Pepkor: Internship Opportunities 2025

We are looking for young, vibrant and passionate graduates to be employed on a 12 -18 months Internship Programme. These individuals will play an exciting role in our growth journey while growing their careers in Pepkor Lifestyle - one of South Africans largest wholesale and retail group.

The primary aim of this opportunity is to develop young, motivated and high performing graduates who will infuse their talent into the organization. The graduates will be given structured workplace experience.

What the Programme Offers:

• A large team of professionals to support graduate with professional growth and provide project resources.
• Exciting career growth prospects in the workplace with access to professionals who are leaders in their fields.

Key Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• Required to attend all on-boarding / induction programmes and meetings which provide information about different functions of the company
• Execute duties as required, under the supervision of senior employees
• Perform research and document trends within the various functions of the company such as for instance new technology that can be implemented, best practices, etc.
• Visit different locations / stores in order to get hands on working experience
• Make presentations on the basis of which he or she may be evaluated
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.

The following Programmes are open for applications:

• 12 months Graduate Internship Programme
• TVET 18 months Wholesale & Retail SETA funded work integrated learning experience

We require graduates with a Degree or Diploma in the following qualifications:

• Business Management
• Business Administration
• Human Resource Management
• Industrial Psychology
• Financial Management
• Software Engineering
• Project Administration
• Project Management
• IT Information systems
• Business Information Technology

NB. Graduates from TVET Colleges and HET Institution to complete the 18-month practical

Selection Criteria:

• Suitably Qualified from accredited University/Tertiary
• Must be Unemployed
• Must be a South African Citizen in possession of a valid SA ID
• Must be under the age of 32

Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to learn quickly
• Resilience and adaptability
• Ability to take initiative
• Critically analyze information and use judgement to make decisions
• Ability to work well independently as well as in a team environment
• Ability to build and maintain working relationships
• High standard of work ethic
• Good presentation skills as well as having strong written and verbal communication
• The understanding and ability to enhance customer services