Have 15,000 Outlets, Work At Alfamart Get A Salary Of Up To IDR 9 Million But The Lowest Is IDR 800,000? This Is The Response Of Conglomerate Djoko Susanto's Subordinates

Alfamart outlets. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - The business of PT Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk through the Alfamart minimarket continues to increase from year to year. Every year there is always an increase in the number of outlets, the services offered are even more innovative.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Alfamart offers online shopping services. In addition, the company owned by the conglomerate Djoko Susanto also provides shopping through the WhatsApp application.

Alfamart itself is one of the largest supermarket chain stores with branches throughout Indonesia. Last year, the company succeeded in adding Alfamart outlets from 14,430 units as of January 2020 to 15,434 units in December 2020.

In 2021, the company will prepare a capital expenditure of IDR 2.5 trillion to IDR 3 trillion in order to add 650 to 850 outlets. Generally, Alfamart outlets sell a variety of food products, beverages and other necessities of life. Alfamart itself is owned by PT Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk.

Seeing the size of this self-service business network, the question arises, how much is the salary of Alfamart employees?

Circulating information regarding the salary of Alfamart employees. This information is spread across a number of sites, one of which is selectprofession.com. Launching the site, the following are the salaries received by Alfamart employees every month:

Manager level

1. Manager: Rp9,200,000

2. Distribution Manager: IDR 6,000,000

3. Logistics Junior Manager: IDR 6,000,000

4. Training Manager: IDR 6,000,000

Management level

1. Management Trainee: IDR 4,200,000

2. Coordinator: IDR 4,100,000

3. Art and Creative Staff: IDR 4,000,000

4. Branch Coordinator: IDR 4,000,000

5. IT Programmer and Analyst: IDR 4,000,000

6. IT Risk and Assurance Staff: IDR 4,000,000

7. IT Senior: IDR 4,000,000

8. Planning and Development: IDR 4,000,000

9. Recruitment Coordinator: IDR 4,000,000

10. Teacher Trainer: IDR 4,000,000

11. Warehouse Coordinator: IDR 4,000,000

12. Area Coordinator: IDR 3,800,000

13. Buyer: IDR 3,200,000

14. Head: IDR 3,200,000

15. Information Technology: IDR 3,200,000

16. Area Manager: IDR 2,500,000

17. Marketing: IDR 2,500,000

18. Cashier Administration: IDR 2,500,000

19. Operational Staff: IDR 2,500,000

20. Admin Payroll: IDR 2,500,000

21. Branch Inventory Control Manager: IDR 2,500,000

22. Recruitment and Selection Officer: IDR 2,500,000

23. Supply Chain Staffs: IDR 2,500,000

24. IT Support: IDR 2,400,000

25. Assistant Head of Shop: IDR 2,100,000

26. Shop Head: IDR 2,100,000

27. Store Assistant: IDR 2,000,000

28. Helper: IDR 1,900,000

29. Cashier: IDR 1,900,000

30. Picker: IDR 1,800,000

31. Crew: IDR 1,700,000

32. Sales: IDR 1,600,000

33. Accounting Staff: IDR 1,500,000

34. Finance Accounting: Rp1,500,000

35. Maintenance: Rp1,500,000

36. Maintenance Staff: Rp1,500,000

37. Merchandisers: IDR 1,500,000

38. Purchasing Staff: IDR 1,500,000

39. Safety Staff: Rp1,500,000

40. Security: IDR 1,500,000

41. Store Head Assistant: Rp1,500,000

42. Warehouse Staff: Rp1,500,000

43. Staff Finance: Rp1,400,000

44. Office Boy - Rp1,300,000

45. Employee Cooperative - IDR 800,000

Responding to this information, Corporate Affairs Director Alfamart Solihin asserted that the information was completely wrong. He also questioned where the source of the nominal salary of Alfamart employees was obtained.

Furthermore, Solihin admitted that he was surprised by the circulation of information on the salaries of Alfamart employees contained in the salary list. Because it's very small.

"That is not true. I am Solihin speaking as Alfamart's Corporate Affairs Director to clarify that the news is completely wrong," he told VOI, Thursday, September 23.

However, unfortunately, when asked about the average salary for cashier-level employees, Solihin did not explain the exact amount. He emphasized that there are no employees whose salaries are below the district/city minimum wage (UMK) and provincial minimum wage (UMP).

"I make sure that none of Alfamart's employees receive salaries below the UMK in their respective regions," he said.

He gave an example, the lowest level employee at Alfamart will get a salary according to the UMP or UMK in the area where he works. This means that if the employee applies to Alfamart in the DKI Jakarta area, the amount of salary to be paid is equal to the DKI Jakarta UMP.

"For example, a new employee enters, he does not have any experience, his salary is paid according to the UMP or UMK. We follow the rules set by the government," he explained.

For information, Alfamart is a retail company owned by tycoon Djoko Susanto, the 19th richest person in Indonesia according to Forbes. His wealth, as of September 23, reached US$2.4 billion or around Rp. 34.3 trillion.