Store Detective (Retail Loss Prevention)

Retail in Fourways runs on thin margins, and a retail distribution centre needs someone guarding its stock. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is Fourways-based, with most of your time spent at a retail distribution centre. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Share trends with the store manager each week
• Record every incident with photos, times and value of goods
• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy
• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors
• Attend court as a witness when a case goes to trial

• Good report writing
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4
• Able to handle confrontation calmly
• Discreet, observant and honest

• Previous store detective experience with case outcomes
• Experience giving evidence in court
• Retail loss prevention course

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

• Give numbers on your CV: how many cases you opened, how many led to arrests. Retail security managers trust results.
• Keep your appearance low-key for the interview. Detectives need to blend in with shoppers.