Trainee Project Coordinator at TDC&Co

About the position

The successful candidate will undergo comprehensive training within the TDC&Co implementation team, encompassing all facets of coordinating retail store fit-outs.

This role involves coordinating with different parties to buy and set up retail stores, ensuring everything is done on time, meets quality standards, and stays within budget. We seek a proactive individual with a strong self-starting drive and a keen eagerness to learn.

Responsibilities include working with drawings, specifications, and details and managing Excel spreadsheets, project programs, and interactions with suppliers, project managers, and administrators.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Any relevant experience or exposure to Project Management and Shopfitting is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with project management principles and practices, particularly in the context of retail store fit-outs, will be advantageous.
• Familiarity with MS Project is advantageous.
• Proficiency in various computer software applications, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook).

Own transportation is a prerequisite for this position and is required for employment.

The deadline for applications is 02 May 2025; however, the company reserves the right to close the application process before the stated deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

Further communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not received a response within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

Please note that the company reserves the right to modify or update the requirements as needed to meet business objectives or to withdraw this vacancy at any time.

Desired Skills:

• Strong communication skills
• Exceptional time management skills
• Friendly and approachable demeanour
• Assertiveness
• Thrive under pressure
• Team player with adeptness at independent work
• Organised
• Process-oriented
• Aptitude for numerical comprehension and mathematics

Desired Work Experience:

• Less than 1 year

Desired Qualification Level:

• Grade 12 / Matric

About The Employer:

For local and international clients in the retail sector, TDC&Co is the leading South African design company that conceptualises, designs and builds functional spaces.

With over 30 years of growth, TDC&Co boasts South Africa's largest and most prestigious retailers among its past and present clients, including The Foschini Group, Checkers, and Woolworths.

TDC&Co is a team of designers and strategic thinkers from around the world based in Cape Town. Our work is multi-skilled and multi-channelled, with a retail-focused, customer-centric outlook.