managing trade – support centre
- Managing trade – operations
- Customer engagement
- The retail business system
- Product and pipeline
- The merchandise cycle and achieving results
- Trading for merchants
- Trading for retailers
Application Procedure
- Apply online and submit the following:
- Copies of ID and qualifications (if graduated) or academic record (if not graduated).
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Mr Price JumpStart Professional Retail Programme