Store Detective (Retail Loss Prevention) – Permanent

You'll catch shoplifting and stock losses at an electronics store in Soweto before they cost jobs. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Location: Soweto, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Help with stock counts and point out loss hot-spots
• Share trends with the store manager each week
• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement
• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy
• Review CCTV footage to confirm suspected theft

• Knowledge of lawful arrest and search under the Criminal Procedure Act
• Able to handle confrontation calmly
• Available for retail hours including month-end weekends
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4
• PSIRA registration, Grade C at least

• Understanding of stock systems and shrinkage reports
• Retail loss prevention course
• Experience giving evidence in court

• 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.
• 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.