Loss Prevention Officer (Distribution Centre)

You'll catch shoplifting and stock losses at a fashion retail store in Ballito before they cost jobs. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is Ballito-based, with most of your time spent at a fashion retail store. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors
• Record every incident with photos, times and value of goods
• Share trends with the store manager each week
• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Review CCTV footage to confirm suspected theft

• PSIRA registration, Grade C at least
• Able to handle confrontation calmly
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4
• Knowledge of lawful arrest and search under the Criminal Procedure Act
• Good report writing

• Understanding of stock systems and shrinkage reports
• Previous store detective experience with case outcomes
• Retail loss prevention course

• Monthly recovery incentives
• Plain clothes work (no uniform in detective roles)
• Staff discount at the retailer

• Show you know the legal limits of search and arrest. A single unlawful arrest can cost a store badly, so they will ask about it.
• Give numbers on your CV: how many cases you opened, how many led to arrests. Retail security managers trust results.