Loss Prevention Officer (Distribution Centre) – Experienced

Shrinkage hurts every electronics store; in Rosslyn, you would be the one tracking it down. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is an electronics store on the Rosslyn side of Gauteng. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Walk the floor in plain clothes and watch for shoplifting behaviour
• Help with stock counts and point out loss hot-spots
• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors
• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement
• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy

• Knowledge of lawful arrest and search under the Criminal Procedure Act
• Available for retail hours including month-end weekends
• Good report writing
• Discreet, observant and honest

• Understanding of stock systems and shrinkage reports
• Previous store detective experience with case outcomes

• Monthly recovery incentives
• Staff discount at the retailer
• Retail trading hours, no night shift in most stores
• Plain clothes work (no uniform in detective roles)

• 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.