Retailer Cotton On Group is on a hiring drive in South Africa. Its official careers portal currently lists 103 open Cotton On and Factorie vacancies across South Africa, spanning permanent store roles, salaried store-management positions, and a large wave of casual peak-season team-member jobs opening ahead of the summer trading peak.
Most of the demand sits in Gauteng (45 vacancies) and the Western Cape (29), with KwaZulu-Natal (17) the third-biggest hub.
Below is the breakdown of each role type Cotton On Group is recruiting for in South Africa:
JOB TITLE: CASUAL TEAM MEMBER × 87
About: The biggest slice of Cotton On Group’s current South African hiring, this is a casual/hourly, part-time Peak-season role across Cotton On, Factorie, Cotton On Kids, Cotton On Body and Cotton On Mega stores. Casual Team Members act as brand ambassadors on the shop floor —greeting and serving customers, keeping stores looking fresh through merchandising and replenishment, and helping the team hit sales targets during high-traffic trading periods. Cotton On’s own listing pitches the role as: “Be a proud brand ambassador, creating memorable and fun experiences for every customer who walks through our doors. Live and breathe the Cotton On values… Keep our store looking fresh and inviting by merchandising and replenishing with care.” Perks include 50% off across all Cotton On Group brands, wellness support, and internal career progression across the group’s 7 brands.
In provinces: Gauteng (40), Western Cape (21), KwaZulu-Natal (15), Eastern Cape (2), Free State (2), Mpumalanga (1), Northern Cape (1), plus 5 additional roles listed at “South Africa” without a specified province.
For more info and to apply: https://ekxm.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/jobs?location=South Africa&locationId=300000000311218&locationLevel=country&mode=location&sortBy=POSTING_DATES_DESC
JOB TITLE: SALES ASSISTANT × 7
About: The permanent counterpart to the Casual Team Member role. Sales Assistants at Cotton On and Factorie stores are the customer-facing frontline: creating memorable in-store moments, advocating for the Cotton On Group Foundation’s community impact projects, replenishing and merchandising stock, and working with their team to hit store KPIs. Typically a full-time or ongoing part-time position (as opposed to the fixed peak-season Casual role). Cotton On’s own listing summarises it as: “Our Sales Assistants are Brand ambassadors, and create memorable moments for our customer to experience the difference of our stores.” Benefits mirror the casual role plus a 13th Cheque and medical/travel/financial discounts.
In provinces: Western Cape (4), Gauteng (2), KwaZulu-Natal (1).
For more info and to apply: https://ekxm.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/jobs?location=South Africa&locationId=300000000311218&locationLevel=country&mode=location&sortBy=POSTING_DATES_DESC
JOB TITLE: STORE MANAGER × 4
About / description: Salaried, full-time leadership role running an entire Cotton On or Factorie store. Store Managers lead and coach the store team, embed the brand culture on the shop floor, own store P&L outcomes, and work with the Field Visual Merchandising and Merch Planning teams to deliver on the seasonal plan. Cotton On’s brief: “Store Managers enable their team to create great experiences for our customer and drive business outcomes for their store. Lead and embed a culture that builds a team of engaged product and brand ambassadors within your store.” Comes with a competitive base salary, 13th Cheque, medical/travel/financial discounts and international career-progression pathways across Cotton On Group’s 7 brands.
In provinces: Western Cape (2), Gauteng (1), Mpumalanga (1).
Pay ranges from: Competitive base salary + 13th Cheque + benefits (exact package disclosed to shortlisted candidates).
For more info and to apply: https://ekxm.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/jobs?location=South Africa&locationId=300000000311218&locationLevel=country&mode=location&sortBy=POSTING_DATES_DESC
JOB TITLE: FLOOR SUPERVISOR × 2
About: The step between Sales Assistant and Store Manager, Floor Supervisors are section leaders on the shop floor, supporting the manager with in-shift team leadership, VM standards, replenishment execution, and customer service delivery. Currently open at Cotton On V&A Waterfront and Factorie Table Bay Mall, both flagship Western Cape sites where footfall makes strong floor-lead capacity a core requirement.
In provinces: Western Cape (2 — Cape Town and Table View).
For more info and to apply: https://ekxm.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/jobs?location=South Africa&locationId=300000000311218&locationLevel=country&mode=location&sortBy=POSTING_DATES_DESC
JOB TITLE: AREA MANAGER × 1
About: A regional field-management role responsible for a portfolio of Cotton On stores in the KZN South Region. The Area Manager coaches multiple Store Managers, drives area-wide sales, keeps VM and operational standards consistent across the cluster, and is a Cotton On Group hire (not brand-specific). A senior retail-management role in the multi-site management stream.
In provinces: KwaZulu-Natal (1).
For more info and to apply: https://ekxm.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/jobs?location=South Africa&locationId=300000000311218&locationLevel=country&mode=location&sortBy=POSTING_DATES_DESC
JOB TITLE: COUNTRY BRAND MANAGER — FACTORIE SOUTH AFRICA × 1
About: The most senior brand-side role currently listed in South Africa. Based at Cotton On Group’s Midrand support office, the Country Brand Manager owns Factorie’s South African brand positioning, marketing, product-mix input, campaign delivery, and cross-functional partnership with retail operations. Aimed at a mid-senior brand leader who has led a fashion or youth-lifestyle brand in-country.
In provinces: Gauteng (Midrand).
For more info and to apply: https://ekxm.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/jobs?location=South Africa&locationId=300000000311218&locationLevel=country&mode=location&sortBy=POSTING_DATES_DESC
JOB TITLE: BRAND COMMUNICATIONS CO-ORDINATOR — FACTORIE × 1
About: Marketing-team support role sitting under the Factorie Country Brand Manager above. Co-ordinates brand communications, campaign logistics, content pipelines and social-first executions for Factorie in South Africa. A gateway marketing role for someone with 1–3 years of brand or communications experience in fashion, youth or lifestyle categories.
In provinces: Gauteng (Midrand).
For more info and to apply: https://ekxm.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/jobs?location=South Africa&locationId=300000000311218&locationLevel=country&mode=location&sortBy=POSTING_DATES_DESC
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely through the Cotton On Group careers portal – CLICK HERE.
