Store Detective (Retail Loss Prevention)

Shrinkage hurts every supermarket; in Isando, you would be the one tracking it down. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Isando (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Share trends with the store manager each week
• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Record every incident with photos, times and value of goods
• Attend court as a witness when a case goes to trial
• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors
• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement

• Able to handle confrontation calmly
• Good report writing
• PSIRA registration, Grade C at least
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4
• Available for retail hours including month-end weekends

• Understanding of stock systems and shrinkage reports
• Previous store detective experience with case outcomes
• Experience giving evidence in court

• Monthly recovery incentives
• Plain clothes work (no uniform in detective roles)
• Retail trading hours, no night shift in most stores
• 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.